VOLUME 20 - BULLETIN #126 Member Firm Trade Submission Back-up Procedures & Survey

TO:	ALL CLEARING MEMBERS
FROM:	BUSINESS SYSTEMS GROUP
DATE:	April 26, 2000
SUBJECT:	Member Firm Trade Submission Back-up Procedures & Survey

In our continuing effort to provide seamless trade submission capability to Member Firms, the Clearing Corporation would like to remind firms of the backup storage media procedures established by BOTCC® to submit trade data.

In the event that a firm’s system is not communicating with BOTCC, or BOTCC is having hardware communication problems, the following procedures should be used when delivering trade storage media to BOTCC.

• Contact Business Systems department at (312) 786-5712 for detailed storage media requirements

• Deliver trade storage media to the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation at 141 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1430.

• BOTCC will provide a preliminary test trade report of data submitted on backup media for firms to review prior to loading to production.

• Tape reel that must be either 1600 bpi or 6250 bpi (BOTCC no longer supports this option in our New York office. We would like to eliminate this medium in Chicago by mid-May unless it is deemed necessary by Member Firms)

• Cartridge that must be either 3480 or 3490. (please note that BOTCC is planning to eliminate 3480 cartridges as an option in the near future)

• PC Diskette that must be 3.5” HD

The data requirements for these media processes must provide trade data in the TREX record format. The file should also meet the following standards:

• Outside label specifying firm name, contact name and number, trade date, block size, record length, and record count.

• Non-labeled.

• Record length = must be equal or greater than 184 bytes.

• Block size = must be multiple of the record size.

• Record Format = fixed block.

• Outside label specifying firm name, contact name and number, trade date, file name, record length, and record count

• The record length must be equal or greater than 184 bytes.

• The file format should be ASCII text

Firms are encouraged to test these selected media with BOTCC. Please contact a Business Systems Analyst to schedule a test date.

BOTCC no longer accepts Reel Tapes in our New York office. We will eliminate this medium as a choice in Chicago on 5/13/00. To better judge what media processes BOTCC should use we are asking firms to complete the attached survey. Please fax the survey back to BOTCC at (312) 786-0152 or

Should you have any questions, please call or e-mail one of the following Business Systems Analysts:

In order to provide backup trade submission capability when normal communication procedures are unavailable, BOTCC allows firms to use one of the following media. Please indicate which media your firm would use if communications with BOTCC were interrupted. Please note the requirements for each media.

Reel Tape ____________ Not accepted in BOTTC New York office. This medium will be eliminated as an option in Chicago unless determined to be necessary by Member Firms.

(Requirements: Outside label specifying firm name, trade date, block size, record length and record count. Non-labeled. Record length = must be

greater or equal to 184 bytes. Block size = must be multiple of record size. Record format = fixed block.)

(Requirements: Outside label specifying firm name, trade date, block size, record length and record count. Non-labeled. Record length = must be

greater or equal to 184 bytes. Block size = must be multiple of record size. Record format = fixed block.)

(Requirements: Outside label specifying firm name, trade date, file name, record length, and record count. Record length must be greater or equal to 184 bytes. File format should be ASCII text.)

Please complete and fax to BOTCC Business Systems Group at (312) 786-0152 or bsg@botcc.com