F7 Trading System
03 Mar 2023

Eurex Repo F7 simulation v3.9 update (GUI enhancements, optional API changes and Fix Gateway upgrade)

The Eurex Repo F7 simulation environment will close down at 1pm CET on Thursday, March 9th, 2023 for the update to F7 release 3.9. 

Eurex Repo will conduct internal tests on March 10th and the 3.9 Simulation period will commence starting Monday, March 13th 2023. With the start of the business day on Monday, March 13th the software version for Repo F7 simulation will be 003.940.000.

Release 3.9 includes GUI enhancements, an optional F7 API change and an F7 FIX Gateway upgrade.

API users (including ISVs) are provided with a new set of updated XSDs, XML message examples and an updated user manual describing all changes in detail.

FIX Gateway users are provided with a new FIX44.xml file, example messages and an updated user manual.


Release 3.9 includes the following changes:

  • Core enhancements
    • ESG bonds
    • RFQ support for Banks (GC Pooling)


  • F7 GUI specific enhancements
    • ESG bonds
    • Paste function supported in password


  • F7 API specific enhancements
    • ESG bonds


  • F7 FIX Gateway specific enhancements
    • ESG bonds
    • New trade inquiry filter
    • New Sell Side services
    • Added Pre-Trade Source Types


  • F7 MTX enhancements
    • ESG Bonds


Details on the various enhancements and features are described in the document "Eurex Repo F7 Release 3.9 Simulation Release Notes" which has been published in the DBAG Member Section.

F7 GUI users are strongly recommended to clear the browser cache after the release introduction, to ensure that the newly introduced GUI functionalities behave correctly. 

Acceptable API version numbers are 3.8 and 3.9.

Customers who are implementing the new 3.9 release XSDs need to update the version number in the JMS Header to “3.9”:

versionNumber=3.9

All GUI, API FIX Gateway and MTX documentation is now available in the Eurex Repo member section.

F7 system documentation for release 3.9 are available at: Deutsche Börse Member Section https://membersection.deutsche-boerse.com/


Resources > Eurex Repo > System Documentation > Release 3.9

Please note: while the F7 Simulation system is already on release 3.9, the F7 Advanced Simulation remains on the same software version as the F7 Production system: release 3.8.

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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