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EurexOTC Clear Releases

EurexOTC Clear Release 17.0

With the EurexOTC Clear Release 17.0, Eurex Clearing will introduce the following enhancements: 

  • Introduction of Inflation Linked Asset Swaps
  • A new field “ReportTrackingNumber” for OTC trades
  • Processing of Clearing Broker Take-up requests outside of Eurex Clearing service hours
  • Report Changes
  • API Changes 
  • GUI Changes

Simulation start: 08 May 2024
Production start: 17 June 2024

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System Documentation

The OTC system documentation are stored in the Member Section under the following path: Resources > Eurex Clearing > Documentation & Files > EurexOTC Clear > System documentation.


Circulars

Focus Days

Cross-margining Focus Day

  • 22 - 24 April 2024
  • 03 - 07 June 2024

Release Items/Participants Requirements

Feature/Enhancement

Details

Action Item

Introduction of Inflation Linked Asset Swaps

The current product offering will be extended with the delivery of Inflation Linked Asset Swaps using the standard coupon inflation swap template available in MarkitWire.


The product will reference the Euro HICPxt index with a maximum maturity of 50 years. Coupons can be paid periodically, i.e. monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. 


This product will be available in the simulation environment as of 20-05-2024.

For more information reg. the product, please reach out to your respective Sales contact.

A new field “ReportTrackingNumber” for OTC trades

A new field 'ReportTrackingNumber' will be introduced for OTC trades which will be optionally provided by the Approved Trade Source, and if provided, Eurex Clearing will include the field information in the Trade Notification messages.

Clearing Members should evaluate the impact of consuming new trade notification messages on their side.

Processing of Clearing Broker Take-up requests outside of Eurex Clearing service hours

The processing of TakeUpGranted and TakeupRefused messages, even if sent outside of Eurex Clearing service hours, will be possible with the introduction of the OTC Clear Release 17.0.

There is no action required.

Report Changes

The following report changes will be made:


  • Adjustment of currentfloatrate, currentcompoundrate, currentfixrate & currentfloatratespread fields in Variation Margin Report (CC203 / CC222)
  • Addition of product extension specific information to several reports with the Introduction of Inflation Linked Asset Swaps
  • The change in the "CCPTradeId" field for the cancelled trades out of full netting in Netting Report (CC244 / CC264)

We kindly ask all Clearing Members to ensure that the relevant report changes are reflected in their internal processes.

API Changes 

The following enhancements will be implemented in API modules:


  • The enhancement of the Trade Notification Messages with the introduction of “ReportTrackingNumber” field
  • The enhancement of FpML API with the processing of Clearing Broker Take-up requests outside of Eurex Clearing Services hours
  • The enhancement of the Trade Notification Messages with the introduction of Inflation Linked Asset Swaps
  • The change in the "nettedTradeId" field in NettingNotification Messages for the cancelled trades out of full netting

We kindly ask all Clearing Members to ensure that relevant API changes are reflected in their internal processes.

GUI Changes

The following enhancements will be implemented in MC GUI: 

  • Several enhancements to support the new product Inflation Linked Asset Swaps


The following enhancements will be implemented in OTC GUI: 

  • Trade Search Results Table and Modify Table of the Bilateral and Cleared Trades windows will be enhanced to display the current notional values of Variable Interest Rate Swaps
  • OTCClear GUI will be enhanced to support the display and processing of Inflation Linked Asset Swaps

There is no action required for GUI changes. 

CRE

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Contacts

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