AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS — fairCT B.V., will officially open the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) sandbox for its Data Contributor API on Tuesday, August 4. This sandbox environment will be made available specifically for functional development against the contributors API.
The opening of the UAT environment to receive market data from the trading venues and APA’s marks another core milestone in fairCT’s roadmap for the establishment of the consolidated tape for bonds in the European Union. The opening of fairCT’s User Acceptance Testing (UAT) sandbox for data contributors marks a vital operational milestone toward realizing the core objectives of the European Union’s Savings and Investment Union. Enabling trading venues and APAs to test real-time data feeds in a risk-free environment ensures that, from day one, the Consolidated Tape will deliver the high-quality, continuous market data needed to bridge fragmented European markets and unlock cross-border capital flows.
Contributors have been able to access the fairCT API documentation since April via the official developer portal at developers.fairct.org.
Rollout Phasing:
- August 4th: The sandbox will launch with initial support for the JSONL API.
- August 11th: Support for the SBE API will be deployed.
All necessary integration materials - including specific sandbox domain names and contact details for the dedicated contributor support team - will be published directly on developers.fairct.org on launch day.
Access
End user access to the tape will be available directly via fairCT’s APIs and GUI, or through licensed redistributors. A single subscription covers real-time data, quality scores, historical access, and the web-based interface. Fees are waived for non-commercial users. Pricing will be published at or before ESMA authorisation.
Market participants wishing to pre-register interest may do so by emailing info@fairct.org.
About fairCT
fairCT B.V. is the European consolidated tape provider for bonds, operating under the regulatory framework established by ESMA under MiFIR. fairCT aggregates post-trade data from contributing venues and APAs to provide a consolidated, authoritative view of European bond market activity. The technology platform underpinning fairCT is provided by Ediphy Group.
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Developer portal: developers.fairct.org