{"id":92484,"date":"2026-11-03T11:32:53","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/11\/2026\/hedge-funds-backed-an-sec-proposal-to-ease-u-s-access-to-eu-bond-futures-which-would-be-the-first-addition-to-the-exempt-issuer-list-since-1999.html"},"modified":"2026-11-03T11:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:33:14","slug":"hedge-funds-backed-an-sec-proposal-to-ease-u-s-access-to-eu-bond-futures-which-would-be-the-first-addition-to-the-exempt-issuer-list-since-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/11\/2026\/hedge-funds-backed-an-sec-proposal-to-ease-u-s-access-to-eu-bond-futures-which-would-be-the-first-addition-to-the-exempt-issuer-list-since-1999.html","title":{"rendered":"Hedge Funds Backed an SEC Proposal to Ease U.S. Access to EU Bond Futures, Which Would Be the First Addition to the Exempt Issuer List Since 1999:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2026-11-03-mfa-hero.jpg\" alt=\"Hedge Funds Backed an SEC Proposal to Ease U.S. Access to EU Bond Futures, Which Would Be the First Addition to the Exempt Issuer List Since 1999\" \/><\/p>\n<p>HedgeCo.Net \u2014 Hedge funds are backing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to ease restrictions on trading European Union bond futures, Bloomberg reported. The Managed Funds Association, which represents the alternative asset management industry, has urged the SEC to add the EU to its list of exempted bond issuers. The change would let U.S. investors trade EU debt futures under Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight, removing a regulatory barrier that currently restricts access.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal also has support from Deutsche B\u00f6rse&#8217;s Eurex and the Futures Industry Association. Eurex launched EU bond futures in 2025 and has said existing rules have effectively kept many U.S. participants out, contributing to thin liquidity.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers show the gap. Eurex&#8217;s EU bond futures have averaged just over 40 contracts per day across the last 20 sessions, against more than 2 million contracts on some days in German 10-year government bond futures.<\/p>\n<p>Greater U.S. participation could support liquidity and open opportunities for hedge funds running cash-futures basis trades and relative-value strategies. Eurex has pointed to potential arbitrage between EU bonds and individual sovereign markets, and the contracts could also give investors holding EU debt more precise hedging tools.<\/p>\n<p>The exemption would be the first addition to the SEC&#8217;s list since 1999, and it would support wider efforts to build the EU&#8217;s joint debt into a more liquid alternative to the largest sovereign bond markets. Whether volumes follow will depend on how quickly basis and relative-value desks commit balance sheet to a market that is still very small.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HedgeCo.Net \u2014 Hedge funds are backing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to ease restrictions on trading European Union bond futures, Bloomberg reported. 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