Bonds and Repos - Spanish government bonds

Test platform opening - Monday 16 May

In preparation for the go live of the target solution on the Friday 1 July 2011, the External User Acceptance (EUA) test platform will be available for testing on Monday 16 May 2011, the scope of the tests is outlined below.

Scope of the tests and planning

• Light testing is mandatory for all clearing members willing to be active on this market;
• The test environment is available for additional free testing;
• End-to-end testing is facilitated so that members can validate all reports/data downloads i.e. operations, treasury, risks management, fees reports;
• The LCH.Clearnet SA EUA platform is connected to BrokerTec (ICAP), MTS Italy, tpREPO (Tullett Prebon), ETCMS (Euroclear Bank) and Iberclear.

Readiness will be evaluated upon test results of the functional cases described in the testing guide attached to this communication.

Documentation - testing guide

The testing guide includes a link to the updated documentation, the list of securities available on the test platform and the tests cases for the mandatory tests.

Reminder

LCH.Clearnet SA presented in the Info Flash of 1 April 2011, available here the evolution of the clearing service on Spanish government bonds.

For further information about the tests and the service please contact:

Your LCH.Clearnet SA Product Implementation manager:
Mykael Lemosle: +33 (0) 1 70 37 65 27 - [email protected]

or your account manager:
Michel Bokobza: +33 (0) 1 70 37 65 55 - [email protected]

Customer and Market Management LCH.Clearnet SA

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Attachments

Spanish government bonds - Testing guide.zip