BSE, NSE Mock Trading Today, April 18: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) today will carry out a mock trading session across multiple market segments, including Equity, Equity Derivatives, Currency Derivatives, Commodity Derivatives, and Electronic Gold Receipts (EGR).
The exercise was conducted from both the Primary Site (PR) and Disaster Recovery Site (DR) to test system resilience and member preparedness.
Equity Segment
The Equity segment began with a log-in window from 8:15 am to 8:45 am, followed by the Morning Block Deal Window (08:45 am - 09:00 am) and Pre-Open order entry (09:00 am - 09:08 am).
Matching Period until 09:15 am, after which continuous trading T+1 (09:15 am - 11:00 am) and T+0 (09:15 am - 10:45 am) sessions were held.
Additional activities included offer entry and matching (09:40 am - 10:40 am), Afternoon Block Deal Window (01:00 pm - 01:15 pm), and closing/post-closing sessions until 02:05 pm. Trade modification was permitted until 02:15 pm (T+1) and 01:45 pm (T+0).
Equity Derivatives Segment
Mock trading for Equity Derivatives included pre-open order entry (09:00 am - 09:07/08 am), matching (09:08 am - 09:12 am), and a buffer period until 09:15 am. Continuous trading ran from 09:15 am - 11:00 am (PR) and resumed at the DR site from 12:00 pm - 01:45 pm. Trade modification was allowed until 02:00 pm.
Currency Derivatives Segment
Currency and cross-currency derivatives were tested simultaneously. Continuous trading ran from 09:00 am - 11:00 am (PR), followed by DR site trading from 11:45 am - 01:45 pm. Trade modification for both segments was permitted until 01:55 pm.
Commodity Derivatives Segment
Commodity Derivatives mock trading was scheduled from 09:00 am - 11:00 am (PR), followed by a switchover and continued trading at the DR site until 01:45 pm. The session allowed members to test functionalities such as risk-reduction mode and trading halt scenarios.
Electronic Gold Receipts (EGR) Segment
The EGR segment included order entry (09:00 am - 09:08 am), matching (09:08 am - 09:15 am), and continuous trading (09:15 am - 11:00 am PR). A Block Deal Window (10:00 am - 10:15 am PR) was also held.
After switchover, DR site trading resumed from 12:00 pm - 01:45 pm, with another Block Deal Window (01:00 pm - 01:15 pm DR). Closing and post-closing sessions followed until 02:05 pm.
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