Published on: 2026-07-29
Source: Moscow Exchange –
An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
Dear customers,
We remind you that August 1, 2026 load testing of the currency, derivatives, and stock market systems of the Moscow Exchange will be conducted on the industrial circuits of the Moscow Exchange trading platforms this year.
The purpose of the testing is to provide Participants with the opportunity to verify their infrastructure and software for connecting to the specified market sectors at increased frequencies and volumes of market orders.
Tentative schedule:
Stock Market and Currency Market
11:30 – 12:30 – connection to the TCS
12:30 – 12:40 – opening auction
12:40 – 19:00 – main session
19:00 – end of testing
Spot market
11:30-12:30 – connection to TKS
12:30-12:40 – opening auction
12:40-17:10 – main session
17:10-18:00 – evening clearing
18:00-19:00 – peak load interval
19:00 – end of testing
The test plan and load profile are described in the document.
To participate in the testing, please by 5:00 PM on July 30, 2026 to send an application to the address in the year help@moex.com, in which the following must be indicated:
- Contact person responsible for testing
- For the spot market:
- Broker
- Login and the section from which the tests will be conducted
- IP address from which access will be made
For urgent market logins that have applied for participation, the password for Plaza2 gateways and terminals will be changed to 12345 during the tests. Please make the corresponding changes for the testing period in the client_router.ini file and revert to the production password after the tests are completed.
- For the stock and currency markets:
- User or company identifiers.
- IP addresses, if they differ from current industrial addresses.
If participation in testing is not planned, we ask you to disconnect gateways and terminals from trading systems during the testing period (August 1-2) to avoid loading test data.
Please note that the unified client registration service (ERC), OTC will not operate, and DSVV on the Stock and Derivatives markets will not be conducted on August 1 and 2.The trading schedule on the Moscow Exchange during weekends in 2026 is available via the linkhttps://www.moex.com/n77967
During the work period, we recommend refraining from reporting over-the-counter transactions on this day through LKU and via FIX OTC. All transactions entered during the testing period will be considered test transactions, including those submitted through LKU.
Please note; This information is raw content obtained directly from the source. It is an exact report of what the source claims and does not necessarily reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.