Development Launches

Overview

The Development Launch Schedule is a roadmap of technology launches. Use this schedule to plan development support for the following services and more:

  • Market Data Platform (MDP)
  • iLink (Order Routing)
  • Reference Data
  • Risk Management Services (e.g., Drop Copy, Account Management Service, etc.)
  • ClearPort
  • CME STP

Upcoming

Summary Impacted Services Impacted PEs Certification Required? Notice Date New Release Date AutoCert+ Date Mock Date Production Date
New Market Data Channel 335 for Equity and Alternative Product Launch     No 11/Dec/25        
iLink Messaging Enhancements iLink BMD, GME No 23/Oct/25 13/Nov/25     25/Jan/26
BrokerTec Chicago Conflated TCP Market Data Group     No 20/Nov/25 14/Dec/25     8/Feb/26
Equity Index Options Variable Tick Expansion (VTT) MDP, Ref Data API   No 30/Oct/25 09/Nov/25     11/Jan/26
Network Connectivity Updates to Support F&O 24/7     No          
24/7 Trading Account Manager, Data Insights, Drop Copy, iLink, MDP, Ref Data API, sMDP, STP   No 04/Sep/25       04/Sep/25
iLink Schema Update iLink BMD, GME No 23/Oct/25 13/Nov/25     25/Jan/26
New Order Cross Enrichment iLink BMD, GME Yes 06/Nov/25 20/Nov/25 04/Dec/25   22/Feb/26
Weekend Trading on CME Globex Account Management Services UI, Account Manager, Drop Copy, iLink, MDP, Ref Data API   No          
CME Globex on Google Cloud ATG, Drop Copy, iLink, MDP, sMDP BMD, GME, Eris No 22/Aug/24        
CME Globex Order Entry Web Service APIs     Yes 30/Oct/23 30/Oct/23 30/Oct/23    

Historical

Historical development launch content from 2017 to present is available as a CSV download. This content is updated every Thursday at 8:00 am Central Time.

Contact us

Global Account Management

The GAM team manages customer access to all CME Group markets and services and serves as clients’ primary information source for electronic trading, technology enhancements and new offerings.

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Global Command Center

The GCC oversees market operations and production support 24 hours a day, six days a week for Globex, BrokerTec, EBS and OTC venues, as well as supporting CME Direct, ClearPort, DataMine, Elysian and GFE platforms.

U.S.

+1 800 438 8616

Europe

+44 20 7623 4747

Asia

+65 6532 5010

Japan

+81 3 6733 7559

Certification Support for Electronic Trading (CSET)

CSET handles inquiries, issues and support requests from clients testing or certifying to the Globex and ClearPort services.

U.S.

+1 312 930 2322

Europe

+44 20 3379 3803

Asia

+65 6593 5593

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