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Jul 06, 2012

Eurex Clearing

Eurex Release 14.0: Modifications of the Eurex Clearing FIXML Interface and Document Updates

The circular provides Eurex members with the latest modifications to the Eurex Clearing FIXML Interface.

These modifications will be active in simulation on August 8, 2012 and in production on September 21, 2012. They include the following enhancements:

  • Trade Confirmation Broadcast will be extended by two optional fields
  • Flexible Contracts Clearing Message Layout request/response and workflow messages will be made available
  • The timestamp will be modified to conform the FIXML standard.


Document updates will be delivered on July 9, 2012 in the Eurex Clearing FIXML Interface Specification - Volume 3 - Version 140.12 and in the Eurex Clearing FIXML Interface Specification - Volume 4 - Version 140.10.

In addition, the following Eurex Clearing FIXML Interface changes will be active in simulation on July 13, 2012 and in production on September 21, 2012:

  • Modifications to the Flexible Trade Confirmation Broadcast
  • New message after “Set to Close” actions
  • Enhancements to the Position Update Confirmation message

These changes have already been published in Version 140.11 of the Eurex Clearing FIXML Interface Specification – Volume 3.

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.

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