Platts to start utilizing 4-character Market Data discontinued category code

As proposed before and starting May 8, 2014, Platts will introduce 4-character codes for discontinued Market Data categories.

The following symbol files will be affected by the creation of the new codes: 1. ThisWeek_sym.csv on Platts FTP site. 2. Discontinued symbol files found on Platts.com -Symbol Directories: http://www.platts.com/symbol-page-directories/symbol-directories Please test if the 4-character categories will affect your system or program by going to the following links for the corresponding test files: 1. http://plts.co/ThisWeek-sym 2. http://plts.co/test-4char These files contain test-only categories and symbols and should not be processed in lieu of current production files.

If you have any comments or questions about this announcement, please contact Platts Client Services or email support@platts.com.