System Admin News & Updates

EEX: Adjustment of the Settlement Window for Power Derivatives

July 4

For all power markets except Japan, the current settlement window between 15:50 – 16:00 CET will be shifted to 16:20-16:30 CET. The change will be effective as of 4 July 2022. 

With this adjustment, EEX supports its market participants’ wish for a harmonized settlement window across the asset classes power, natural gas and emissions in a stepwise approach. The exchange envisages a further harmonization to a settlement window ending in 17:15 CET later this year.

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Eurex/EEX: T7 10.1 Upgrade

June 27

Eurex has upgraded to the 10.1 version in Simulation, and will upgrade Production for start of trading on Monday, June 27th. In preparation for the upgrade, TT will be participating in connectivity testing on Saturday, June 25th on behalf of customers. Following the end of the Saturday support window (15:00-17:00 CEST), the T7 10.1 production system will be shut down at 18:00 CEST and will be unavailable until Sunday evening, June 26. 

TT will submit its Readiness Statement to Eurex as required for the upgrade.

Note: This upgrade no longer contains the NextGen ETD contract initiative. This initiative will go live in Production on Feb 6, 2023. More details are available below and will be added in upcoming System News and Updates.

Additional Resources

T7 Release 10.1 Final Release Notes Eurex v1.3

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Eurex/EEX: T7 10.1 Upgrade

June 27

Eurex has upgraded to the 10.1 version in Simulation, and will upgrade Production for start of trading on Monday, June 27th. In preparation for the upgrade, TT will be participating in connectivity testing on Saturday, June 25th on behalf of customers. Following the end of the Saturday support window (15:00-17:00 CEST), the T7 10.1 production system will be shut down at 18:00 CEST and will be unavailable until Sunday evening, June 26. 

TT will submit its Readiness Statement to Eurex as required for the upgrade.

Note: This upgrade no longer contains the NextGen ETD contract initiative. This initiative will go live in Production on Feb 6, 2023. More details are available below and will be added in upcoming System News and Updates.

Additional Resources

T7 Release 10.1 Final Release Notes Eurex v1.3

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CME BrokerTec: DR Test

June 11

To help ensure readiness and provide an opportunity to test connectivity to DR systems, CME will hold Disaster Recovery (DR) Failover testing for BrokerTec US Markets on June 11, 2022.

This test will provide customers with a chance to test TT production connectivity to BrokerTec’s DR engines and customer gateways. 

Customers must register by June 5th, and each individual participant that will test must register with the login ID they will use (GFID and GUS) so it can be permissioned for Saturday testing. 

The market will open at 9:00am ET and close at 11:00am ET on Saturday, June 11th, or sooner should all registered firms complete testing before the scheduled close. The test window may be kept open through 12:00pm ET should any firms require additional time to test. 

Additional Resources

CME BrokerTec Disaster Recovery Test Script

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Euronext: Data Center Migration

June 6

From the exchange:

Euronext is planning to migrate its trading chain and colocation services from its current Data Centre in Basildon, UK, to the Aruba Global Cloud Data Centre IT3 in Bergamo, Italy, in Q2 2022. The move is subject to regulatory approval and operational readiness.

Timeline:

• 3 March 2022: Start of technical testing phase to Next EUA platform in Aruba; connectivity testing from London PoPs available
• 4 April 2022: Start of technical testing phase to Euronext DR site
• 7 April 2022: Go-Live of Next EUA environment in Aruba; functional and technical testing available from London PoPs
• 23 April 2022: Dress Rehearsal #1
• 4 June 2022: Go-Live Weekend Dress Rehearsal
• 6 June 2022: Go-Live of Aruba DC-IT3 as Primary Data Centre for all Cash & Derivatives markets

TT Platform Impact

TT is currently in the process of completing Technical Testing in the “New Production” environment. Once completed, we will submit the “Test Form Unicast and Multicast – New Production Environment – Aruba Data Centre” form to the exchange, and will also provide customers with a copy for submission, if needed.

TT successfully participated in Dress Rehearsal #1 on April 23. 

TT will participate in the Go-Live Weekend Dress Rehearsal on June 4.

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