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There are two instances of the typo ‘availalbe’ in the code descriptions. Please fix.

The Version dropdown list on the Submit Issue form (http://www.fpml.org/submit-issue/) currently offers versions up to & including 5.8 Trial Recommendation (Build 5). This list must be kept synched with the latest version (WD/LCWD/TR/Recommendation), otherwise reviewers will be unable to report development bugs against the correct version.

This example seems bogus. It was probably intended as an example of relative effective and termination dates but no one actually trades swap products like this. The example should be removed from the set. Its misleading.

In confirmation view fpml-5-9-shared.xsd the documentation on the simple types ‘String’, ‘NormalizedString’ and ‘Token’ says ‘A xxx that may not be empty’ but none of these types has a minLength 1 constraint so they will accept an empty string. Either the generation is incorrect or the documentation needs to be changed.

We would like the ability to send Asian Options as Asian rather than European, which we believe is the generic acceptable field value. European Options have a single expiry date, generally on the final day of a calculation period (Settlement Px vs Strike Px) . Asian Options take the average price for every day within the calculation … Continued

None of the URIs for ISIN, CUSIP etc have a canonical form with no version number. I don’t think it really mades sense to have a version number on a scheme that we do not control and which is changed on a regular basis. We should add a canonical URI to all the legacy external … Continued

Hello, I am creating a set of validation rules for Interest Rate Derivatives and my query is regarding IRD-10  and IRD-11. Can the two rules be ignored if the roll convention is not numerical? Thank you for the clarification.

In fpml-doc-5-m.xsd (m>=2), the constituent elements of NetAndOrGross.model are documented in the schema as follows: net: Value including fees and commissions. gross: Value excluding fees and commissions. Shouldn’t these definitions be the other way round (gross=including fees & commissions, net=excluding)? Impact is not likely to be severe, as this component is only referenced in the … Continued

JSE (Jonathan) points out in a forum post (http://www.fpml.org/forums/topic/q-re-architecture-recommendations/#post-4260) that the Architecture is not linked from the Current page under The Standard menu, only the Archive page. The most recent version of the Architecture Recommendation (3.0) should be accessible from the Current page. Thanks, Harry

Hello, I am creating a set of validation rules for Interest Rate Derivatives and my query is regarding IRD-10  and IRD-11. Can the two rules be ignored if the roll convention is not numerical? Thank you for the clarification.