As previously announced the Merkur Market launch in Oslo Børs Millennium’s CDS-environment is November 2 2015. As the necessary changes needs to be implemented over a period of two days, Oslo Børs will start the setup of Merkur Market in CDS today, Thursday 29 October. This means that some reference data content will be added in the files created later today, valid for tomorrow Friday 30 October.
The CDS launch of Merkur Market introduces a new Trade Type table and a new Post Trade table, which requires a two-day implementation period:
- Thursday 29 October: The new Trade Type table will be created and made available in the files valid for tomorrow, 30 October.
- Friday 30 October: The new Post Trade table, MIC, segment and test instruments will be created and made available in the files valid for Monday 2 November.
To make it possible to test Merkur Market in CDS Oslo Børs will create the following test instruments:
InstrumentId |
ISIN |
Navn |
Type |
1300020 |
NOTS03064102 |
MERKTEST1-ME |
Equity |
1300021 |
NOTS03164100 |
MERKTEST2-ME |
Equity |
1300022 |
NOTS03264108 |
MERKTEST3-ME |
Equity |
1300023 |
NOTS03364106 |
MERKTEST4-ME |
Equity |
1300024 |
NOTS03464104 |
MERKTEST4-T-ME |
Warrant |
1300025 |
NOTS03564101 |
MERKTEST5-ME |
Equity Certificate |
Oslo Børs recommends everyone connected to Oslo Børs Millennium to test their systems after the introduction of Merkur Market in CDS.
All members currently set up to allow bilateral settlement will get trading access to Merkur Market instruments automatically. Oslo Børs will remind all members that they will need to sign the “Membership Agreement Merkur Market” as soon as possible in order to get access to Merkur Market in production.