Contributor Connectivity

ETS Connect UK provides a single, open, and standards-based interface for all contributors to the UK bond Consolidated Tape. The provided materials are intended to assist contributors in preparing their organisation and systems for integration with the UK bond CT.

The Contributor ‘Prod & UAT Onboarding process’ document summarises the technical and legal onboarding steps, and support arrangements.

The legal documentation is split into UAT terms and Production terms.

The technical documentation sets out the requirements for real-time data submission and the connectivity model that will support resilient, dual-region operation. Our commitment to a single open-source standards-based FIX API is based on feedback from industry regarding the risks that proprietary APIs, even when offered as an optional extra, can introduce fragmentation, create perceptions of vendor lock-in, and lead to uneven connectivity models across the industry. The technical documentation comprises:

Technical Connectivity Guide
FIX Rules of Engagement (RoE)

Contributor API

ETS Connect UK strongly supports open standards for connectivity that are aligned with established industry practices. We reject the use of optional proprietary APIs and propose to exclusively adopt the FIX Trading Community’s Recommended Practices for the UK Bond Consolidated Tape as our sole API.

For key milestones, please see the timeline.

Contributor Documentation

If you have any questions, please contact our Support team: [email protected]

ETS Connect UK Contributor Connectivity Guide FINAL v1.0Download

ETS Connect UK Contributor PROD & UAT Onboarding Process v1.0Download

ETS Connect UK Contributor FIX Rules of Engagement FINAL v1.0Download

ETS Connect UK Contributor PROD Letter Agreement FINAL v1.0Download

ETS Connect UK Contributor UAT Letter Agreement FINAL v1.0Download

Summary of Amendments – Legal

These documents summarise the key changes between the ETS Connect UK draft and final Contributor documents. Note: marked-up versions of each of the final documents are also available below.

ETS Connect UK Summary of Amendments and Other Feedback on Contributor TermsDownload

ETS Connect UK Contributor Agreements RedlineDownload

Summary of Amendments – Technical

This document summarises the key changes between the ETS Connect UK draft and final Contributor Rules of Engagement.

ETS Connect UK Summary of Amendments to Contributor Rules of EngagementDownload