CME Direct Software Enhancement Coming July 15

On Sunday, July 15 (trade date Monday, July 16), there will be a CME Direct software upgrade.
The software release will include the following enhancements:

• System Performance Improvements.
• Block Trade Reporting Time Notification – Notifies a user when the execution time for a deal exceeds the Block trade reporting time.
• Timer Display Enhancement – The Reporting Countdown Timer (a column in the OTC Trade Book) now accurately tracks correct reporting time (5 or 15 minutes).  See Rule-526 for details.
• EFRP Trade submission – Allows users to submit EFRP transactions in certain Exchange contracts for a defined period following the termination of trading in accordance with the applicable product rules.
• Deal Entry - Eurodollar Packs & Bundle Differential Price will now calculate leg prices based on previous day’s settlement throughout entire session (trade date).

For detailed information on new features and enhancements, please see the CME Direct Release Notes.

CME Direct team recommends you save a copy of your workspace prior to system upgrade. To save a workspace: Menu > Export Window Layout.

If you receive an “out-of-date” notification when attempting to launch CME Direct following the software update, please use this link to open the application: https://cmedirect.cmegroup.com.