Release Notes

May 2023 - Production Environment

New features are production released in a phased rollout to our globally distributed system. Therefore, a feature may be listed here which has not yet reached your workspace(s). However all of these features are available at uat.trade.tt.


Production Start Production Complete Type Component Release Note

05/25/2023

05/25/2023

Improvements

Fills

We have improved the process of creating admin-level Manual Fills by including message level request id's and logging to aid in troubleshooting, and providing notification to the user if the submission fails with the ability to resubmit the manual fill.

(Ref 153709)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Fixes

Blocktrader

Fixed an issue where Blocktrader could send the Account Type value incorrectly on TFEX OTC trades.

(Ref 152519)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Blocktrader

Tabs in Blocktrader are now independent and behave as if each tab is an individual Blocktrader widget.

(Ref 152496)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Blocktrader

Previously Blocktrader allowed you to modify all controls before you even select an instrument. This made it difficult to correctly evaluate profile rules and OTDs which require an instrument for best evaluation, and could change their seeded results once an instrument is selected. To improve this situation, Blocktrader now disables all controls except the Exchange and Trade Type drop downs until an instrument is selected.

(Ref 152495)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Blocktrader

Blocktrader now has a right click menu item "Remove row" on trade capture reports (TCRs) in the bottom panel for Eurex OTC reports. TCRs are normally automatically cleaned up and removed from view once the reports are acknowledged and matched by the exchange. However, occasionally a report becomes stale and does not get automatically removed from Blocktrader, and in this case this new menu item can be used to clear out the stale TCR.

(Ref 152494)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Blocktrader

Blocktrader has a new right click setting named "Confirm Order on by default". Default = ON. When unchecked and saved as the default, the "Confirm Order" checkbox will be unchecked.

(Ref 152493)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Audit Trail

The Audit Trail "Status" column now populates for ICE_L OTC trade reports when we receive the TradeCaptureReportAck. That column displays "Accepted" when the OTC trade is accepted, and "Rejected" in case of a rejection.

(Ref 152492)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Blocktrader

Blocktrader now includes the TextTT field for all trade types. Note that manually overriding TextTT values from Blocktrader will not be supported until additional changes are made to the various exchange order connectors.

(Ref 152491)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Blocktrader

Blocktrader now displays the Trade Type drop-down choices in a single list of items without sub-group header lines such as "Other Block Types". The exception to this is NDAQ_EU where the sub-groups remain to help organize their many different trade types.

(Ref 152490)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Blocktrader

Blocktrader now allows you to resize the column width and reposition the columns in the bottom panel that appears for Eurex OTC trades.

(Ref 152489)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Market Grid

Market Grid now has an optional column named "BT", which when enabled displays a Blocktrader icon button if the market for that instrument row supports Blocktrader. If Blocktrader does not support that market, the value in this column will be empty. Clicking on the BT button will launch Blocktrader seeded with that instrument.

(Ref 152486)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Blocktrader

Blocktrader now displays long contract names that are too long to fit in the available area with ellipses on the truncated portion.

(Ref 152482)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Blocktrader

Previously Blocktrader showed all exchanges that we support, even if the user is not permissioned for those exchanges. Now the exchange drop-down will only list exchanges that the user is permissioned for, similar to the Market Explorer list of exchanges.

(Ref 152478)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Order Entry

We have added an optional global preference that forces the user to select an account, instead of TT auto-populating the first account in the list. The Preferences > Orders page provides a new checkbox item "Seed blank account for profile without associated account in Setup". Default = OFF which is current behavior. When checked ON, in order entry widgets, e.g., Order Ticket and MD Trader, when a user selects a profile that does not have an account associated to it in Setup, the account drop-down control will seed with "<Select>", essentially forcing the user to select an account before placing the order. This differs from the current behavior (and when this new preference is OFF) where the account drop-down seeds with the first account for that user and instrument combination.

(Ref 152475)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

General

We have enhanced the startup error message text triggered when IP filtering fails to include more details to better help troubleshoot the issue.

(Ref 152462)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Order Entry

The Order Ticket for B3 Cross orders now correctly ignores the global preference of "Per-market Account selection for ADL Algos" set in the "Algos & Autospreader" page.

(Ref 152461)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Fixes

Order Entry

Fixed a rare issue that sometimes could cause the Order Ticket buy/sell enter action to not register and not submit the order.

(Ref 152460)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Fixes

General

Fixed several issues with keyboard navigation in searchable drop-down lists such as the Account, Order Profile and Order Type controls.

(Ref 152459)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Fixes

Fills

Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause an error when releasing an allocated fill from the Allocation pane of the Orders and Fills widget (OFW).

(Ref 152457)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

General

The "Software Version" section of the status dialog and the File > About screen now displays a version number with major/minor syntax such as 23.1.0 32.4. The first portion of the number represents the TT Desktop version (which will not be present when running in a browser) and the second portion represents the application version number.

(Ref 152455)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Fixes

Algos

Fixed an issue that can cause an application error when undeploying and then deploying an ADL algo.

(Ref 152453)

05/23/2023

06/29/2023

Improvements

Order Entry

Staged orders submitted using TT Order Types and third-party algos can now be worked using the order type and original parameters from the staged order seeded into the order entry widget.

(Ref 152440)

05/19/2023

05/19/2023

Improvements

Score

New model: Dealtime. This model looks for off exchange reported transactions and compares the consummation time to the reported exchange time and looks for time gaps greater than 15 minutes. Failing to timely report such trades like block trades can be a violation of exchange rules.

(Ref 153513)

05/19/2023

05/19/2023

Improvements

Score

New Model: Round Trip Wash Trade. This new model identifies potential non economic trading where a trader buys or sells at a particular volume and price and then within 2 minutes reverses that position with an exactly equal and opposite transaction at the same price and volume.

(Ref 153512)

05/19/2023

05/19/2023

Improvements

Score

New Model: Excessive bid ask spread looks for a pattern of dominating the order book over the session leveraging the information from the customers individual order book dominance clusters. A pattern of repeatedly dominating the order book with a high percent of the displayed market volume is a condition that can cause undue market influence. While a trader may have a high score it may not be indicative of a violation, but rather it is a condition that could draw additional regulatory scrutiny. Because of this the model is part of Scores trading insights group.

(Ref 153511)

05/19/2023

05/19/2023

Improvements

Score

New Model: The new floor and ceiling model looks for trading behaviors that potentially indicate that a trader is setting a price boundary by placing large orders (in the context of the market) and receive a large portion of the fills at the high or low for the day. This behavior is used to prevent a price from going above or below a certain price point.

(Ref 153509)

05/19/2023

05/19/2023

Fixes

Exchanges

The Crypto market connections (APAC and EMEA), those are no functional due to wrong region associated with the connection, need to be deleted and recreated on or after May 20 as the fix for the connections is getting rolled out to production on May 19.

(Ref 153431)

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

FIX Order Router, v219 introduces support for submission of Strategy Creation (35=c) and RFQ (35=R) request messages via the order routing session.

The SecDef Request (35=c) defines a specific Security to be traded at the exchange. The request security can be defined as a multileg security made up of one or more instrument legs.

If the security already exists in PDS (based on normal lookup rules), respond w/ a 35=d message for the instrument. If not, FIX OR forwards the request to the appropriate native Order Connecctor and waits for a response.

The SecDef request (c) message definition has added a number of tags to match the Instrument and InstrumentLeg components as defined on the SecDef (d) message. These new tags are valid for use in submission of request messages to FIX OR sessions only.
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The RequestForQuote (35=R) message is used to request quotes from market makers / brokers in the marketplace prior to placement of an order. This workflow is most commonly used for multileg strategies where there is insufficient liquidity in the CLOB to get the best price for the instrument trade.

If the RFQ request is unsuccessful for any reason, a MassQuoteAck (35=b) is sent on the FIX OR session with QuoteReqID set in tag 131 and QuoteRejectReason set in tag 300. Successful RFQs are acked by a 35=b with QuoteAckStatus = 0, “OK”, in tag 16859.

Quote response messages from the marketplace (also 35=R) are distributed over the FIX market data feed as well as to TTW and API clients. No quote responses are sent over the FIX OR session.

The new tags added to the (R) message are valid for use in submission of request messages to FIX OR sessions only. FIX Market Data sessions that subscribe for (R) messages are not impacted by the schema change.

(Ref 153099)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

Added (2) new tags to TT FIX schema file.
<field number='16860' name='ParentVendorAlgoID' type='STRING' />
<field number='16861' name='ParentVendorAlgoType' type='STRING' />

These tags are included in FIX D/F/G/AB/AC message definitions but are for TT internal use only. These tags not available for use by TT FIX client order routing or drop copy sessions.

(Ref 152924)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Fixes

FIX Services

Fixed an issue where FIX Sessions that were actively connected to TT could sometimes show status as 'down' in TT Setup.

(Ref 152397)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

Added new FIX tags to facilitate integration of ASX Exchange Drop Copy messages inbound to TT. These tag are not received on messages from other exchanges, nor on ASX trades executed on the TT Platform.

* Tag 1788 - 'LegID'
* Tag 2254 - 'NoLegInstrumentParties'
* Tag 2255 - 'LegInstrumentPartyID'
* Tag 2256 - 'LegInstrumentPartyIDSource'
* Tag 2257 - 'LegInstrumentPartyRole'
* Tag 1851 - 'StrategyLinkID'
* Tag 1853 - 'AveragePricingIndicator'

(Ref 152305)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

Added new enums to several existing FIX tags to facilitate integration of Euronext Exchange Drop Copy messages inbound to TT. These values are not received on messages from other exchanges, nor on Euronext trades executed on the TT Platform.

Tag 39:
* 'H' - Trade Cancel
Tag 40:
* 'P' - Peg
* 'X' - Iceberg
Tag 150:
* 'a' - 'CANCELLED_BY_STP'
* 'b' - 'ORDER_CANCELLED_DUE_TO_COD_MECHANISM'
* 'n' - 'ORDER_CANCELLED_DUE_TO_POTENTIAL_TRADE_OUTSIDE_FSP_LIMITS'
* 'u' - 'ORDER_CANCELLED_DUE_TO_MARKET_MAKER_PROTECTION'
* 'v' - 'ORDER_CANCELLED_BY_CLEARING_RISK_MANAGER'
* 'w' - 'ORDER_CANCELLED_DUE_TO_TRADE_PRICE_* ALIDATION'
* 'O' - 'ELIMINATED_BY_CORPORATE_E* ENT'
* 'P' - 'CANCELLED_BY_MEMBER_RISK_MANAGER'
* 'U' - 'ORDER_CANCELLED_BY_MARKET_OPERATIONS'
* 'V' - 'CANCELLED_DUE_TO_KILL_COMMAND'
* 'X' - 'REMAINING_QUANTITY_KILLED'
* 'Y' - 'BEGINNING_OF_PAKO_PERIOD'
* 'R' - 'RFQ_PARTIALLY_OR_FULLY_MATCHED_WITH_OTHER_COUNTERPARTS'

(Ref 152304)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

Added support for TradingSessionSubID, tag 625, in AE, AR messsage definitions. Required to support SGX OTC trade reporting.

Valid values are:
1) Pre-Trading
2) Opening / opening auction
3) Continuous
4) Closing / closing auction
5) Post-Trading
6) Intraday Auction
7) Quiescent

(Ref 152303)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

Added support for SessionStatus, tag 1409, in Logout (5) messages. TT may receive this tag in Logout (5) messages on certain Exchange Drop Copy sessions. Tag 1409 is not supported for Logout (5) messages between TT FIX clients and TT.

(Ref 152302)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

The following tags have been added to the Logon (A) message in TT FIX schema to faciliate integration with a 3rd-party system. These tags are not supported for Logon (A) messages between TT FIX clients and TT.
* Tag 115 - OnBehalfOfCompID
* Tag 128 - DeliverToCompID
* Tag 354 - EncodedTextLen
* Tag 355 - EncodedText

(Ref 152301)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

TT has added (3) new allocation message types and their associated tags to the TT FIX schema:
* AllocationInstruction (J)
* AllocationInstructionAck (P)
* AllocationReport (AS)

Support for these allocation messages is available on a limited basis. For more information, please contact FIXIntegration@trade.tt.

(Ref 152300)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

CME STP inbound drop copy has added support for SideTrdRegTimestamp, tag 1012, in TradeCaptureReport messages.

In order to process tag 1012 in incoming messages from CME, the following tags have been temporarily added to the TT FIX schema file, but will *not* appear in TCR messages sent from TT to FIX clients: 1016, 1154, 1851, 1853, 2361, 5149, 10027-10030, 10034 and 10039.

(Ref 152299)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Fixes

FIX Services

FIxed an issue where a custom UDS that includes a fixed leg price and an otherwise identical exchange calendar spread that does not include a fixed leg price were misidentified as duplicates by FIX Order Router.

(Ref 151837)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

Added support for OptAttribute(206) and LegOptAttribute(613).

TT's security database (PDS) will include an attribute on certain option instruments where multiple versions of the same contract exist in the database at the same time. When only the original version of the contract exists, no version will be present. Version values will be V0, V1, V2, etc.

The addition of OptAttribute(206) and LegOptAttribute(613) will allow clients to include a specific version on orders and drop copy messages.

(Ref 151747)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

Added support in FIX Order Router for routing TT Order Types, Premium Order Types and 3rd-party Algos as Care Orders.

(Ref 151746)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

For FIX Recovery Service only, added Duration (tag 16944) to 35=U2and 35=A msgs, representing the minutes from start time to use for the recovery query.

(Ref 151745)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

Added support for TTUS Drop Copy session setting "Drop Synthetic Parent Execution Reports." This option is disabled by default.

(Ref 151744)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

Support the new templates for FIX Symbol Mapping added by TTUS:
1. <SYM><MYY>
2. <SYM><MYY><C/P>
3. <SYM><MYY><SYM><MYY>
4. <SYM><MYY><MYY>
5. <SYM><MY><C/P> <STRIKE> <KEY>
6. <SYM><MYY><C/P> <STRIKE> <KEY>

Template #1 applies to Futures products only. Template #2 applies to Options products only. Template #3 & #4 apply to Spread products only.

This is similar to existing templates, but omits the <KEY> field for clients who don't use the YellowKey option.

(Ref 151742)

Version: v219

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Plan

FIX Services

Limited production deployment of the v219 FIX Services began May 5 and will be completed over the next 4 weeks.

All TT FIX services for the v219 release have been deployed to UAT Data Centers since March 31, 2023.

This release includes changes to the FIX XML schema files. Clients are strongly encouraged to download and deploy the latest XML schema files from the URL below prior to release: https://library.tradingtechnologies.com/tt-fix/general/System_Overview.html

Release Notes for FIX v219 and prior releases can be reviewed at any time by going to https://library.tradingtechnologies.com/release_notes/fix-v219-production.html

(Ref 151741)

Version: v219

Learn More

05/05/2023

05/26/2023

Improvements

FIX Services

The following tags were introduced by the upcoming TFEX API Migration and have been added to TT FIX NewOrderSingle, NewOrderMultiLeg, ExecutionReport, TradeCaptureReport and TradeCaptureReportAck message types.

Tag 16628: "TFUserType"; type: char; optional; Type of User that entered the order
Supported values;
> T = Traditional trading
> P = Program trading
> M = Market making
> G = Market making with Program trading

Tag 16626: "NVDR"; type: boolean; optional
Tag 16627: "TTF"; type: boolean; optional

NOTE: TFEX does not provide documentation to ISVs regarding usage of the NVDR and TTF fields. For information about how to use these fields, please contact the exchange.

This update includes changes to the FIX XML schema files. Clients are strongly encouraged to download and deploy the latest XML schema files from: https://library.tradingtechnologies.com/tt-fix/general/System_Overview.html prior to release.

(Ref 150358)

Version: v219

05/01/2023

05/18/2023

Fixes

Blocktrader

Fixed an issue where Blocktrader was not submitting the "Delayed Publication" tag correctly.

(Ref 152575)