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


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
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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. |
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. |
All Intermediary and Service Provider Partners have completed their infrastructure and have the ability to sell services within the co-location facility. |
For additional information, please contact your Global Account Manager. Additional materials available include:
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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.

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