On 22 September NASDAQ OMX published an IT reminder regarding SAXESS release 5.0.1 scheduled to be launched Monday, September 29, 2008.
In this IT reminder you were asked to perform the following actions during the launch weekend:
1. Delete all orders in SAXESS on all markets, including GTD (over night), by 18:00 CET, Friday, September 26. Orders remaining in SAXESS after that time will be deleted by the exchanges
2. Perform any system upgrades, if applicable
3. Connect your system(s) to SAXESS and download static data (basic/reference data), starting 13:00 CET, Saturday, September 27
4. Having connected your system(s), fill in a connectivity test report by 15:00 CET on http://www.easyresearch.se/s.asp?WID=697933&Pwd=38474655
5. Verify that the upgrade is completed as planned (launch status information will be distributed via e-mail by IT notice at 16:00 CET, Saturday, September 27)
If you operate on the Danish markets please be aware that some additional actions will be needed – especially in the Danish fixed income markets, cf. below.
Two new sub markets
• OMX CPH Structured obl. Detail (Submarket ID 1000007, seq. no. 167)
• OMX CPH Corporate and other bond (Submarket ID 1000008, seq. no. 104)
are launched, and order books will be moved from the OMX CPH Ordinary Bonds sub market to these new sub markets. Furthermore, the maximum validity of orders will be changed from 1 to 8 days in the ordinary bond sub market.
These changes must be implemented after the launch of the SAXESS 5.0.1 release, and therefore will take effect on Sunday, September 28, 2008. Members and Data Centers operating on the Danish markets are therefore urged to download static/reference data on Sunday, 28 September after 08:00 CET in order to make sure that all changes are implemented and ready for use Monday morning.
Regarding the upcoming market for warrants and certificates in Denmark please be informed that due to delay from issuer’s side launch on 29 September 2008 is postponed. A new date has not yet been decided but is scheduled for the first half of October 2008. Although the market will not comprise any instruments it will be activated on 29 September 2008. Thus, it will be possible to access the market and the two submarkets, but they will be empty until further notice.
