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Euro Stoxx 50 Futures Live Price, Chart & Market Data
Euro Stoxx 50 Futures | Eurex: FESX | Type: Index Futures
Track Euro Stoxx 50 Futures live on LiveWorldMarket — real-time price, daily change, interactive chart, 52-week range, moving averages and full market statistics. The quote refreshes continuously while the market is in session.
About Euro Stoxx 50 Futures
EURO STOXX 50 Futures (Eurex FESX) are among the most actively traded equity-index futures globally, at €10 per index point. They are the standard instrument for hedging or gaining eurozone blue-chip exposure in a single trade. Deep liquidity across the curve makes FESX the reference for euro-area equity risk pricing.
Instrument Details
| Ticker | FESX |
| Exchange / Market | Eurex |
| Instrument type | Index Futures |
Underlying & Contract Specifications
| Underlying asset | EURO STOXX 50 Index |
| Exchange | Eurex |
| Contract unit | €10 × index points |
| Tick size | 1 point (€10) |
| Expiry cycle | Quarterly — Mar / Jun / Sep / Dec |
Contract specifications are indicative — always verify against the exchange's official contract page before trading.
Trading Hours
Euro Stoxx 50 Futures trades nearly 23 hours a day on CME Globex-style sessions — from roughly 03:30 AM IST Monday through 02:30 AM IST Saturday, with a one-hour daily maintenance break around 03:30 AM IST. Outside those hours this page shows the last traded level, with change figures measured against the previous official close. All session times are expressed in Indian Standard Time (IST).
How to Read Euro Stoxx 50 Futures
The gap between Euro Stoxx 50 Futures and the underlying index's last close is often monitored as a guide to the possible opening move of the cash market. Overnight trends in the futures reflect reactions to news released outside regular hours. Traders also watch the futures premium or discount to fair value for sentiment cues.
Euro Stoxx 50 Futures Market Overview
Euro Stoxx 50 Futures is a index futures. Current market data is temporarily unavailable. Instrument details and educational information remain available below.
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Today's Performance
Live Euro Stoxx 50 Futures pricing is refreshed continuously on this page while the market is in session. Intraday direction, the day's range and volume together show whether the current move carries conviction or is drifting on light activity.
Historical Chart
The interactive chart on this page lets you review Euro Stoxx 50 Futures across intraday, one-week, one-month, six-month, one-year and multi-year periods. Historical open, high, low and close data helps identify support and resistance zones, long-term trend direction and how the current price compares with past cycles.
Why Euro Stoxx 50 Futures Matters
Futures prices move while the cash market is closed, so Euro Stoxx 50 Futures is widely used to gauge overnight sentiment and anticipate the next session's opening gap. Global traders track it to hedge portfolios, express directional views with leverage and react instantly to news released outside regular trading hours.
By Liveworldmarket Editorial Team · Last reviewed 7 September 2026
EURO STOXX 50 Futures (FESX) — A Practical Guide
EURO STOXX 50 Futures (Eurex ticker FESX) are the most-traded equity-index futures contract in continental Europe and one of the deepest equity-index futures globally. The contract is sized at €10 × EURO STOXX 50 index, making one contract worth roughly €50,000 notional. FESX trades nearly 24 hours on Eurex Globex and provides extended-hours price discovery for European equity sentiment.
FESX is the primary hedge for European-equity portfolios. Daily volumes routinely exceed 1 million contracts. The contract is also actively used by global macro traders to express Eurozone-vs-US growth differential views.
History & contract origins
FESX launched on Eurex (the German-Swiss derivatives exchange) on 22 June 1998 — months before the euro currency's official launch in January 1999. The contract was designed as the primary derivative for the new pan-Eurozone benchmark and grew rapidly to become Eurex's largest contract by open interest.
Trading hours & session layout
Eurex FESX has unique extended hours (IST):
| Pre-market | 05:30 IST |
| European cash overlap | 13:30 - 21:30 IST |
| Extended after-hours close | 02:00 IST next day |
| Weekly close | Friday 02:00 IST Saturday |
Holiday calendar (typical annual closures)
Listed below are the major scheduled closures for the underlying exchange. Exact dates shift year-to-year — always verify against the exchange's official calendar before holding overnight positions across a holiday boundary.
| Holiday | Typical date |
|---|---|
| Eurex bank holidays | (New Year, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve) |
How to read this tape
Read FESX during the European cash overlap (13:30-21:30 IST) for the cleanest signal. Movements during Asian hours (05:30-12:00 IST) are typically thin and reflect overnight US factors more than European fundamentals.
FESX vs. S&P 500 spread is a popular pairs trade — Europe-vs-US equity outperformance / underperformance is captured cleanly through this ratio.
Frequently asked questions
Why is FESX so liquid?
Because EURO STOXX 50 is the dominant Eurozone equity benchmark and FESX is the natural hedging vehicle for European pension funds, asset managers and corporate treasuries.
How is FESX different from FDAX?
FDAX tracks German DAX 40 only. FESX tracks pan-Eurozone EURO STOXX 50 (mostly French + German + Dutch + Italian + Spanish). FESX is broader; FDAX is Germany-specific.
Does FESX have weekly options?
Yes — Eurex lists weekly options on FESX with Friday expiries. These are increasingly active among European retail and systematic traders.
Can Indian residents trade FESX?
Indirectly via LRS route through European brokers with Eurex access. Most retail Indian exposure to Eurozone equities is via ETFs (FEZ on NYSE, SX5S.L on London).
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FAQs
What moves Euro Stoxx 50 Futures?
Euro Stoxx 50 Futures responds primarily to moves in its underlying (EURO STOXX 50 Index), plus news released outside regular cash-market hours — central-bank decisions, economic data and global risk sentiment. Because the contract trades extended sessions, it often reacts to events before the underlying market can.
When do Euro Stoxx 50 Futures contracts expire?
Euro Stoxx 50 Futures follows a quarterly — mar / jun / sep / dec expiry pattern on Eurex. Most traders roll positions to the next contract before expiry; the price shown on this page tracks the most actively traded front-month contract.
What is the contract size of Euro Stoxx 50 Futures?
One Euro Stoxx 50 Futures contract represents €10 × index points, with a minimum tick of 1 point (€10). Specifications are set by Eurex — always verify against the exchange's official contract page.
What hours does Euro Stoxx 50 Futures trade?
Euro Stoxx 50 Futures trades nearly 23 hours a day on CME Globex-style sessions — from roughly 03:30 AM IST Monday through 02:30 AM IST Saturday, with a one-hour daily maintenance break around 03:30 AM IST. Outside those hours, this page shows the last traded level.
What is the 52-week high and low of Euro Stoxx 50 Futures?
This page shows the current 52-week high and low for Euro Stoxx 50 Futures alongside the live price whenever market data is available.