Eurex, the Swiss-German derivatives exchange, has signed a deal with the derivatives software vendor, Trading Technologies, which will give Eurex's proposed US exchange direct access to all existing customers.

Eurex already claims to have signed up a total of 157 clients to use its US futures market, 40 of which will be new clients to the exchange. The deal with Trading Technologies will give Eurex additional access to the US markets, and immediate connectivity to a large percentage of the US Treasury market.