IT – CW2 – Clearing Workstation (CW2) to be decommissioned as of October 27, 2017 (14/17)


As previously communicated, Clearing Workstation 2 (CW2) will be decommissioned after October 27, 2017. CW2 will be replaced by Q-Port, Nasdaq’s next generation user interface which will be available for onboarding from June 12, 2017.

IMPORTANT! Due to the decommissioning of CW2, it is mandatory for all CW2 users to migrate to Q-Port before October 27, 2017.

Please note that this notification only concerns the Clearing Workstation 2 (CW2) application. Nasdaq will continue to support the Clearing Workstation 1 (CW1) until further notice.


Phased production rollout

There will be a phased production rollout between June 12 - October 27, 2017. Both CW2 and Q-Port will be available during this period and users are able to run both applications in parallel and migrate at their convenience.

Information regarding the enrollment procedure will be published on our Q-Port webpage.

The last date for migration to Q-Port is October 27, 2017, after which connectivity via CW2 will be terminated.

 

Timeline – Production environment
 

Date Description
June 12 Q-Port available in Production. Migration to start
June 12 - October 27 Migration period. Both Q-Port and CW2 available in parallel
October 27 Last date for migration to Q-Port. CW2 decommissioned after this date

 

Timeline – Test environments
 

Date Description
April Q-Port available in EXT1
TBD Q-Port available in EXT4



Q-Port webpage

For the latest information regarding this migration project, please visit our Q-Port webpage.


Further information

For any questions or feedback, please contact our Q-Port team:
q-port.clearing@nasdaq.com