The Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX) on April 09, 2026, issued a circular regarding the Mock Trading Session.
The following has been stated: -
•The Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd will conduct a mandatory mock trading session on April 11, 2026, for all members.
•Members with approved algorithmic strategies must participate using all algorithms for at least one hour at both Primary and Disaster Recovery (DR) sites.
•Primary session runs from 12:00 pm to 02:00 pm, with forced disconnection before shifting to DR session from 03:30 pm to 05:30 pm.
•A new trading partition (including Agri products) will be tested and go live from April 13, 2026.
•Mock trades will not create any financial obligations, and members must restore systems to production after testing.
[Circular No: MCX/TECH/183/2026]
