German September trade surplus s.a has come in at 9.9 bln, down from 10.6 bln in August, and worse than the median forecast of 11.5 bln.

Exports s.a. +3.8% m/m, imports +5.8% m/m

German September current account surplus 9.4 bln vs 4.4 bln in August.

Aforementioned barrier option interest at 1.4950 has duly been taken out, with a session high 1.4955 posted.