F7 Trading System
19 Sep 2025

Eurex Repo F7 simulation v4.4 update (with mandatory API update)

The Eurex Repo F7 simulation environment will be updated to F7 release 4.4 on Thursday, September 25th, 2025. Eurex Repo F7 simulation will close at 12 CEST for this update.

Eurex Repo will conduct internal tests on September 26th, and the 4.4 Simulation period will commence starting Monday, September 29th 2025. With the start of the business day on Monday, September 29th the software version for Repo F7 simulation will be 004.440.000.

API clients need to update the version number to “4.4”. As of release 4.4, the only acceptable version numbers is 4.4.
 

Release 4.4 includes GUI enhancements, a mandatory F7 API change and an F7 FIX Gateway upgrade with the following changes:

  • Core enhancements 
    • Linked Quotes
    • Extendable Trades for Repo
    • Novation Management by Members
    • Temporary UTI for Heldback Trades
    • Auto Accept Broker Offers
    • Disallow Pre-Trade Entry of Sub-Instruments
    • TLS1.3
  • F7 GUI specific enhancements 
    • Linked Quotes
    • Extendable Trades for Repo
    • Trade History
    • Novation Management by Members
    • Temporary UTI for Heldback Trades
    • Auto Accept Broker Offers
  • F7 API specific enhancements 
    • Linked Quotes
    • Extendable Trades for Repo
    • Trade History
    • Novation Management by Members
    • Temporary UTI for Heldback Trades
    • Auto Accept Broker Offers
  • F7 FIX Gateway specific enhancements 
    • Linked Quotes
    • Extendable Trades for Repo
    • Trade History
    • Novation Management by Members
    • Temporary UTI for Heldback Trades
    • Auto Accept Broker Offers
  • F7 MTX specific enhancements 
    • Added Clearing Agent
    • Field re-name

F7 GUI users are strongly recommended to clear the browser cache after the Release introduction to ensure that the newly introduced GUI functionalities behave correctly. 

All GUI, API and FIX Gateway documentation is now available in the Deutsche Börse Member Section https://membersection.deutsche-boerse.com/

Details on the various enhancements and features are described in the “F7 4.4 Release_Notes" which has been published in the Member Section under the following path: Resources > Eurex Repo > System Documentation > Release 4.4


The following relevant documents are available under the above-mentioned path:

  • Eurex Repo F7 4.4 Release Notes
  • Eurex Repo F7 GUI – User Manual, Release 4.4
  • Eurex Repo F7 FIX Gateway Overview, Manual, Examples and FIX44.XML
  • Eurex Repo F7 FIX Manual, Examples and XSDs
  • Eurex Repo F7 MTX User Manual
  • Eurex Repo Common Report Engine (User Guide, Download Eligible Securities)


Please note: While the F7 Simulation system move to release 4.4, the F7 Advanced Simulation remains on the same software version as the F7 Production system: release 4.3.

Market Status

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The market status window is an indication regarding the current technical availability of the trading system. It indicates whether news board messages regarding current technical issues of the trading system have been published or will be published shortly.

Please find further information about incident handling in the Emergency Playbook published on the Eurex webpage under Support --> Emergencies and safeguards. Detailed information about incident communication, market re-opening procedures and best practices for order and trade reconciliation can be found in the chapters 4.2, 4.3 and 4.5, respectively. Concrete information for the respective incident will be published during the incident via newsboard message. 

We strongly recommend not to take any decisions based on the indications in the market status window but to always check the production news board for comprehensive information on an incident.

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