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MIAX Pearl Equities
September 07, 2023 | 09:26 AM
MIAX Pearl Equities - Reminder: Market Wide Circuit Breaker Testing on Saturday, September 9, 2023
As previously announced in the March 8th, March 28th and June 22nd Alerts, MIAX Pearl Equities, in coordination with other market centers and the Securities Information Processors (“SIPs”), will participate in the 2023 annual Market Wide Circuit Breaker (“MWCB”) tests.
In accordance with MIAX Pearl Rule 2622, Limit Up-Limit Down Plan and Trading Halts, certain MIAX Pearl Equities Members have mandatory participation requirements in the annual MWCB test.
Members must register with Trading Operations at TradingOperations@miaxglobal.com prior to testing in order to participate in MWCB tests and are required to submit attestations to Regulatory@miaxglobal.com. Please note, these tests are systematically monitored for exceptions and the results are reviewed on the following Monday and not real time.
Successful testing includes receiving and processing various MWCB halt messages from the SIPs including:
- Receive and process resume messages from the SIPs following a MWCB halt:
- Receive and process market data from the SIPs relevant to MWCB halts: and
- Send orders following a Level 1 or Level 2 MWCB halt in a manner consistent with their usual trading behavior.
Remaining Test Dates:
- Saturday, September 9, 2023: Dedicated MWCB Level 1, 2, and 3, Test #3
- Saturday, December 2, 2023: SIP Failover / MWCB Level 1 and 2, Test #4
Regulatory inquiries should be directed to Regulatory@miaxglobal.com or (609) 897-7309.