Nasdaq opens production systems for Saturday testing on 7 November
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Nasdaq has scheduled a general customer testing window across its US equities and options markets on Saturday, 7 November 2026, with an additional Global Trading Hours testing slot the preceding Friday evening. This is an operational notice for trading technology and connectivity teams, setting out the window, the registration cut-off and the venues in scope.
- Nasdaq production systems open for customer testing from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, 7 November 2026.
- A Global Trading Hours Testing Opportunity runs from 11pm EST on Friday, 6 November 2026.
- Firms must register with Nasdaq Trading Services by 12:00 p.m. ET on the Friday before the Saturday test.
- The session covers nine venues including The Nasdaq Stock Market, PSX, PHLX, ISE, GEMX and MRX.
Executive summary
Nasdaq has issued Equity Trader Alert #2026-65 confirming a customer testing opportunity across its US equities and options markets. The exchange operator's production systems will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, 7 November 2026…
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http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/TraderNews.aspx?id=ETA2026-65Read by Regulus 13 Nov 2026 at 01:26 UTC
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