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As announced in Direct Edge Trading Notice #13-24, the disaster recovery facilities for EDGX ExchangeSM (EDGX®) and EDGA ExchangeSM (EDGA®) will be relocated to the Equinix data center in Chicago, IL effective September 3, 2013, the first trading day in September. Members will be able to test exchange order entry using assigned back-up sessions and the receipt of market data on Saturday, August 24, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (ET). Please notify the Direct Edge Support Team at 201.942.8220, option #1 if you are interested in participating. Our support team will then provide additional test details, including symbols available for testing. If you connect using an Extranet provider, please also coordinate testing with your provider.
In addition to testing on August 24th, the Direct Edge® Disaster Recovery environments for EDGA and EDGX will be available during the 2013 SIFMA Industry-Wide BCP Test on Saturday, October 5, 2013. Members are encouraged to register directly with SIFMA prior to September 27th to participate in this test.
More Information
- Contact Direct Edge Support at 201.942.8220 with any questions prior to and during the test.
- Refer to our Disaster Recovery page and the Disaster Recovery FAQ to learn more about on how to ensure you can connect to EDGA and/or EDGX in the event our primary facility at NY4 is unavailable.
