For AIX Trading Members

Notice #9

Dear Trading Members,

As previously announced, 2 dry runs will be held on Saturday 21 February and Saturday 28 February, ahead of the platform migration scheduled for the March 7-9 long weekend. The purpose of this notice is to provide the necessary information to better prepare for the first dry run.

ENVIRONMENTS TO BE USED

The dry run will take place on new platform TEST, Avenir-New platform TEST and brokers’ TEST platforms.

TIMINGS

From 11am until 1.15pm, with the following session trade events:

Pre-opening 11am
Continuous Trading: 11:30
Pre-close: 12:45
Closing auction -> Trading-at-Last: 13:00
Mkt Close: 13:15

PROTOCOLS

FIX Users are requested to use the relevant SP1(modernized) or SP2 protocol.

WebTrader-only Users should participate by using their WebTrader terminal.

INSTRUMENTS

All instruments will be available for testing. However, the scripted part of the dry run will concentrate on:

CORE / KAP / FFSPC1.1228 / QZP

MARKET-MAKERS

Market-Makers are expected to connect their MM algorithm and send quotes in at least one of the securities in which they are appointed. AIX MktOps team will be available on the hotline to send marketable orders against the MM quotes.

SUPPORT

Support will be available to Participants throughout the dry run at the Market Operations hotline on +7 7172 64 73 00

TEST SCRIPT

Please refer to the attached spreadsheet. Participants are kindly request to complete it as they go and submit it back to [email protected]

Notice #8

Final milestones and steps towards go-live on the new trading platform.

Dear Trading Members,

Pls find below some important information about the system migration.

MIGRATION TIMETABLE:

Saturday 21st February: First dress rehearsal. It will be conducted on the TEST bed of the new platform and participants should be using their TEST platform as well. The dry run will take place in the morning, and it will be scripted. Additional information will be provided in due course.
Saturday 28th February: Second dress rehearsal, to be conducted along the same guideline as the first one.
Tuesday 3rd March: Go / No-go decision on the migration date. The decision will be made based on the overall readiness of AIX and market participants and communicated immediately.
Saturday 7th March – Monday 9th March long weekend: If a GO decision is made on 3/3, then the migration will take place over this long weekend.
Tuesday 10th March: Official first day of trading on the new platform.

READINESS TASKS FOR PARTICIPANTS

Registration at AIX Customer Support Portal

A participant is expected to register focal points’ email addresses at AIX Customer Support Portal by sending their email addresses to [email protected].

User Creation: All Users currently in use on the current platform have been replicated on the new TEST and PROD platforms. Participants who have not yet requested theirs are invited to lodge a Jira ticket at https://aixops.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals. The Market Operations team will then send them their PROD credentials.

Please note that the creation of Drop-copy User should be requested separately via the same channel.

IP-address Whitelisting of WebTrader Users: The IP-address whitelisting should be requested separately via the same channel.

The new test WebTrader portal is available at https://test-webtrader.aix-kz.com and the productive site is available at https://webtrader.aix-kz.com. Both systems require Two Factor Authentication (2FA).

Connection via the modernized SP1: Establishing a new VPN tunnel is not required, as it will operate within the existing VPN tunnel. It only requires the addition of the IP addresses of the new FIX proxies described below.

Following servers can be added to VPN configurations:

Primary AIX FIX SP1 proxy – 10.30.253.86 in test environment.

Secondary AIX FIX SP1 proxy – 10.30.253.154 in test environment.

primary AIX FIX SP1 proxy – 10.20.73.7 in production environment.

secondary AIX FIX SP1 proxy – 10.20.73.28 in production environment.

VPN Configurations: VPN tunnels to the TEST bed will then be set up by the IT Operations team and communicated to the participants.

Functional Trading Assessment Test: When participants are ready to take the FTAT (on the TEST bed), they should contact the Market Operations team via the Jira channel to schedule the test. This only applies to FIX users; it is not needed for WebTrader users. The content of the FTAT was shared in previous notice #7 available at https://aix.kz/for-aix-trading-members/

AIX Review of FTAT results: It will take place immediately after the test itself and shared with concerned members.

VPN Configurations to PROD: In case of successful FTAT results, VPN tunnels to the PROD environment will then be set up to IP addresses provided by the members and the ports opened. It is expected that members will use the migration long weekend to migrate their internal systems to the new PROD platform and ping to it.

Notice #7

AIX hereby recommends that brokers AND Independent Software Vendors intensify their efforts towards migration readiness as we approach the go-live date whose date will be confirmed shortly.

In particular, regarding:

Brokers using WebTrader. No re-certification will be required since the new OMS is similar in all aspects to the current one. However, we urge all brokers to conduct the self-certification process described in the summary at the end of this communication.
Market-makers. It is expected that Market-makers now plug their MM algo into the new matching engine and start sending quotes as if they were live.
FIX Users (SP1 & SP2). Increased participation is expected from all FIX users. In-house and third-party FIX-based OMS will require re-certification on the new platform. FIX brokers are kindly requested to contact the Market Operations team of AIX via the Jira portal to schedule a certification session. For added convenience, the Functional Trading Assessment Test (FTAT) is provided below:

Task	Trading Session	Explanatory Note	Results (PASS/ FAIL)
Connect to the system	Enquiry, Pre-Open, Open, Pre-Close, Trading at Last	User needs to connect to the PROD environment via FIXOE using provided credentials (correct server and port number). If you reset sequence number you cannot use ResendRequest message.
Send requests for SecList, Market Data and Trading Session	Enquiry, Pre-Open, Open, Pre-Close, Trading at Last	User to request and successfully receive Security List, Market data and Trading Session via FIXRD. Confirm via email.
Use exact FIXOE and Signature to submit order	Pre-Open, Open, Pre-Close	User needs to enter multiple orders. Correct user and trading account codes need to be used. Note that all orders must have investor account in the reference (the tag #448 in SP1 and tag 1 in SP2)
Send/modify/cancel orders during the open market	Pre-Open, Open, Pre-Close	User needs to modify existing orders and then cancel the order. Note that all orders must have investor account in the reference (the tag #448 in SP1 and tag #1 in SP2)
User needs to test GAP’s	Pre-Open, Open, Pre-Close	Multiple SenderSubIDs (50) are now prohibited for one user
	Pre-Open, Open, Pre-Close	FIX Order Entry: obtain only your Execution Reports
	Pre-Open, Open, Pre-Close	FIX Drop Copy: obtain all ER/TCR for firm
	Pre-Open, Open, Pre-Close	Check for Side (54) and Symbol (55) in ER-Reject
	Pre-Open, Open, Pre-Close	Test to cancel support for Limit orders with TimeInForce (59)=6 (GoodTillTime(126))
	Pre-Open, Open, Pre-Close	Checking for absence of ClOrdID (11) in Drop Copy ER
Log off from the system	Enquiry, Pre-Open, Open, Pre-Close, Trading at Last	User to log off
Send logs to the [email protected], customer portal or dedicated Teams Channel

Pls take note that FTAT must be conducted by using your own infrastructure.

SUMMARY READINESS TABLE

1. Open the link:

https://test-webtrader.aix-kz.com

2. If access is denied (“access denied”):

Submit an error screenshot via https://aixops.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals
Select AIX Customer Support Portal → New Trading Platform → New Web-trader in Test Type
Provide public IP addresses in Description

3. As a response in the portal:

4. Upon successful login to the test Web Trader:

Perform testing according to the scenario (included in the file below the credentials sheet)
Upon completion, report the status in the portal and via email to [email protected]

5. If ITCH SP2 or FIX SP2 is required:

Via the portal select AIX Customer Support Portal → New Trading Platform → New FIX/ITCH connections
Request a VPN form in Description and submit the completed form via a portal comment
Wait for notification on VPN setup or confirmation of an existing VPN

6. If testing of the updated SP1 is required:

Via the portal select AIX Customer Support Portal → New Trading Platform → Updated FIX MCT PROXY

7. Use MKTOPS credentials for gateway testing:

User login TI is used for ITCH (market data);
User login T_FIX is used for FIX (order management)

Уведомление №6

Уважаемые участники AIX!

Просим ознакомиться с обновленной схемой c доступными варианами подключения к тестовым серверам AIX.

В зависимости от настроек подключения, пожалуйста, выполните следующие действия:

Брокеры, использующие Web Trader:

Если вы используете только Web Trader для отправки ордеров, пожалуйста, получите доступ к тестовому Web Trader, используя учетные данные, предоставленные отделом рыночных операций и подключения AIX.

Брокеры, планирующие установить SP1 (модернизированный):

Если вы используете SP1 (модернизированный), пожалуйста, обновите адрес тестового сервера на 10.30.253.86 и проведите тестирование доступности рыночных данных и управления ордерами, используя ваши учетные данные FIX SP1.

Брокеры, планирующие установить SP2 (FIX и ITCH):

Если вы используете SP2, где доступны каналы FIX и ITCH, пожалуйста, используйте соответствующие учетные данные FIX и ITCH.

Управление ордерами и подключение следует тестировать через FIX, а доступность рыночных данных — через ITCH.

Все участники торговой платформы обязаны пройти тестирование Web Trader (самостоятельно), FIX и ITCH или SP1 (модернизированной версии) до 20 февраля 2026 года. Учетные данные для тестирования предоставляются по запросу в [email protected] или через клиентский портал (New Web Trader request), по адресу: https://aixops.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/6.

Обратите внимание, что клиентский портал является предпочтительным каналом для отправки запросов. Для регистрации доступа к клиентскому порталу, пожалуйста, свяжитесь по [email protected].

Notice #5

Dear Trading Members,

In connection with the upgrade of the AIX trading platform, please note that the new Web Trader address is: https://webtrader.aix-kz.com

Currently, the upgraded trading platform is in the testing phase starting from the 21 November 2025. During this period, access to the Web Trader is provided via the test environment at: https://test-webtrader.aix-kz.com

All Trading Members are required to complete testing of the Web Trader by 20 February 2026. Testing credentials are provided upon request to [email protected] or via the Customer Portal (New Web Trader request) which is available at: https://aixops.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/6.

Please note that the Customer Portal is the preferred channel for submitting questions and requests. To register for access to the Customer Portal, please contact [email protected].

Уведомление №4

Уважаемые участники AIX

Тестовая среда модернизированной AIX MCT FIX Proxy доступна. Просим вас протестировать текущие коннекторы во избежания неверного соединения после обновления торговой платформы AIX.

Несмотря на техническую готовность, AIX приняла решение отложить обновление торговой платформы в связи с просьбами участников. Новая ориентировочная дата запуска — 20 февраля 2026 года.

Мы считаем, что отсрочка принесёт пользу двум сторонам, дав больше времени для повышения готовности и обеспечения плавного перехода на новую торговую платформу.

Для тестирования необходимо выполнить следующие шаги:

Ознакомьтесь с обновленными спецификациями MCT FIX Proxy SP1, обратив внимание на выделенные красным цветом пробелы
Напишите в mktops@aix.kz для получения учетных данных к обновленной тестовой среды платформы.
Направьте в IT Operation AIX IP-адреса, которые будут использоваться для тестирования нового веб-трейдера (https://test–webtrader.aix–kz.com).
Получите тестовые сценарии от mktops@aix.kz и выполните тестовые сценарии.

Мы рекомендуем протестировать текущую систему (тестовый веб-трейдер и обновленный MCT FIX Proxy), чтобы определить скрытые ошибки, а также избежать задержек при направлении ордера.

Notice #3

Уважаемые участники AIX!

Cообщаем о готовности обновленой платформы Web–Trader для тестирования. Мы рекомендуем ознакомиться с платформой Web–Trader в течение тестового периода в кратчайшие сроки.

Модернизированный FIX SP1 включает изменения, выявленные в ходе первоначального анализа. Ниже приведено дополнительное 5-различие:

Различие между 3-м и 4-м поколениями:	Сейчас: торговая платформа AIX 3-го поколения	Плановая торговая платформа AIX 4-го поколения
5	Все отчеты об исполнении для конкретной фирмы содержат тег 11 (ClOrdID) и тег 41 (OrigClOrdID).	Отчеты об исполнении для соединения Drop Copy не содержат тег 11 (ClOrdID) и тег 41 (OrigClOrdID).

Участникам рекомендуется:

Ознакомиться с обновленной спецификацией MCT FIX 5.0 SP1 и различиями по Mappings (доступно на веб-сайте: https://aix.kz/for–aix–trading–members)
Провести тестирование, начиная с 26 ноября, для выявления последствий.
Внести необходимые корректировки в прокси-сервер MCT FIX 5.0 SP1 на стороне учетной системе брокера для обеспечения плавного перехода на новую версию торговой платформы 26 декабря 2025 года.

AIX MCT FIX proxy outages on 14-Nov-25 and 17-Nov-25

AIX web services unavailability on 18-Nov-25

Dear customers,

Due to internal network problems the AIX MCT FIX proxy service was unavailable from 15:02 till 15:09 on 14-Nov-25 and from 14:47 till 14:54 on 18-Nov-25.

AIX is performing internal investigation on the cause of the problems.

Dear customers,

Due to global outage of Cloudflare CDN service part of AIX web services were unavailable from 16:19 18-Nov-25 till 02:28 19-Nov-25.

All services are restored and fully available.

Should you have related enquiries please contact AIX Market Operations and On-boarding Department at [email protected].

We do apologize for any business disruption.

Upcoming AIX Trading Platform Upgrade to 4th Generation on December 26, 2025 – Notice #2 (22/10/2025)

A test environment for connecting to the new versions of FIX 5.0 SP2 and ITCH has been available since September 29th.
This is for participants modifying their systems to integrate with the new data sending/receiving channels.
These protocols differ from the current format and contain new fields/blocks to support the new functionality.
We recommend switching to implement for the new protocols and beginning the modification process promptly, as support for the current version will be discontinued in the second quarter of 2026.

Starting November 26th, the current (re-developed) MCT FIX 5.0 SP1 protocol will be available for testing, as it is also undergoing revisions and some format changes are possible. We strive to ensure a seamless transition for participants, but due to the significant differences between the formats of the current and new protocol versions, some changes are inevitable.

A list of identified issues is available on the website (https://aix.kz/for-aix-trading-members) and will be updated regularly. Therefore, we ask you to pay attention and thoroughly test the current system to determine the impact and identify hidden errors and avoid operational downtime.”

Upcoming AIX Trading Platform Upgrade to 4th Generation on December 26, 2025 – Notice #1

This significant upgrade includes the launch of two new trade and market data distribution channels: new gateway for FIX 5.0 SP2 and a new gateway for the ITCH protocol.

Testing: A test environment for these new protocols is already available, starting September 29, 2025.
Training: In November 2025, AIX will host a series of training sessions focusing on the benefits of the new FIX 5.0 SP2 and ITCH protocols.

Action for Existing Users: Participants currently using the AIX MCT FIX Proxy (FIX version 5.0 SP1 and below) are not expected to require changes. However, any potential updates to the AIX MCT FIX Proxy will have their specifications available by November 26, 2025, and will require mandatory retesting by Trading members starting from the date of announcement.

We will continue to provide updates throughout the upgrade phase.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at [email protected].