To smoothly launch the crude oil futures, Shanghai International Energy Exchange (“INE”), plans to conduct its fourth testing in production environment between the 8th and 9th of July. The details are as below,

1. This testing simulates business scenario the day of the listing of crude oil futures in the production environment with real members and clients data of INE. See the Guidance on INE’s Fourth Overall Market Testing in Production Environment for testing process, the Crude Oil Contract Testing Parameters for contract parameters, and the Feedback Form of INE’s Fourth Overall Market Testing in Production Environment for members testing contents. When the new members are involved in the Environment for electronic deposits and withdrawals of funds, the authorization of electronic deposits and withdrawals of funds should be assigned first. See the Guidance on Authorization assignment for electronic deposits and withdrawals of member service system. Please send your feedback to: yyfzcs@ine.cn no later than 18:00 on the day when the testing ends (July 9th , 2017). The naming rule of the Feedback Form is as follows: the Abbreviation for Members (Membership No.)- Feedback Form of INE’s Fourth Overall Market Testing in Production Environment.
 

2. All software vendors will probably provide updates for relevant systems soon to support the crude oil futures. In case of unfinished system upgrade, Members shall contact their software developers to acquire necessary updates and complete the upgrading of relevant systems under the premise of ensuring production safety.
 

3. In addition to filling out the Feedback Form of INE’s Fourth Overall Market Testing in Production Environment after the completion of the testing, members shall separately fill out the Seat Testing Fact Sheet of INE. All members shall make sure that their trading seats pass 2 tests at least prior to the official listing of crude oil futures.
 

4. INE’s Member Service System will provide testing data download during the period of test, and then conduct relevant data cleansing after the completion of test.

5. Please get ready for production data backup, do well in recovery and verification of production data after the completion of testing, and make sure that this testing will not affect the normal operation of production system.