For the latest roadmap of CME Group technology initiatives:
See the Development Launch Schedule.

Additional Resources

• Weekly CME Globex Notices provide the latest information on listed derivatives and are available at 8 a.m. CT Thursdays.
• Previous EBS Market on CME Globex Notices are available from the Notice Search page.

Critical System Information

CME STP Migration for EBS Customers - December 31

Central Post Trade (CPT) TOF and FIX will be decommissioned on December 31.

All EBS clients must migrate to CME STP solutions before the decommission. Both CME STP and CME STP FIX currently support EBS trades as well as BrokerTec on CME Globex, BrokerTec Stream, and CME Group futures and options.

Start planning your CPT migration now to ensure no interruption of service, and continued access to new products and features, which will only be supported in CME STP. 

To facilitate your migration, Message Specifications  and CME STP FIX Data Dictionary are now available along with Migration Guides for CPT TOF and CPT FIX to CME STP.

CME STP for EBS FX Markets are currently available for customer testing in New Release. Functional certification is required.

Please contact Global Account Management with any questions regarding this migration.

Decommission of EBS Central Post Trade Email Service - December 31

EBS Central Post Trade (CPT) email service will be decommissioned on December 31.

EBS clients who currently use CPT email service are recommended to use CME STP Trade View. The CME STP Trade View trade details PDF feature has been designed to replace the CPT email PDF.

 NewAccess to EBS Market NDFs Post-Trade Reports 

As communicated previously, EBS consolidated NDF trading into a single liquidy pool, using the current EBS UK MTF starting September 30. As of October 1, FEAT100 reports, which were provided to assist participants in meeting their on-SEF recordkeeping requirements, are no longer available.

Participants can retrieve details of orders and trades executed on EBS UK MTF in the CEOD200 reports available via EREP. 

Advertised Routes Update for Google Cloud Access via Client-Managed Connectivity Solutions - This Week

To prepare for the upcoming migrations of CME STP and other CME Group services to Google Cloud, effective this Saturday, October 12, the following Public IP Prefixes will be advertised on all CME Group for EBS connectivity options. Clients should ensure their networking teams are aware of and prepared for this change to ensure no interruption of services.

Production Ranges	New Release, Certification and hCL2 Ranges
167.204.72.128/25 - New to RNet connections only; already advertised on other connection types 208.112.152.0/24 208.112.153.0/24 208.112.154.0/24 208.112.155.0/24 208.112.168.0/24 208.112.169.0/24 208.112.170.0/24 208.112.171.0/24 208.112.184.0/24 208.112.185.0/24 208.112.186.0/24 208.112.187.0/24 208.112.248.0/24 208.112.249.0/24 208.112.250.0/24 208.112.251.0/24	208.112.216.0/24 208.112.217.0/24 208.112.218.0/24 208.112.219.0/24 208.112.232.0/24 208.112.233.0/24 208.112.234.0/24 208.112.235.0/24

UpdateCME FX Spot+ - March 2025

† Denotes update to the article

Effective March 2025, CME Group will launch CME FX Spot+, a new tradable spot FX instrument, leveraging CME FX Link liquidity to bring together OTC spot FX and FX futures.

CME FX Spot+ will enable spot FX market participants to tap into CME FX futures liquidity through an open, transparent central limit order book while giving FX futures users broader access to OTC liquidity. This unique liquidity connection will be made possible by implied matching through CME FX Link, a liquid, tradable spread between OTC spot FX and FX futures.

The FX Spot+ products will be available for the following currency pairs:  EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, NZD/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, and USD/MXN.

All of the FX Spot+ products will be available in the New Release environment for customer testing on Monday, November 11.

More information on these new products and the associated messaging and functionality enhancements is available in the FX Spot+ client impact assessment. A new FX Spot+ Credit Overview is also available with credit features and details for both FX Link and FX Spot+.

† CME FX Spot+  Specification Update

† The CME FX Spot+ client impact assessment has been updated to reflect the following updates:

• Updated Binary Trading Reporting description for the repeating fields of tag 1795-NoOrderEvents retesting group
• Updated the values of Minimum Order Size for CME FX Spot+ Product Attributes
• Added Reference Data API launch dates, API endpoint, data type and attribute descriptions for CME Reference Data API changes

Announcements and Additional Resources

NewInternal Testing Reminder 

As a reminder, CME Group internal testing in the Production environment can occur during the weekend. Any trades or market data generated during these tests should be disregarded.

Clients can connect to CME Globex services beginning at 10:30 a.m. Central Time (CT) Sundays to prepare for weekly start-up. Clients should ensure all services are disconnected by 5:00 p.m. CT Fridays to avoid receiving internal test data.

CME Group Trading and Clearing Hours are also available on the CME Group website.

CME Network Service Provider (CME NSP) Connectivity Option Launch - Now Live

CME Group has launched the CME NSP connectivity option. Clients are now able to order connections via a resilient, fully managed service from leading global network service providers with access to the following EBS services:

• EBS Workstation – EBS UI on client managed hardware
• CPT FIX 
• CME STP 
• EBS Direct LCI 
• iLink CGW
• Credit Screened TCP MDP

CME NSP is an alternative connectivity option to the Client Delivery Network (CDN).  This connectivity solution is suitable for clients who do not wish to manage the connections themselves or are not located in close proximity to CME data centres. It includes a shared EBS EConnect connection or a shared EBS Globex Hub connection, supplied by the CME-approved Network Service Provider.

Please contact Global Account Management with any questions regarding the NSP connectivity option and for details about product information, accessible services, regional availability and NSP contact information.