The submission of orders for block trade solutions Midpoint Order Book (Midpoint) or Book of Block Trade (BBT) via the ePUMA trading station has undergone improvements. The goal is to enhance the user experience and streamline the routine. The update has brought greater ease for investors as the number of fields that need to be filled out when submitting an order will be reduced. Furthermore, the tool automatically locks fields that should not be filled out, thus minimizing the chance of errors. Here's how it works: #Automatic Filling: When the instrument symbol ending in "M" (Midpoing) is entered in the ticker field, the field "Type of market" will be automatically filled as Midpoint, thereby eliminating the need for the user to fill out two fields. # Error Prevention: When the user enters the instrument symbol ending in "M" (Midpoint) or "Q" (BBT), fields that do not need to be filled out will be locked, preventing potential input errors.

Improvement of the UDS interface will occur when strategies with Options are created. Previously, users had to enter all relevant option data ("Expiration", "Underlying Asset", "Type" and "Strike Price") so that the option ticker could be generated by the system. With the implementation of this improvement, users will only need to enter the option code in the specific field on the strategy creation screen. This will lead to automatic filling with all the data needed to create the UDS. However, the "C/V" (call or put) and "QtdLote" (quantity) fields must be completed. With the change, the "Code" field will be repositioned to the left of the screen, right after the "Market" field.

B3 will implement an optional field in securities lending to provide custodians with visibility of the give-up participant ID for executed trades. The information will provide greater transparency and speed up the validation of orders entered by managers. It will be available both via message and on the electronic trading platform, streamlining and improving the validation of offers. For technical details, see the catalog on the project page.

Today Custodians are unable to correctly validate the manager's orders, since they do not have sufficient information to identify the Give-up Participant in securities lending trades. An optional field will be created whereby the Custodian receives data on the Give-up Participant’s ID for trades executed in the securities lending market, thus facilitating their daily trade validation routine. Such data will be available via messaging and via electronic trading platform.

Specific enhancements for the 2024 peak season include new treatment for votes originating from the same investor and custodian, which were previously rejected for duplicity. Performance improvements were also implemented to generate the vote map. In addition, B3 made improvements to the CICORP system, including an adjustment to minimize errors when selecting ISIN numbers during Distance Voting Bulletin (BVD) registration. None of these changes require market adaptations.

B3 has implemented an improvement to the margin call process in asset lending transactions. Now, when the borrower returns an asset to the lender, there will no longer be a margin call between the 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM windows. This is because the asset is being returned to the portfolio of the lender who is the asset's owner. This eliminates the need to use liquidity resources during this time interval.

In seeking to facilitate the work of brokerage houses operating on B3, it will incorporate automatic return of subscription rights for internal lenders of broker dealer accounts. With this, it will no longer be necessary to manually return subscription rights contract by contract.

Starting October 1, 2025, B3 will publish securities lending renewal rates directly on its website through the Daily Market Bulletin (BDM). The data will be available in the Clearinghouse chapter on the "Asset Lending - Renewals" table.