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Technical Requirements For Direct Connections

Applicable to Market Data Vendor Licence Agreement

Please refer to the Transmission Specifications, the “Technical Documents” and “Readiness/ Certification Test Documents” under "Our Services > Market Data Services > Infrastructure >

" for details on the technical requirements for the datafeeds.

Updated 23 Feb 2016