Front-End Clients

UpdateBrokerTec GFE Connectivity to CME STP FIX on Google Cloud - July 31

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†Effective Friday, July 31, the on-premise instances for CME STP FIX will be decommissioned. All versions of the BrokerTec Global Front End (GFE) must connect to CME STP FIX on Google Cloud to ensure the Clearing Trades tab continues to function after †July 31. Connections to the on-premise services will no longer be available.

To prevent any disruption of service, clients must verify that the required hostnames for their connection type have been allowlisted and are available from their traders' workstations.

Please use the appropriate article below to confirm your setup:

• Internet: CME STP FIX on Google Cloud - Production Internet Connectivity
• Dedicated: CME STP FIX on Google Cloud: Production Dedicated Connectivity

Action Required: Upgrade to BrokerTec Sync Client Versions 5.0 to Avoid Service Interruption - June 26

All clients must upgrade to BrokerTec Sync client versions 5.0 by Friday, June 26, 2026, to avoid loss of access to the BrokerTec GFE for clients dependent on BrokerTec Sync.

BrokerTec Sync client versions 4.x or older have not been supported since Monday, June 2, 2025. 

Network Requirements

As our services migrate to Google Cloud, this new client version requires access to the following URLs over the public Internet from the BrokerTec Sync user’s workstation: 

BrokerTec Sync Portal
Current URLs (Client version 3.x/4.x)	New URLs (Client version 5.0+)
https://sync.brokertec.com https://paging.numecentcloud.com	https://markets.api.cmegroup.com/brokertec/sync-portal  https://paging.numecentcloud.com (no change)

Installation Requirements

Please note that customers upgrading from a previous version of the BrokerTec Sync client will be prompted to reboot their workstation during the upgrade process. To minimize disruption, we strongly encourage customer support teams to schedule this upgrade at an appropriate time.

Any client inquiries for technical issues or production support should be directed to the CME Group Global Command Center (GCC) in the U.S. +1 800 438 8616, in Europe at +44 20 7623 4747, in Asia at +65 6532 5010 and in Japan at +81 3 6733 7559.

Post-Trade

UpdateCME STP FIX and FIXML - Truncation of Trailing Zeros in Specific Quantity Fields - May 3

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Effective †Sunday, May 3 (trade date Monday, May 4), the trailing zeros will be truncated in the Unit of Measure Quantity and Trading Quantity fields in CME STP FIX and FIXML Trade Capture Reports. This truncation does not change the precision of these fields.

Product	STP Field	STP FIXML Attribute	STP FIX tag	Example Quantity values
				Current Quantity value	New Quantity Value
Futures and Options	Unit of Measure Quantity	/TrdCaptRpt/Instrmt/@UOMQty /TrdCaptRpt/TrdLeg/Leg/@UOMQty	1147-UnitofMeasureQuantity 1224-LegUnitofMeasureQuantity	100.00	100
	Trading Quantity	/TrdCaptRpt/@TrdgQty /TrdCaptRpt/TrdLeg/@TrdgQty	32-TradingQuantity 10038-LegTradingQuantity	22046.20	22046.2

This change is currently available for customer testing in New Release.

UpdateCME STP FIX on Google Cloud - Production Internet Connectivity Migration Deadline - July 31

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As part of a phased migration of CME Straight Through Processing APIs to Google Cloud, †Production internet connectivity options for CME STP FIX API are now available.

By close of business on †Friday, July 31, all clients must complete migration and connect to CME STP FIX API Production using only the Google Cloud hostnames.

CME STP FIX on Google Cloud is available in parallel to the current on-prem instance. When connecting in parallel to Google Cloud and on-prem instances, clients should ensure trades are not double-booked.

A mandatory supplemental certification for message recovery is now available for CME STP FIX on Google Cloud. 

Please contact Certification Support for Electronic Trading (CSET) with any questions in the U.S. at +1 312 930 2322, in Europe at +44 20 3379 3803, or in Asia at +65 6593 5593.

UpdateCME STP FIX on Google Cloud - Production Dedicated Connectivity Migration Deadline - July 31

† Denotes update to the article

As part of a phased migration of CME Straight Through Processing APIs to Google Cloud, †Production dedicated connectivity options for CME STP FIX API are now available.

By close of business on †Friday, July 31, all clients must complete migration and connect to CME STP FIX API Production using only the Google Cloud hostnames.

CME STP FIX on Google Cloud is available in parallel to the current on-prem instance. When connecting in parallel to Google Cloud and on-prem instances, clients should ensure trades are not double-booked.

A mandatory supplemental certification for message recovery is now available for CME STP FIX on Google Cloud. 

Please contact Certification Support for Electronic Trading (CSET) with any questions in the U.S. at +1 312 930 2322, in Europe at +44 20 3379 3803, or in Asia at +65 6593 5593.

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