Holiday Data Service® for World Financial Markets

Copp Clark Professional is the leading publisher of financial trading and settlement calendars in the world. Founded in 1841, the company is located in suburban Toronto and owned by Pearson Canada Inc., a unit of Pearson Plc.

Copp Clark Professional's products and services are used and relied upon by thousands of banks, brokerage companies, investment managers, hedge funds, governmental agencies, major corporations and industry-owned organizations. Our clients include the most profitable participants in world financial markets.

Copp Clark Professional's Holiday Data Service® eliminates the risk and expense relating to inappropriate value dates.


OUR SERVICE PROVIDES:
• Responsive, professional and personalized service adapted to fit the needs of your business.

• 24/7 access to Goodbusinessday.com® Premier Edition, the authoritative website for information on holidays affecting world financial markets. Now includes TWO passes per site license!

• A library of 31-year forward (and up to 90 years forward when required) holiday calendar files for all currencies, financial centers and exchanges formatted to fit your specific needs. (see ‘FILE FORMATS’ below for additional information on formats).

• Email notification and replacement calendar files, sent automatically whenever there is a change to holiday observances.

• Trading Hours Report® provides verified information on trading hours, early closings, after-hours trading, scheduled computer maintenance and last day of trading for derivatives for over 220 exchanges. Also included are time zones, day-light saving adjustments and T+ protocols.


OUR RESEARCH TEAM
We have been publishing holiday calendars for financial markets since 1981. Our holiday data is extremely accurate, researched from source and reverified for correctness throughout the year by our professional research team. All our researchers are academically trained and have backgrounds not only in the financial sector but also in planning, research and academic publishing. Our work, which requires exceptional communicative and interpretive ability in addition to rigorous attention to detail, is done in cooperation with hundreds of agencies and correspondents around the world.

Our extensive experience, in conjunction with modeling using proprietary calendaring software developed by Copp Clark Professional, ensures the integrity of our product.


OUR DATA
We offer six primary categories of holiday data:

Currency Non-Clearing Days — days when the central bank and/or clearing agency for a particular currency is closed. This category is used to create the Wall Street Systems® (WSS) holiday files. Available for for 158 currencies.

Bank/Public Holidays — days when retail banks (and usually government offices and businesses) in a specific center are closed. This does not necessarily affect settlement of payments and/or monetary instruments. Central banks, clearing systems and commercial banks may remain open (as is often the case within the Euro zone). Availalbe for 340 financial centers.

Exchange Trading Holidays — Days when an exchange (e.g., Euronext, NYSE, LSE) is closed and trading is not possible. Availalbe for 283 exchanges/markets within exchanges.

Exchange Settlement Holidays — Days when an exchange-based trade cannot be settled because the banks are closed, the clearing agency is closed, the exchange is closed or some combination of the above. Availalbe for 283 exchanges/markets within exchanges.

Historical Data — Free of charge to subscribers. Availability varies depending upon category.

NEW! Trading Hours Report® is published quarterly.

Also AvailableInformation on T+ protocols, time zones, central bank meeting schedules.


FORMATS AND DELIVERY
Our holiday data is available as xls, .txt, csv, and xml files or in vendor-specific formats including Wall Street Systems, Eagle Investment Systems, Murex, Calypso, Sungard, Financial Software Systems, City Networks, SAP and others.

We will also tailor files to fit specific needs (e.g., single column, three columns or more, comma delimited, tab-delimited, etc.).

The most common method of delivery is via an ftp facility. We work with you to put in place a delivery system that addresses both data and security needs.

Annual Data Renewal
Once a year, we will provide a complete replacement set of calendar files to all our Holiday Data Service® clients to ensure that no inadvertent corruption is carried forward. Calendar files for currency non-clearing days and bank/ financial center holidays are replaced during the month of December and exchange holiday calendar files during the month of January. Emergency replacement files are available at any time upon request throughout the subscription.

Benefits
Subscribing to Holiday Data Service® provides accurate, correctly formatted forward and historical holiday calendars for all currencies, exchanges and financial centers. Our service will save you time and money and eliminate the risk relating to inappropriate value dates.


SERVICE OPTIONS

Option 1
Currency Non-clearing Days OR Exchange Holidays
Bank/financial center holidays are included with currency non-clearing days. Exchange holidays are divided into separate categories of exchange trading holidays and exchange settlement holidays. This is an all-in price providing the client with a high level of service. Sub-sites within the client's organization may be licensed for an additional 50% of the annual service fee.

Option 2
Currency Non-clearing Days AND Exchange Holidays
This option includes our entire library of calendar files covering currency non-clearing days, bank/ financial center holidays and exchange holidays. The fee is an all-in price and provides a high level of service. Sub-sites within the client's organization may be licensed for an additional 50% of the annual service fee.

NEW!!! Trading Hours Report® (Released Quarterly)
Trading Hours Report® for half price.

For further information or to discuss service options and fees, please click here to contact us.


CONFIDENTIALITY
All Holiday Data Service® clients are required to sign a non-disclosure/site license agreement. The terms of our NDA/SL agreement are very simple and straightforward. You may use our data for and in multiple applications at the location/address indicated on the agreement.


WEBSITE SUBSCRIPTIONS
Clients not requiring up-loadable files and in need only of a reliable reference for financial market holidays, may subscribe to Goodbusinessday.com®.

Please visit our website for further information on the various subscription options.


AFFILIATIONS AND ENDORSEMENTS
Copp Clark Professional is a SWIFT® Registered Solutions Partner and Associate Member of ISDA® (the International Swaps & Derivatives Association).

Copp Clark Professional is authorized to display the ACI® logo (aka The Forex Association/ The Financial Markets Association) in association with our products and services.


CONTACT US
For further information or to discuss services and fees, please contact us at your convenience.

Copp Clark Professional
Ronald S. Marr — Publisher
tel: +1 (905) 889 – 8458 (GMT –5),
mob: +1 (647) 267 – 1682
email: ron.marr@coppclark.com

Sean Donovan — Regional Manager, Asia Pacific
tel: +65 6224 – 6768 (GMT +7)
mob: +65 9632 – 8768
email: sean.donovan@coppclark.com


www.coppclark.com

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