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Documents

The provided materials support users, contributors, and Accredited Partners in preparing for integration with the UK bond Consolidated Tape (CT), covering legal, technical and onboarding matters.

DOCUMENT INDEX

Users Legal Documentation

ETS Connect UK User Order Form FINAL v2.0
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ETS Connect UK Academic & Non-Commercial Licence FINAL v2.0
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ETS Connect UK Enterprise Licence FINAL v1.0
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ETS Connect UK Individual Licence FINAL v1.0
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ETS Connect UK Redistributor Licence FINAL v2.0
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ETS Connect UK Retail Licence FINAL v1.0
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Users Technical and Onboarding Documentation

ETS Connect UK User Rules of Engagement v1.1
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ETS Connect UK User & Redistributor Connectivity Guide v1.1
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ETS Connect UK User UAT Onboarding Guide v1.0
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ETS Connect UK User Prod Onboarding Guide for Enterprise and Redistributors v1.0
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ETS Connect UK User Prod Onboarding Guide for Individual, Retail, Academic and Noncommercial v1.0
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ETS Connect UK Service Description v1.0
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Recommended Practices – Bond UK Consolidated Tape using FIX Protocol – FIX Trading Community
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Summary of Amendments for Users

These documents summarise the key changes between the ETS Connect UK draft, and final User documents (published on 31 March 2026).

ETS Connect UK Summary of Amendments and Other Feedback on User Terms
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ETS Connect UK User Licence Agreements and Order Form Redline
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A Retail licence type has been introduced, which has necessitated minor updates to the Order Form, Redistributor agreement and Academic / Non-Commercial agreement to reflect the introduction of the Retail licence type. Redline versions of the amended documents can be found below. There is also a redline version showing how the Retail licence differs to the Academic / Non-Commercial agreement. Previous versions of each document can be found in the 2026 Archived Documents section.

ETS Connect UK User Licence Agreements and Order Forms v2.0 Redline
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Contributors Legal Documentation

ETS Connect UK Contributor PROD Letter Agreement FINAL v1.0
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ETS Connect UK Contributor UAT Letter Agreement FINAL v1.0
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Contributors Technical and Onboarding Documentation

ETS Connect UK Contributor FIX Rules of Engagement FINAL v1.0
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ETS Connect UK Contributor Connectivity Guide FINAL v1.0
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ETS Connect UK Contributor Production & UAT Onboarding Process FINAL v1.0
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Recommended Practices – Bond UK Consolidated Tape using FIX Protocol – FIX Trading Community
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Summary of Amendments for Contributors

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 Contributor Agreements Redline
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ETS Connect UK Summary of Amendments and Other Feedback on Contributor Terms
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Accredited Partner Legal Documentation

ETS Connect UK Accredited Partner Agreement FINAL v1.0
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Accredited Partner Technical Documentation

Accredited Partner Programme Technical Specifications FINAL v1.0
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AP Programme Tech Spec Summary of Changes FINAL
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Summary of Amendments for Accredited Partners

These documents summarise the key changes between the draft and final APP legal agreements. There is a marked-up version of the final agreement, a summary of amendments made to the published draft version and a summary of other market feedback considered.

ETS Connect UK Accredited Partner Agreement REDLINE v1.0
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ETS Connect UK AP Agreement Summary of Amends FINAL
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ETS Connect UK AP Agreement Other Feedback FINAL
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Framework

ETS Connect UK Data Quality Framework v1.0
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Complaints Policy & Procedures

ETS Connect UK Complaints Policy & Procedures v1.0
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Users

ETS Connect UK User Order Form FINAL v1.0
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ETS Connect UK Academic & Non-Commercial Licence FINAL v1.0
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ETS Connect UK Redistributor Licence FINAL v1.0
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