Technical Alert, Trading Alert
MIAX Emerald
February 13, 2026 | 12:16 PM
MIAX Emerald Options Exchange - Planned network switch refresh, upgrade for 10G ULL extranet switches and mandatory testing requirements
MIAX Emerald Options will upgrade 10G ULL extranet switches and increase the number of available customer-facing edge switches from six to ten on Friday, June 12, 2026 post close of trading. Existing 10G ULL extranet switches are approaching vendor end of support and require replacement.
Existing firm cross connects will be migrated by MIAX on the cutover date to the six upgraded switches. For the four additional extranet edge switches, if firms want cross-connect (CC) activation to coincide with the upgrade, they must submit LOAs at least four weeks prior to the Friday, June 12, 2026 cutover date.
Following the upgrade, firms must conduct mandatory testing:
- Mandatory testing will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET.
- Firms are required to perform the following verifications:
- Verify all 10G ULL CCs by logging into each subscribed application for each CC (i.e. establish application-level socket connections to MEO, MEI, FOI, CTD, etc., for all ports, across all CCs) and verify the login.
- Verify A/B feed heartbeats for all subscribed multicast feeds on each CC.
- After verifying connectivity, firms must send an email to TradingOperations@miaxglobal.com and receive confirmation testing was completed successfully.