MCX Stock Exchange Limited
Currency Derivatives Segment
Market Operations - Trading Department

 
Circular No. MCX-SX/TRD/274/2010

 January 28, 2010

 
 

Mock Trading

 

In terms of provisions of the Rules, Bye-Laws and Regulations of the Exchange, members of the Exchange are notified as under:

 

To familiarize members to use the functionalities and features of new version of trading Software (MCX-SX TWS 10.1 and MCX-SX Member Admin 10.1), Exchange will be conducting a Mock Trading on January 30, 2010.

 

Schedule for Mock Trading:

 

Particulars

Timings

Log-in time

09.15 am onwards

Mock trading timing

10.00 am – 12.30 pm

Trade modification end time

12.45 pm

Give-up approval end time

12.45 pm

 

 

Live Re-login Activity

 

Particulars

Timings

Live Re-login start time

01:30 pm

Live Re-login close time

02:00 pm

 

 

Members may note that the trades resulting from such mock trading will not attract any margin obligation, pay-in and pay-out and do not create any rights and liability on members.

 

Procedure for downloading the files for participating in mock trading is specified in Annexure 1 and write up on the new functionalities is given in Annexure 2

 

Members are requested to take note of the above and participate actively in the Mock Trading Session. Members are also requested to give their feedback on the session.

  

For any clarifications, contact Customer Service on 022-67319010 or send email at customerservice@mcx-sx.com

  

For and on behalf of

MCX Stock Exchange Limited 

 

Ayanansu Panda

Senior Manager

                     

Encl: As above

 
 

Annexure-1

 

Steps for downloading files for participating in Mock Trading.

a)  Members are advised to log-in to the Member-Administrator and Trader Workstation  with the same user id and password as being used in the Live environment

 

b)     For Internet, Lease Line  & VSAT users

  • Download all the files kept in the common \Setup\Mock Setup folder in the FTP

          (Extranet) Server using address ftp://192.168.13.84 for downloading   through

          VSAT/Lease Line and ftp://ftp.mcx-sx.com for downloading through Internet to the

          members System. Files can be downloaded any time through Internet or can be

          downloaded through VSAT / Leased Line from January 29, 2010 after trading hours

  • Double click MCX-SXTWSCLIENT10.msi. It will install new MCX-SX TWS for

          mock Version 10.1.

 

      • After installation open MCX-SX Trader Workstation Test and follow below mentioned steps:
        • Go to Toolsà System configuration
        • Select Mode of Connectivity as “Internet” if connecting through internet and “Dedicated” if connecting through VSAT or Lease Line.
        • If Mode of Connectivity is selected as “Dedicated” select Market Data Updates as Normal
        • After selection click on Modify.
        • System will set the Mode of Connectivity and Market Data Updates settings automatically and application will get closed.
        • Start MCX-SX Trader Workstation Test and login to the mock environment of MCX-SX.

 

  • ·Double click MCX-SXMEMADMIN10.msi. It will install new MCX-SX Member

           Administrator for mock Version 10.1

 

      • After installation open MCX-SX Member Administrator Test and follow below mentioned steps:
        • Go to Toolsà System configuration
        • Select Mode of Connectivity as “Dedicated”.
        • Select Market Data Updates as “Normal”.
        • After selection click on Modify.
        • System will set the Mode of Connectivity and Market Data Updates settings automatically and application will get closed.

 

  •  Start MCX-SX Member Administrator Test and login to the mock

           environment of MCX-SX.

c)      CTCL users

a.       Necessary updates will be provided by empanelled vendors.

 

 


 

                                                                                                                                    Annexure-2

New Functionalities:-

 

1.   Combination order functionality :-

A new functionality has been provided in Orders à Place Spread IOC/ Combination Order (Alt + F1 /F2).

‘Combination Order’ refers to 2 Leg and 3 Leg orders. ‘Combination Order’ allows the user to enter 2 or 3 IOC orders simultaneously in two or three different contracts with the purpose that the entered multiple orders gets matched either fully or partly but in Order Quantity proportion in which these contracts are entered in Combination Order entry. The fully or partly unmatched Combination orders get cancelled immediately

 

Each combination order gets converted into 2 or 3 normal orders depending upon the legs entered. All the Leg1, Leg2 and Leg3 orders have different order numbers and a Common Distinct Reference Number for each leg to identify that these orders have been generated through a Combination Order.

 

Each leg contract must be a different contract and should not contain a spread futures contract.

 

“Leg1+Leg2+Leg3 Contract Value” gets considered in Daily Order Limits Computation and Daily Order Limits get validated accordingly.

 

Online backup window enables the user to generate Normal order backup and spread IOC/Combination order backup separately.

 

In ToolsàPreferences àOrder tab, a new ‘Default Combination’ dropdown box has been introduced with values as Spread IOC, 2L and 3L.

 

In ToolsàPreferences à Alert tab, ‘Outside DPR order’, ‘Qty Alert (Market Lots)’, ‘Price Alert’ (% of LTP/CLP/BP) and ‘Value Alert’ gets checked against each leg of the combination order separately.

‘Fresh Order’ and ‘Market Order’ confirmation alert –single alert gets generated for combination orders.

 

 

 

2.     Disclosed quantity preferences :-

In TWS, Toolsà Preferences à Order tab, a check box preference has been provided to facilitate user to enable or disable disclosed quantity field in Normal Order and Square-Off Order Entry.

 

3.   Trigger price same as Limit price in Stop loss order entry :-

In TWS ToolsàPreferences àOrder Tab, a new Preference 'Trigger Price same as Limit Price' checkbox has been provided.

If Preference is checked, then in Normal Order/Square-Off/Modify Order Entry screen when user inputs a value in ‘Price’ field while entering a Stop Loss Order and presses ‘Tab’ button and if Trigger price field if empty then ‘Trigger Price’ field would display the same value as entered in Price field.

 

4.   Spread IOC Price Alert :-

In TWS, Toolsà Preferencesà Alert, a new field ‘Spread IOC Price Alert (% of NM LTP/CLP/BP)’ has been provided to define Spread Price Alert % (in Field format as 99.99).

If the Spread Price Alert % is defined, system calculates the Spread IOC Order Price Range by multiplying the defined SPREAD IOC Price Alert % with Spread IOC order’s near month LTP/CLP/BP. If the Spread IOC order’s Price is beyond the derived range, then an alert gets generated.

 

5.   ‘Save as’ Option  in the Net Position window in TWS & MAT:

‘Save as’ Option has been provided in the Net Position window on right click. On selecting the ‘Save as’ option, the system will save the net position in excel format as displayed on the screen using selected filter criteria.

 

6.   Change in Order Number Structure :-

            The order number structure has been changed. It shall be a combination of System

            Numbers (2 digits), Date (5 digits in yynnn format where yy is the year,  nnn is the day of the

            year starting from 001 to 365/366 (in case of leap year)) and Incremental sequence number

            (8 digits).

 

 

 

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