diff --git a/loadgen/loop.js b/loadgen/loop.js
index 3aa38c2..9b10bc9 100644
--- a/loadgen/loop.js
+++ b/loadgen/loop.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import http from 'http';
 import { prepareFaucet } from './task-tap-faucet';
 import { prepareAMMTrade } from './task-trade-amm';
 import { prepareVaultCycle } from './task-create-vault';
+import { prepareSimpleExchange } from './task-trade-simple-exchange';
 
 // we want mostly AMM tasks, and only occasional vault tasks
 
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ let currentConfig = {
   faucet: null, // or { interval=60, limit=1, wait=0 }
   amm: null,
   vault: null,
+  exchange: null,
 };
 
 const tasks = {
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ const tasks = {
   // measure the balance
   amm: [prepareAMMTrade],
   vault: [prepareVaultCycle],
+  exchange: [prepareSimpleExchange],
 };
 
 const runners = {}; // name -> { cycle, timer }
diff --git a/loadgen/task-trade-simple-exchange.js b/loadgen/task-trade-simple-exchange.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a181786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loadgen/task-trade-simple-exchange.js
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { E } from '@agoric/eventual-send';
+import { makeIssuerKit, amountMath } from '@agoric/ertp';
+import { pursePetnames, issuerPetnames } from './petnames';
+import { disp } from './display';
+import { allValues } from './allValues';
+
+// prepare to make trades on the simple exchange each cycle
+export async function prepareSimpleExchange(homePromise, deployPowers) {
+  const KEY = 'trade-simple-exchange';
+  const home = await homePromise;
+  const { zoe, scratch, agoricNames, wallet } = home;
+  let tools = await E(scratch).get(KEY);
+  if (!tools) {
+    const {
+      runIssuer,
+      bldIssuer,
+      runPurse,
+      bldPurse } = await allValues({
+        runIssuer: E(agoricNames).lookup('issuer', issuerPetnames.RUN),
+        bldIssuer: E(agoricNames).lookup('issuer', issuerPetnames.BLD),
+        runPurse: E(wallet).getPurse(pursePetnames.RUN),
+        bldPurse: E(wallet).getPurse(pursePetnames.BLD),
+      });
+    const runBrand = runIssuer.brand;
+    const bldBrand = bldIssuer.brand;
+    
+    const runBalance = await E(runPurse).getCurrentAmount();
+    if (runBalance.value < BigInt(1000000)) {
+      throw Error(`insufficient RUN, trade-simple-exchange cannot proceed`);
+    }
+    const bldBalance = await E(bldPurse).getCurrentAmount();
+    if (bldBalance.value < BigInt(1000000)) {
+      throw Error(`insufficient BLD, trade-simple-exchange cannot proceed`);
+    }
+
+    const { bundleSource } = deployPowers;
+    const bundle = await bundleSource(
+      require.resolve(`@agoric/zoe/src/contracts/simpleExchange`),
+    );
+    const installation = await E(zoe).install(bundle);
+    const publicFacet = await E(zoe).startInstance(
+      installation, {
+        Asset: runIssuer,
+        Price: bldIssuer,
+      }
+    );
+
+    tools = { runBrand, bldBrand, runPurse, bldPurse };
+    await E(scratch).set(KEY, tools);
+    console.log(`trade-simple-exchange: tools installed`);
+  }
+  const { runBrand, bldBrand, runPurse, bldPurse } = tools;
+
+  function randomPositiveInt(max) {
+    return Math.floor(Math.random * (max - 1)) + 1;
+  }
+
+  async function tradeSimpleExchangeCycle() {
+    const numIterations = 10;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < numIterations; i++) {
+      let invitation = E(publicFacet).makeInvitation();
+      let option = randomPositiveInt(2);
+      let giveAmount = randomPositiveInt(5) / 1000;
+      let wantAmount = randomPositiveInt(5) / 1000;
+      let proposal, payment;
+      
+      if (option == 1) {
+        proposal = harden({
+          give: { Asset: amountMath.make(runBrand, giveAmount) },
+          want: { Price: amountMath.make(bldBrand, wantAmount) },
+          exit: { onDemand: null },
+        });
+        payment = { Asset: amountMath.make(runBrand, giveAmount) };
+      } else {
+        proposal = harden({
+          give: { Asset: amountMath.make(bldBrand, wantAmount) },
+          want: { Price: amountMath.make(runBrand, giveAmount) },
+          exit: { onDemand: null },
+        });
+        payment = { Asset: amountMath.make(bldBrand, wantAmount) };
+      }
+      let seat = await E(zoe).offer(invitation, proposal, payment);
+    }
+
+    console.log(`trade-simple-exchange done: ${numIterations} iterations`);
+  }
+
+  return tradeSimpleExchangeCycle;
+}