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Monday, November 23, 2015

Equity Trader Alert #2015 - 186
Nasdaq Announces 2016 Saturday Testing Schedule

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Nasdaq will conduct regular monthly Saturday test opportunities in 2016.

A schedule and complete list of products and systems available during the tests can be found on the Saturday Testing Policy Page on the Nasdaq Trader website.

Firms can register for Saturday testing by contacting Nasdaq Trading Services by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), on the Wednesday prior to the Saturday test in which they would like to participate.

The Nasdaq Testing Facility (NTF) is available on a daily basis and allows firms to test their automated systems that integrate with Nasdaq's services.

Schedule for the 2016 Saturday Tests

Nasdaq Production system will open from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET, for general customer testing requests on the following Saturdays in 2016:

  • Saturday, January 9th
  • Saturday, February 6th*
  • Saturday, March 5th
  • Saturday, April 9th
  • Saturday, May 7th
  • Saturday, June 4th
  • Saturday, July 9th
  • Saturday, August 6th
  • Saturday, September 10th
  • Saturday, October 8th
  • Saturday, November 5th
  • Saturday, December 17th

Firms can register for these Saturday tests by contacting Nasdaq Trading Services by noon on the Wednesday prior to the Saturday test date. While we normally ask firms to register as a courtesy, for the February 6th test date any firm that wishes to test on the Nasdaq Stock Market MUST notify the Trading Services team prior to the test date. In addition, firms that will be testing on the Nasdaq Stock Market, testing will be available 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET on February 6th.

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Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 90 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to approximately 3,900 total listings with a market value of approximately $13 trillion. To learn more, visit: business.nasdaq.com.

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