Reporting Associated Members (RSD)

Security dealers in Switzerland must comply with the reporting obligation prescribed by the Stock Exchange and Securities Trading Act (SESTA). The SIX Swiss Exchange is the central reporting office in this regard and operates the Reporting Security Dealers (RSD) system, which associated Participants use for reporting their off order book transactions in SIX Swiss Exchange-listed securities.

With its RSD system, the SIX Swiss Exchange provides an electronic online reporting mechanism that makes full use of the benefits of Internet technology. Reporting securities dealers run a Java applet on their workstations and connect via secure encrypted tunnels (Cisco VPN Client) to the Cisco VPN server located at the SIX Swiss Exchange. The secure tunnel is based on a public/private key concept and handles both secure message transfer and user authentication.

The business functions are carried out by the RSD Web Server, which in turn is linked to the Exchange System cluster.

Rules and Regulations

Legal information, as well as information on the rights and obligations of SIX Swiss Exchange associated Participants, is available here.

Security Concepts

RSD platforms are built on several security components. A global description is available here.

Technical Information

Information about the components and use of the RSD platform is provided here.

RSD Environments

Login Pages for the Production Environment and for the Membertest Environment are available here.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

The most frequently asked questions from RSD users are classified according to subject and technical issue. The FAQs also feature a section on how to program an RSD application. More informations are provided here.