CME Co-Location Services: Lowest Latency Connection to CME Globex
 
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CME Co-Location Services
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CME Group’s new data center which houses our trading match engines for all products traded on the CME Globex platform provides the lowest latency connection for our customers.

CME Co-Location Services is comprised of:
  • CME Co-Location Hosting Services
    • Power and Space
  • CME Co-Location Connectivity Services
    • Lowest Latency and Equidistant Cabling
  • CME Co-Location Support Services
    • High Quality Customer Support
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CME Group's Co-Location Facility

State-of-the-Art Technology. A World-Class Data Center Platform.

  • More than 428,000 square feet of space - greater than 7 football fields
  • Served by two 138,000 volt transmission-quality utility services from two separate generation plants
  • Environmentally green, cutting edge HVAC and electrical distribution equipment
 

 

Capacity Update

Telecommunication Service Providers

Partner Programs

Resources

Space in our data center is still available and contracts are being accepted for customers who wish to move in. Please contact your Global Account Manager for additional details.

Existing Connections
We will continue to support our existing connectivity offerings including CME LNet and Jackson Direct. For a complete listing of connectivity options please visit
www.cmegroup.com/tradingapplications.

We are pleased to present the telecommunication providers that are in "approved" or "pending" status to provide connectivity services to and from our new data center, located in Aurora, Illinois.

Learn more and view the Telecommunication Service Providers

All Intermediary and Service Provider Partners have completed their infrastructure and have the ability to sell services within the co-location facility.

View list of approved Service Provider Partners

For additional information, please contact your Global Account Manager. Additional materials available include:

  • Product Guide
  • Policy Guide
  • FAQ
  • Master Co-Location Services Agreement (MCSA)
  • Fee Schedule

CME Co-Location Hosting Services - Power and Space

  • 12.5 MW of usable power to co-location customers in Phase 1
  • Tier 3 design with additional security, fire protection and infrastructure enhancements
  • 2 tiers of power capacity available

Includes:

  • Licensed Space
  • Power
  • Data Center Environmentals

 

CME Co-Location Connectivity Services - Lowest Latency and Equidistant Cabling

  • CME GLink - Equidistant Cross Connect to ensure location neutrality for all customers
  • Multiple diverse entrances, redundant carrier rooms
  • Carrier-neutral, open access telecommunications policy provides for flexibility

Includes:

  • CME GLink Options
    • 1 Gbps
    • 10 Gbps (with inbound rate limited to 1 Gbps)
  • Cross Connects
  • Bulk Transport
    • Available at 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps speeds, Bulk Transport is a point-to-point Ethernet service providing a cost-effective, low-latency connectivity option between CME Group’s co-location facility in Aurora, IL and The Lakeside Technology Center at 350 E. Cermak in Chicago, IL (the existing CME LNet location)
  • Utility Networks

 

CME Co-Location Support Services - Available 24x7

  • Remote Hands
    • Flexibility in maintaining and servicing equipment
    • Onsite technicians for routine maintenance as well as emergency assistance
  • Customer Support
    • Available 24x7 to assist with Portal training, policy questions, facility access, shipping & receiving, cross connects, and any other general co-location issues or questions.