The importance of operational credibility and extended availability of IT infrastructure, combined with the development of Business Continuity solutions has been widely recognized. This combination has been regarded as crucial to the mitigation of operational and systemic risk.

ATHEXGroup, having as its main obligation the safeguard of smooth trading, clearing and settlement procedures, has been engaged during the last 2 years in the implementation of the aforementioned Business Continuity solutions. ATHEXGroup, today, is pleased to inform the Capital Market participants that the design and implementation of the new Business Continuity Plan (BCP) has been completed. Part of this plan is the establishment and entry into service of the new Disaster Recovery Site of ATHEXGroup which is able to support the safe and smooth continuity of critical business activities of the Group, in case of a destructive event at the main premises of ATHEXGroup.

Within the framework of the above, a General Mock Session has been decided to take place on Saturday 23/02/2013 with the participation of all Cash and Derivatives markets participants, where the complete design of the Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup will be tested.

It is noted that this test is a part of the periodic testing of the Business Continuity Plan of the Group which takes place on an annual basis.

Please find below the relative material about General Mock Sessions on Business Continuity plan of ATHEXGroup.

General Mock Session for the OASIS Trading System - Sunday 05/12/2021

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The ATHEX Group is organizing on Sunday, 5 December 2021 a General Mock trading session of Cash and Derivatives Trading System at the Production environment, which involves the use of the Disaster Recovery Site.   The scope of the mock trading session is to ensure that the members' systems will connect to the Disaster Site and operate smoothly and that the design and implementation of the new Business Continuity Plan (BCP) has been completed.
Time schedule, scenarios and genaral instructions for the Mock session

6th General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup

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In the above context the 6th General Mock Session is planned on Saturday 19/10/2019 with the participation of Trading and Clearing Members, DSS Operators, Data Vendors and XNET Participants.   The purpose of the mock session is to simulate a normal trading day by performing a trading session with parallel execution of clearing, settlement and any other post-trading operations.
Time schedule, scenarios and genaral instructions for the Mock session
Results of 6th General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup

5th General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup

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In the above context the 5th General Mock Session is planned on Saturday 30/06/2018 with the participation of Trading and Clearing Members, DSS Operators, Data Vendors and XNET Participants.   The purpose of the mock session is to simulate a normal trading day by performing a trading session with parallel execution of clearing, settlement and any other post-trading operations.
Time schedule, scenarios and genaral instructions for the Mock session
Results of 5th General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup

4th General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup

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In the above context the 4rd General Mock Session is planned on Saturday 17/06/2017 with the participation of Trading and Clearing Members, DSS Operators, Data Vendors and XNET Participants.   The purpose of the mock session is to simulate a normal trading day by performing a trading session with parallel execution of clearing, settlement and any other post-trading operations.
Time schedule, scenarios and genaral instructions for the Mock session
Results of 4th General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup

3rd General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup

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In the above context the 3rd General Mock Session is planned on Saturday 25/06/2016 with the participation of Trading and Clearing Members, DSS Operators, Data Vendors and XNET Participants.   The purpose of the mock session is to simulate a normal trading day by performing a trading session with parallel execution of clearing, settlement and any other post-trading operations.
Time schedule, scenarios and genaral instructions for the Mock session
Results of 3rd General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup

2nd General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup

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Invitation-Announcement for 2nd General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup
Time schedule, scenarios and genaral instructions for the Mock session
Results of 2nd General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup

1st General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup

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Results of 1st General Mock Session on Business Continuity Plan of ATHEXGroup