SIX Swiss Exchange message no. 16/2015

Subject CTI Decommissioning – publication of directives Category SWXess Trading Platform Authorised by Christoph Landis, Head Operations Rolf Broekhuizen;Head Business Engineering Pages 2 Date 01.06.2015 Information

Content of this message: – CTI for volatile orders und quotes will be decommissioned as of 30 June 2015 – Publication of directives and guides on the decommissioning of CTI

In SIX Swiss Exchange message no. 50/2014, SIX Swiss Exchange announced its intention to decommission the Capacity Trading Interface (CTI) for proprietary trading and market making for both On Book Matcher (OBM) partitions by 30 June 2015. The purpose of this message is to inform participants of the publication of the amended directives and guides with respect to the decommissioning of the CTI.

Regulatory changes The following directives and guides have been updated with respect to the decommissioning of the Capacity Trading Interface (CTI) and are now available on the websites of SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange: – Directive 2: Technical Connectivity of SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange – Directive 7: Fees and Costs of SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange – Trading Guides The following table details the updates: Type of SIX Swiss Exchange SIX Structured Products Document Title change reference Exchange reference Directive 2: Deletion Clause 6.1.2 Clause 6.1.2 Capacity Trading Interface Technical Connectivity Amendment Clause 2 Clause 2 Definitions – Order and Quote Transaction fee Amendment Annex A, Clause 1.1 - Blue Chip Shares Directive 7: Transaction fee Fees and Costs Amendment Annex B, Clause 1.1 - Mid-/Small-Cap Shares Amendment Annex K, Clause 7.1 - Trading interfaces Deletion Annex K, Clause 7.2 - Capacity Trading Interface

A list of the revisions made to the directives of SIX Swiss Exchange, including information on changes to content, affected clauses and effective dates, can be found at: The Trading Guides have also been revised and are now available here.

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SIX Swiss Exchange message no. 16/2015 01.06.2015

Migration from CTI to OTI/QTI Please note that the Capacity Trading Interface (CTI) must be decommissioned by 30 June 2015 for all participants who are still using the CTI interface for proprietary trading or market making. If you need any assistance in migrating from the CTI to the new OTI or QTI interfaces, please contact Member Services (member.services@six-group.com / +41 58 399 2473). Our specialists will be happy to answer questions and provide professional and reliable assistance throughout the migration process.

The migration form can be accessed from the following link: http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/download/participants/participation/forms/Migration_CTI_to_New_Interfaces.pdf Our expert specialists, with their solution-driven approach, are there to assist you.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Member Services:

Telephone: +41 58 399 2473 E-mail: member.services@six-group.com