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Bulletin Heading VOLUME 21 - BULLETIN #202

TO:

ALL CLEARING MEMBERS

FROM:

BUSINESS SYSTEMS GROUP

DATE:

October 5, 2001

SUBJECT:

Production Clearing and Test System Availability

The following is the schedule of Production Clearing System Availability for all Clearing Corporation Applications.

Mainframe Applications

Sunday

Monday – Thursday

Friday

Saturday*

OTIS

- trade entry

- trade inquiry

5:00pm - midnight

Midnight - 2:00am

3:30am - 7:00pm

9:00pm - midnight

Midnight - 2:00am

3:30am -7:00pm

N/A

Give-ups

5:00pm – midnight

Midnight - 2:00am

3:30am - 7:00pm

9:00pm - midnight

Midnight - 2:00am

3:30am - 7:00pm

N/A

Deliveries

5:00pm - midnight

Midnight - 2:00am

3:30am - 8:00pm

9:00pm - midnight

Midnight - 2:00am

3:30am - 8:00pm

N/A

ATOM

N/A

3:30am - 8:00pm

3:30am - 8:00pm

N/A

GAINS

N/A

3:30am - 7:00pm

3:30am - 7:00pm

N/A

Web Applications

Sunday

Monday- Thursday

Friday

Saturday

ACT

N/A

3:30am - 7:00pm

3:30am - 7:00pm

N/A

Pay/Collect

N/A

Midnight - 5:40am

6:00am - Midnight

Midnight - 5:40am

6:00am - Midnight

N/A

*This Schedule does not apply to Expiration Saturdays. See the monthly expiration bulletins for a detailed schedule.

Infopac is available 24 hours a day except on Sundays between 11:30am and 3:00pm.

**If the final processing is delayed beyond 7:00pm, the system’s availability will also be delayed by the appropriate time frame.

The system availability on a Holiday is consistent with the weekend times. If the holiday is on a Friday, it is treated as a normal week’s Saturday. If the holiday is on a Monday, it is treated as a normal week’s Sunday.

As a reminder, firms should log off of the OTIS system prior to 2:00am. The Clearing Corporation performs nightly maintenance during this time. If a user is logged into the system during this time frame, they will be disconnected immediately.

The following is the schedule of Test System Availability for Clearing Corporation Applications.

Systems to be Tested

Type of test

Prior Notification Requirement*

Sunday

Monday - Friday

Saturday

Disaster Recovery – Weekday

2 business days

N/A

9:00am – 3:00pm

N/A

Disaster Recover - Weekend

2 weeks (10 business days)

2:30pm – 7:30pm

N/A

N/A

Network / Systems Upgrades – Weekday

5 business days

N/A

9:00am – 3:00pm

N/A

Network / Systems Upgrades – Weekend

2 weeks (10 business days)

2:30pm – 7:30pm

N/A

N/A

API

2 business days

N/A

9:00am – 3:00pm

N/A

ACT

2 business days

N/A

9:00am – 3:00pm

N/A

Order Routing with CBOT or Member Firm

2 business days

N/A

9:00am – 3:00pm

N/A

a/c/e

Thursday of the week prior to the test

N/A

Mon 10:00am – Wed 3:00am,

Wed 10:00am – Fri 3:00am,
Fri 10:00am – Fri 4:00pm

N/A

*A business day is defined as an entire day. For example, if two business days are required for notice, a firm must notify a BSG representative by close of business Monday for a test on Thursday morning.

Tests that are scheduled for weekends or tests that require external allocation of BOTCC employees will incur a charge of $125.00 per hour/per person required to facilitate the testing. All tests must be coordinated beforehand with the Business Systems Group.

Please note: All testing is dependent on the Clearing Corporation’s staff’s priorities and availability at that time.

If the above schedule does not meet your needs, please contact your BSG Representative to inquire about off-hours testing.

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

John Compall

 

john.compall@botcc.com

Shawn Gebbia

786-5748

shawn.gebbia@botcc.com

Marc MacQuarrie

786-5732

marc.macquarrie@botcc.com

Molly McMahon

786-5731

Molly.mcmahon@botcc.com

Richard Scruggs

786-5739

richard.scruggs@botcc.com

Jill Turner

786-5718

jill.turner@botcc.com

Kelli Wegener

786-5761

kelli.wegener@botcc.com

     

Thomas Andrews

Manager

thomas.andrews@botcc.com

Diane Schuering

Vice President

diane.schuering@botcc.com

     
     

Business Systems Group E-Mail Address

bsg@botcc.com

BOTCC Web Site

http://www.botcc.com