Deutsche Börse has become the second large European stock exchange in a month to unveil an incentive scheme for trading firms in a bid to draw more liquidity to its markets.

Xetra, the Frankfurt-based equities market owned by Deutsche Börse, told members in a market notice on August 22 of its intention to run a trial liquidity provider programme in DAX30 instruments - its most liquid stocks - from October 4 to March 31.