CME Direct Software Enhancement Coming March 19

On Sunday, March 19 (trade date Monday, March 20), there will be a CME Direct software upgrade. The software release includes:

• New Active Options Grid – Quickly create and view active options market activity based on an underlying futures contract and filter by Category. The view can also be opened from a Quick Options grid based on the selected Future and Categories.  
• Market Maker Window Enhancements – Users can manage market maker windows by docking within layouts, enabling "follow selected item" and pin/unpin action.  
• Block and DRFQ Entry Alleged Deal Allocations – Users submitting Block and Directed RFQ submissions can pre-submit allocate to multiple accounts. 

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

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

If you receive an “out-of-date” notification when attempting to launch CME Direct following the software update, open the application here. 

Please contact the Global Command Center (GCC) with any questions in the US at +1 800 438 8616, in Europe at +44 20 7623 4747 or in Asia at +65 6532 5010.