VOLUME 22 – BULLETIN #135

The Board of Trade of Clearing Corporation has begun providing, on a quarterly basis, trade information through File Transfer via the Internet. Firms can use this system to test their disaster recovery procedures (please refer to Volume 22 - Bulletin #136 for testing by Portable Media). Trade information including a/c/e trades, give-up allocations and claims, and SLEDS legs from a selected business day will be saved and offered to the clearing members through the Internet. Firms will be required to indicate what data they wish to test. Trade data will be provided in the TREX record format.

File Transfer via the Internet disaster recovery testing will be offered for the business day of Wednesday, July 17, 2002. In order to participate in this quarterly test, firms are required to complete and turn in the attached request form to Client Services and Support no later then Monday, July 15, 2002.

The test data from July 17 will be available on the File Transfer system, accessible through BOTCC web page, on Tuesday, July 23. To access the File Transfer system at www.botcc.com, complete the attached form or contact your CSS representative. Firms may request that a current user ID be given access to the system, or a new user may be set up to access the system.

Firm users will log into the system and select ‘Firm Test Menu’. From the firm test menu, users should select the ‘ New Functionality: File Transfer’ option. A user guide is available on the BOTCC website at https://firms.botcc.com/manuals/filetransfer.pdf.

File Downloads:

Files that are available regularly for FTP are available on the drop down menu and may be downloaded to the users local drive. This menu will include the following files:

Trade Data Downloads:

Firms may request to receive trade test data from the Clearing Corporation for business day July 17, 2002. Trade data will be provided in TREX format. If a file does not exist among the selection, there were no trades available to copy for the business day of the test.

GIVEUPS = Give-up trades

OTISMQM = firm entered trades

OTISTRADES = OTIS® trades

OTISBOTH = Both firm entered and OTIS entered trades

SLEDS = SLED’s

ACT = ACT™ trades

Please note, in the event that a real DR situation occurs for your firm, the File Transfer system via the Internet or the Portable Media choice maybe a solution for your firm to send and receive trade data. Contact you CSS representative, who will start the process for your firm to utilize either or both systems.

Should you have any questions, please call or e-mail one of the following Client Services and Support Representatives:

Request Form for File Transfer via the Internet Test

Trade test data from business dated July 17, 2002.

Please select the trades required and fax this form to CSS at (312) 786-0152 or send an email to css@botcc.com. Please insure that a user id is provided, as this will be the user that will be allowed to access the system.

Select types of trade data:

Please note: In order to ensure a successful test experience, the Clearing Corporation requires these forms to be completed and returned by July, 15, 2002.

For Portable Media testing, please see Volume 22 – Bulletin #135.