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In early November 2011, Eurex Release 14.0 was successfully implemented. The release introduced trading and clearing enhancements, specific report changes and various technical changes. In addition, the release included the development of three new optional interfaces: the Eurex FIX Gateway, the Eurex Market Data Interface and the Eurex Clearing FIXML Interface.
Eurex Group will continue to improve its IT infrastructure. A number of functional and technical enhancements will be introduced consecutively during the first half of 2012. The circular at hand describes the modifications Participants have to expect for Eurex trading and clearing including the respective implementation plan for these changes comprising:
In addition, the circular provides further details about decommissioning functionality in VALUES API and intraday risk reports, as initially announced in Eurex circular 183/11. The following functions will be decommissioned in the first half of 2012:
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.