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Apr 30, 2014

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Eurex Exchange’s T7 Release 2.1: Important information for production start

Eurex Exchange will launch release 2.1 of Eurex Exchange’s T7 on 12 May 2014.

The connection test for Eurex Exchange’s T7 release 2.1 will take place on Saturday, 10 May 2014, between 4.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. CEST. Participation is strongly recommended for all participants and multi-member providers.

This circular outlines the most important topics for the go-live preparation that should be considered for the production launch as well as details about the connection test.

Please Note:The installation of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.7 (minimum 1.7.0_b21) on the participants’ side is mandatory for T7 release 2.1. In the event that the correct JRE version is not installed, the respective Eurex T7 Trader GUI and Eurex T7 Admin GUI will not start.

Participants are requested to complete and return the production readiness statement mail reply form attached to this circular by 2 May 2014 at the latest and to register a Technical Contactfor the connection test not later than Tuesday, 6 May 2014.

Market Status ⓘ

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The market status window is an indication regarding the current technical availability of the trading system. It indicates whether news board messages regarding current technical issues of the trading system have been published or will be published shortly.

Please find further information about incident handling in the Emergency Playbook published on the Eurex webpage under Support --> Emergencies and safeguards. Detailed information about incident communication, market re-opening procedures and best practices for order and trade reconciliation can be found in the chapters 4.2, 4.3 and 4.5, respectively. Concrete information for the respective incident will be published during the incident via newsboard message. 

We strongly recommend not to take any decisions based on the indications in the market status window but to always check the production news board for comprehensive information on an incident.

An instant update of the Market Status requires an enabled up-to date Java™ version within the browser.