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Version: Upcoming

V8 Sandboxes

SpiderRock Connect's sandbox environments are mock environments that can be used to develop against and test a client's integration with SpiderRock's trading platform, including the SpiderRock ATS. A client can connect to SpiderRock Connect's WebApp Tool Suite as well as make FIX or MLink connections to sandboxes. Each sandbox is a single stand-alone (not connected to live market data or live markets) process that is running a specific platform code revision.

No market data authorizations are required to access sandboxes and sandboxes are available 7 days a week / 23 hours a day whether markets are open or not. Sandboxes contain a small number of representative tickers/products. Some tickers are static (market data doesn't move) while others are live (market data follows a cohesive random walk pattern).

SpiderRock Connect normally operate two permanent sandbox environments, one based on the current production software revision and one based on the staging (pre-release) software revision. It is possible to spin up a bespoke environment for an individual client. Contact us for more information regarding that option.

All of SpiderRock Connect's sandboxes operate out of our NY5 data center facility and are network adjacent to our production facilities. Sandbox FIX ports can be accessed by VPN or cross-connect. Sandbox MLink and ToolSuite ports can be accessed directly over the internet.

Please contact the client support desk for access credentials and assistance with connectivity.

WebApp Trade Suite​

  • The Trade Tool can be accessed here via your web browser.
  • Please contact the client support desk for a demo of this tool.

  • The Sandbox can be accessed through MLink here:

  • Authentication via MLink (REST and WebSocket) can be done by any random UUID represented as 32 hexadecimal (16 bytes) digits in a 8-4-4-4-12 pattern, separated by hyphens (AAAAAAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAAAAAAAAAA)

    https://mlink-test.nms.saturn.spiderrockconnect.com/rest/json?apikey=AAAAAAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAA-AAAAAAAAAAAA&cmd=getmsgs&msgtype=stockbookquote

  • View the MLink documentation here.

FIX API​

Mock Data​

  • A few test symbols are used in this environment, with mock market data.
  • Load the Trade Tool or query an MLinkServer to view the available symbols and their current markets.