Euronext licenses AEX and CAC 40 to Goldman Sachs

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Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, London and Paris – 19 December 2014– Euronext, the leading exchange in the Eurozone, today announced that it has licensed several Euronext indices, including the successful AEX®and CAC 40®, to Goldman Sachs for the creation of structured products.

The AEX and CAC 40 are the most widely used indicators of the Amsterdam and Paris stock markets and include the largest and most actively traded shares. The indices are weighted by free float market capitalization with a single component capping of 15% and are calculated in a price, net and gross return version. The indices are designed to act as an underlying for exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other investable products, such as structured products.

George Patterson, Head of Indices at Euronext, said: “We are delighted that Goldman Sachs has chosen our indices to further expand their product offering. This shows the strength of Euronext indices as an underlying for all types of products. This is also reflected in the latest figures, as this year we saw an increase of 56 % in the number of products linked to the AEX and a 88% growth for the products linked to the CAC 40.¹”

¹ 31 Dec. 2013 – 30 Nov. 2014, products listed on Euronext markets.

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Euronext is the leading European capital market infrastructure, covering the entire capital markets value chain, from listing, trading, clearing, settlement and custody, to solutions for issuers and investors. Euronext runs MTS, one of Europe’s leading electronic fixed income trading markets, and Nord Pool, the European power market. Euronext also provides clearing and settlement services through Euronext Clearing and its Euronext Securities CSDs in Denmark, Italy, Norway and Portugal.
As of September 2025, Euronext’s regulated exchanges in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal host over 1,700 listed issuers with €6.5 trillion in market capitalisation, a strong blue-chip franchise and the largest global centre for debt and fund listings. With a diverse domestic and international client base, Euronext handles 25% of European lit equity trading. Its products include equities, FX, ETFs, bonds, derivatives, commodities and indices.
In November 2025, Euronext successfully acquired a majority stake in the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX), further expanding its footprint and strengthening its pan-European market infrastructure.

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