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ASX-Bloomberg AusBond Index Futures – Customer Testing in CDE and CDE+
Further to the market notice published here, market participants and vendors are advised that external testing on the Customer Development Environment (CDE) for the ASX‑Bloomberg AusBond Index Futures has been made available as of Monday 13th of July.
ASX also intends to make external testing available in CDE+ from Monday, 20 July 2026. The availability of CDE+ will provide participants with an additional environment to conduct testing of the new contracts ahead of the target launch date of 24th of August 2026, subject to final internal approvals, regulatory clearance and industry readiness.
Please note that the new TradeAccept platform will not be available in CDE+ and may only be tested in CDE. Participants wishing to test new TradeAccept workflows should continue to utilise the CDE environment. Testing scenarios and guidance as provided in the previous Market Notice can be found here.
What do I need to do by when?
Market participants and vendors are encouraged to review the testing guidelines and prepare for external testing in CDE from Monday, 13 July 2026, and in CDE+ from Monday, 20 July 2026.
Please contact your assigned ASX Technical Account Manager (TAM) if you have questions regarding testing or Nita Kong on any further queries about the new futures contracts.
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Issued by
Nita Kong, Product Manager, Rates