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See the upcoming changes to the platform in the October 24th, 2026 Release Notes.

Trading & Risk System

System features, trading tools, and our proprietary APIs

Platform Features

Learn about order execution, risk management, and option analytics.

Markets & Products Order Management Risk Management Live Analytics

Learn about SpiderRock's WebApp and Citrix tool suites.

WebApp Tool Suite Legacy Citrix Tool Suite

Learn about our SRSE, MLink, and FIX specifications.

Learn how to connect to the ATS and how to initiate and respond to Block and Flash auctions.

Block Auctions Flash Auctions Initiating/Responding EXS Concierge Desk

Developer Reference

Integration guides, message schemas, and historical data

Learn how to connect to our system and use our sandbox environments.

Network Access V8 Sandboxes

Schema Reference

Learn about our message schemas and versioning between releases.

Message Schemas V7 to V8 Differences V8 Staging to Production Differences

Historical Data

Learn about our data services and access our data dictionaries.

Historical Data Data Dictionaries Parquet Files Snowflake

European Expansion

Learn about our expansion to European markets and how to connect.

Platform Differences Connectivity Supported Products

Recent Updates

October 24th, 2026 Release NotesNew

This release introduces a new layer of product definitions (ProductDefinitionV3) to support our expansion into additional global markets. These changes do not affect current US workflows, but they will impact clients accessing our V8 European trading infrastructure, who will be contacted separately with details. The release also updates FIX tag 231 on options on futures, changes how micro futures risk is counted, and adds an Allocations tab for Omni accounts in SPARC.Read more →

September 19th, 2026 Release Notes

This release introduces SPARC, our new portfolio and risk management tool, adds support for live risk pricing through the close via new SRSE tables, MLink messages, and UI settings, adds DRAM to extended trading hours, and includes a number of Symbol Viewer, Order Manager V2, and Hedge Tool enhancements.Read more →

Updated Execution Risk Controls PageNew

The Execution Risk Controls page now documents MAR risk levels and how control records are keyed and evaluated at each level, futures and options-on-futures enablement via the futEnabled and futOptEnabled flags, the futures limits that sit on MAR ticker override records, and the Change Request review required for MAR and Supervisory control edits.Read more →

Resources & Support

Getting StartedLearn how to access our tools, APIs, and sandbox environments.

Migration GuideEstablish V8 connectivity, migrate your SRSE scripts, and reconfigure your production accounts.

System ArchitectureUnderstand the platform components and infrastructure.

Contact SupportGet help from the SpiderRock team.