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Eurex Repo Readiness Newsflash | F7 Production Release 4.2 on 25 November 2024 – FIX Upgrade + Mandatory API Upgrade 

Eurex Repo Readiness Newsflash | F7 Production Release 4.2 on 25 November 2024 – FIX Upgrade + Mandatory API Upgrade 

Dear Participants,


The Eurex Repo F7 Production environment will be updated to F7 Release 4.2 on Saturday, 23 November 2024.


On the evening of 23 November 2024, Implementation News will announce the completion of the update. After the update, the production system will be technically available in unattended mode (no technical support).


With the start of the business day on Monday, 25 November 2024, the software version for Repo F7 production will be 004.255.000.

API clients need to update the version number to “4.2”. As of F7 Release 4.2, the only acceptable version number is 4.2.

F7 Release 4.2 includes GUI enhancements, a mandatory F7 API change and an F7 FIX Gateway upgrade with the following changes:

Core enhancements

  • Repo Asset Managers
  • Disclosed quotes by Buy-Side
  • Identifying Break Term trades


F7 GUI-specific enhancements

  • Repo Asset Managers
  • Disclosed quotes by Buy-Side
  • Position Board to accept Name
  • Identifying Break Term trades


F7 API-specific enhancements 

  • Repo Asset Managers
  • Disclosed quotes by Buy-Side
  • Identifying Break Term trades


F7 FIX Gateway-specific enhancements 

  • Repo Asset Managers
  • Disclosed quotes by Buy-Side
  • Identifying Break Term trades
  • Smaller changes


F7 MTX-specific enhancements

  • Repo Asset Managers
  • Disclosed quotes by Buy-Side
  • Identifying Break Term trades

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. 

F7 system documentation for F7 Release 4.2 is available in the Member Section of Deutsche Börse Group under the following path: Resources > Eurex Repo > System Documentation > Release 4.2 

The following documents are also available under the above-mentioned path:

  • Eurex Repo F7 4.2 Release Notes
  • Eurex Repo F7 GUI – User Manual, Release 4.2
  • Eurex Repo F7 FIX Gateway Overview, Manual, Examples and FIX44.XML
  • Eurex Repo F7 FIX Manual, Examples and XSDs
  • Eurex Repo F7 MTX User Manual
  • Eurex Repo Common Report Engine (User Guide, Download Eligible Securities)


Best regards,

Your Client Services Team

Recipients:

All Trading Participants of Eurex Repo and Eurex Repo Vendors

Target groups:

Front Office/Trading, IT/System Administration

Contact:

repo.sales@eurex.com

Web:

www.eurex.com


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