CME Globex Notices: August 27, 2018

Critical System Updates

Price Precision Extension - 2018

CME Group is implementing end-to-end technology changes to support increased price granularity. Currently, CME Group systems support a maximum of 7 decimals. With this initiative, products with up to 9 decimals may be listed and traded. On Sunday, January 13, 2019 (trade date Monday, January 14), pending regulatory approval, the 2-Year Treasury Note futures, all 2-Year Treasury Future Spreads (including Calendar Spreads, Tail Spreads and Inter-Commodity Spreads with a 2-Year Treasury Future) along with the futures portion of covered options UDS, will move from 7 decimals to 8 to support trading at 1/8 of 1/32.

Customers are encouraged to move to support 9 decimals now; but there are no plans to list a product that uses the 9th decimal at this time.

With this release, customer certification will be required for MDP 3.0 and Streamlined SBE.  The new Market Data templates are currently available in New Release and the AutoCert+ test suite is now available for certification.

On Sunday, November 4, a production test instrument for the 2-Year Treasury Note futures will be launched on CME Globex. This new test instrument will give customers the ability to confirm system readiness for the introduction of 8-digit decimal price precision. Upon the launch of this test instrument, clients whose systems are not yet prepared to handle 8 decimal precision must ensure their systems have the ability to ignore market data and iLink/Drop Copy execution reports on this new instrument.

Price Precision Timeline:

 

 

Customer Mock Trading Sessions

To ensure customers can process the market data, CME Group will offer customer mock trading sessions prior to each schema rollout group and Globex test instrument launch. Select the dates below to view the respective test scripts:

• Saturday, October 20

Customers are required to register and join the conference bridge line to participate in the mock trading sessions.

For complete impacts, rollout information and dates, please refer to Key Events and Dates in the Client Impact Assessment.

The Client Impact Assessment includes additional information on the following:

• CME Globex iLink
• CME Globex MDP3 and Mandatory Certification
• Streamlined MDP and Mandatory Certification
• ITC
• CME Globex Drop Copy
• Referential Data
• Production Globex Test Instrument

Please watch the Price Precision Extension Technology Webinar for a technical impact overview.

These changes are currently available in New Release for customer testing. The 2-Year Treasury Note futures are available in New Release with 1/8 of 1/32 tick.

On Monday, September 10, CME Group will launch two additional Price Precision test instruments in the New Release environment. These instruments will give customers the ability to perform additional testing on 8 and 9 decimal prices. These instruments will only be available in the New Release environment and will not be launched in the Production and Certification environments.

Price Precision Test Instruments
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Price Precision	Market Data Channel
E-micro Japanese Yen/American Dollar Futures	099	#J	9-Decimal	314
E-micro Japanese Yen/American Dollar Futures	097	#J	8-Decimal	314

 

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New New - Automated Port Closure for Drop Copy Sessions - October 7

Effective Sunday, October 7 (trade date Monday, October 8), CME Globex will implement Automated Port Closure on Drop Copy sessions to further protect CME Group markets and systems from potentially detrimental behavior. Currently, CME Globex Port Closure Policy applies only to iLink sessions.

With this implementation, CME Globex will automatically logout and close both the primary and backup ports for any Drop Copy session that exceeds 5 invalid Logon (tag 35=A) messages in 60 seconds. Logon messages may be invalid due to:

• Incorrect sequence number
• Invalid heartbeat interval
• Malformed message
• Required tag missing or sent with invalid value
• Invalid SenderCompID (tag 49)

Automated Port Closure on Drop Copy sessions can also be triggered by sending messages other than a Logon when the session has not yet been successfully logged in and by exceeding the Administrative Messaging Threshholds.

When triggered, the Drop Copy gateway will send a Logout message (tag 35=5) with tag 58-Text="(1000) CME Administered Port Closure Due to Invalid Number of Login Attempts Being Exceeded".

Sessions with active-active fault tolerance will receive the Logout message on both the primary and backup instances. Sessions without fault tolerance will only receive the Logout on the primary instance, but both the primary and backup ports will be closed.

Primary and secondary clearing firm administrators must contact the Global Command Center directly to have a port re-opened. The GCC can be reached in U.S. at U.S. at +1 800 438 8616, in Europe at +44 20 7623 4747 or in Asia at +65 6532 5010.

Automated Port Closure for Drop Copy will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, September 17. To facilitate customer testing, the parameters in New Release will be 5 invalid Logon (tag 35=A) messages in 15 seconds.

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New New - Messaging Controls for Drop Copy Sessions - October 7

Effective Sunday, October 7 (trade date Monday, October 8), Drop Copy sessions will be subject to Administrative Messaging Thresholds. The following administrative messaging thresholds will apply.

Messaging Controls for Drop Copy Sessions
Environment	Reject Threshold/th>	Port Closure /Logout Threshold	Interval
New Release	401	501	Three-second window
Production	100	200	Three-second window

Detailed information on messaging controls is available in the Client Systems Wiki.

This change will be available in New Release for customer testing Monday, September 17.

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iLink Convenience Gateways Behavior Harmonization  - November 4

To simplify the iLink session behavior, effective Sunday, November 4 (trade date Monday, November 5), all Convenience Gateway (CGW) iLink sessions will move to MSGW-style Session Connection and Resend Request.  The following CGW features will now match the MSGW current state.

iLink Convenience Gateways Behavior Harmonizations
Functionality	Current Behavior	New Behavior	Certification Required
Duplicate Session Connection Attempts	Accepted, then disconnected	Ignored	No
Resend behavior from CME Globex to Client System	No real-time messages are published until the customer’s resend request is satisfied	Real-time messages will be interleaved with resend responses CGW customers must be able to receive out-of-sequence during a resend response without triggering another resend request	Yes Please Note - A new CGW Resend Request certification test is currently available in Autocert+. Certification via AutoCert+ is mandatory for all iLink CGW customers.

These changes are currently available in New Release for customer testing.

CME Group will offer the iLink mock trading session on Saturday, October 20. This mock trading session will  offer customers the opportunity to interact with the system and experience the new iLink CGW behavior harmonization in the CME Globex production environment. An overview to the mock trading session script is now available.

Please note that customers are required to register in advance in order to participate in the iLink mock trading session. 

Drop Copy is not impacted by this change.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your Global Account Manager in the U.S. at +1 312 634 8700, in Europe at +44 203 379 3754 or in Asia at +65 6593 5505 for additional information.

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New Functionality

Inter-Exchange Spread Blocks on Streamlined SBE Market Data  - September 9

Effective Sunday, September 9 (trade date Monday, September 10), pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, streamlined SBE Market Data will publish block trades on inter-exchange spreads between Designated Contract Markets (DCMs). This will include support for the STIR products, including CME Eurodollar futures, CBOT 30 Day Federal Funds futures, and One-Month and Three-Month SOFR futures.

Streamlined SBE market data for these spreads will be sent on the channel that corresponds to the front leg of the spread. They will have a new value in tag 207-SecurityExchange=IES. The DCM of the outright legs are defined in FIX tag 616-LegSecurityExchange in the trade summary message leg repeating group.

More information on Streamlined SBE Market Data for block trades is available in the Client Systems Wiki.

SBE – Streamlined Block Trade Market Data Channels
Channel Name	SBE Channel Number
CME Block Trades	230
CBOT Block Trades	231
NYMEX Block Trades	232
COMEX Block Trades	233

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

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Product Launches

Hot-Rolled Coil Steel vs. Busheling Ferrous Scrap Spreads  - September 9

Effective Sunday, September 9 (trade date Monday, September 10), U.S. Midwest Domestic Hot-Rolled Coil Steel (CRU) Index futures vs. U.S. Midwest Busheling Ferrous Scrap (AMM) futures Inter-commodity spreads will be listed for the first 24 contract months on CME Globex.

Hot-Rolled Coil Steel vs. Busheling Ferrous Scrap Spreads
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Tag 762- SecuritySubType
U.S. Midwest Domestic Hot-Rolled Coil Steel (CRU) Index Futures vs. U.S. Midwest Busheling Ferrous Scrap (AMM) Futures	HRC	HR	IS Inter-Commodity

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

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

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E-mini Communication Services Select Sector Index Futures - September 9

Effective Sunday, September 9 (trade date Monday, September 10), E-mini Communication Services Select Sector Index futures and BTIC on E-mini Communication Service Select Sector Index futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.

E-mini Communication Services Select Sector Index Futures
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Market Data Channel
E-mini Communication Services Select Sector Index Futures	XAZ	XB	318
BTIC on E-mini Communication Services Select Sector Index Futures	XZT	TX	318

These futures are currently available for customer testing in New Release.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.

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Physically-Delivered Turkish Lira/U.S. Dollar (TRY/USD) Futures  - September 9

Effective Sunday, September 9 (trade date Monday, September 10), Physically-Delivered Turkish Lira/U.S. Dollar (TRY/USD) futures and calendar spreads will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.

Physically-Delivered Turkish Lira/U.S. Dollar (TRY/USD) Futures
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Market Data Channel
Physically-Delivered Turkish Lira/U.S. Dollar (TRY/USD) Futures	TRL	6T	320

These futures and spreads are currently available for customer testing in New Release.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.

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New New - E-micro Gold TAS  - September 23

Effective Sunday, September 23 (trade date Monday, September 24), E-micro Gold TAS will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.

E-micro Gold TAS
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Market Data Channel
E-micro Gold TAS	MGT	TG	360

The E-micro Gold TAS will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, September 10.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of COMEX.

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Eris Swap Futures on Globex - December 2

Effective Sunday, December 2 (trade date Monday, December 3), pending regulatory approval, CME Group will list Eris Swap Futures on the CBOT designated contract market (DCM) for trading on CME Globex. Eris swap futures Block Trade transactions can also be submitted via CME Direct or CME ClearPort.

The Eris Swap futures will function similarly and trade alongside the MAC Swap Futures, bringing together the two leading interest rate swap futures on a single exchange venue.

Eris  Swap futures will be listed for quarterly IMM starting contracts, with fixed MAC coupons, and underlying tenors of 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 30-years.

The Client Impact Assessment includes information on the following:

• Order Entry Considerations
  • Pricing conventions
  • Trading Eligibility
• Market Data Considerations
  • Market Data Channels
  • Product Specifications
    • Eris Swap Futures Security Type
    • Eris Swap Futures Product Code
    • Standard Calendar Spreads (SP)
    • Changing Minimum Price Increment
    • Contract Month Convention
  • Eris Swap Futures Market Data through CME DataMine.
  • Risk Management Services

These futures will be made available in New Release for customer testing on Monday, October 1.

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Product Changes

Listing Cycle Expansion for Methanol T2 FOB Rdam (ICIS) Futures  - September 9

Effective this Sunday, September 9 (trade date Monday, September 10), the listing cycle for the Methanol T2 FOB Rdam (ICIS) futures will be expanded on CME Globex as follows:

Listing Cycle Expansion for Methanol T2 FOB Rdam (ICIS) Futures
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asse	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Current Listing Schedule	New Listing Schedule
Methanol T2 FOB Rdam (ICIS) Futures	MT2	JR	Monthly contracts listed for 12 months. One additional month will be added for the next business day at the expiry of the spot month contract.	Monthly contracts listed for the current year and the next calendar year. Add monthly contracts for a new calendar year following the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year.

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

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

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Listing Cycle Expansion for the Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures vs. Henry Hub Natural Gas Look-Alike  - September 9

Effective Sunday, September 9 (trade date Monday, September 10), the listing cycle for the Henry Hub Natural Gas futures vs. Henry Hub Natural Gas Look-Alike Last Day Financial futures Inter-Commodity Spread will be expanded on CME Globex.

Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures vs. Henry Hub Natural Gas Look-Alike Last Day Financial Futures InterCommodity Spread
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Current Listing Schedule	New Listing Schedule
Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures vs. Henry Hub Natural Gas Look-Alike Last Day Financial Futures InterCommodity Spread	NG	NG	35 Consecutive Spreads Spanning 36 Months	All combinations for the first 24 months, only consecutive calendar spreads months 25-36. All spreads are implied

These spreads are currently available for customer testing in New Release.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

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Termination of Trading Modification for BTIC on Yen Denominated TOPIX Index Futures  - September 9

Effective Sunday, September 9 (trade date Monday, September 10), the Last Trade Date rule for the BTIC on Yen Denominated TOPIX Index futures will be modified on CME Globex.

BTIC on Yen Denominated TOPIX Index Futures
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Current Termination of Trading	New Termination of Trading
BTIC on Yen Denominated TOPIX Futures	TPB	BJ	BTIC trading terminates at 1:00 a.m./2:00 a.m. ET (3:00 p.m. Tokyo time) on the Wednesday prior to the second Friday of the contract month.	BTIC trading terminates at 1:00 a.m./2:00 a.m. ET (3:00 p.m. Tokyo time) on the Thursday prior to the second Friday of the contract month.

Please note: This modification will not result in any change to the termination date of the underlying futures.

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

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.

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Changes to Committed Cross Transaction Parameters  - September 9

Effective Sunday, September 9 (trade date Monday, September 10), the Better Price Match (BPM) parameters for the Committed Cross (C-Cross) transactions for all CME FX options will be changed from 20% to 50%.

For BPM Percentages refer to the list of eligible products and cross types.

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New New - Listing Cycle Expansion for Short-Dated New Crop Corn and Soybean Options - September 23

Effective Sunday, September 23 (trade date Monday, September 24), the listing cycle for the Short Dated New Crop Corn and Soybean options will be expanded on CME Globex.

Listing Cycle Expansion for Short-Dated New Crop Corn and Soybean Options
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Current Listing Schedule	New Listing Schedule
Short-Dated New Crop Corn Options	OCD	OC; UDS: GG	On the first trading day that follows the expiration of a September option, the following 9 contract months are listed for 2 crop years: January (F), February (G), March (H), April (J), May (K), June (M), July (N), August (Q), and September (U). Each of these options exercise into the December futures contract that is nearest to the expiration of the option. A new listing cycle begins on the first trading day following the expiration of the September option.	On the first trading day that follows the expiration of a September option, the following 12 contract months will be listed for 2 crop-years: October (V), November (X), December (X), January (F), February (G), March (H), April (J), May (K), June (M), July (N), August (Q), and September (U). Each of these options exercise into the December futures contract that is at least three months from the expiration of the option. For example, the October 2018, through September 2019 contract months will exercise into the December 2019 Corn futures contract; the October 2019 through September 2020 contract months will exercise into the December 2020 Corn futures contract. The 2018 Oct, Nov, and Dec contract months for the 2019 cycle, and 2019 Oct, Nov, and Dec contract months for the 2020 cycle will be added on September 23, 2018.
Short-Dated New Crop Soybean Options	OSD	SQ; UDS: GG	On the first trading day that follows the expiration of a September option, the following 9 contract months are listed for 2 crop-years: January (F), February (G), March (H), April (J), May (K), June (M), July (N), August (Q), and September (U). Each of these options exercise into the November futures contract that is nearest to the expiration of the option. A new listing cycle begins on the first trading day following the expiration of the September option.	On the first trading day that follows the expiration of a September option, the following 12 contract months are listed for 2 crop-years: October (V), November (X), December (X), January (F), February (G), March (H), April (J), May (K), June (M), July (N), August (Q), and September (U). Each of these options exercise into the November futures contract that is at least two months from the expiration of the option. For example, the October 2018, through September 2019 contract months will exercise into the November 2019 Soybean futures contract; the October 2019 through September 2020 contract months will exercise into the November 2020 Soybean futures contract. The 2018 Oct, Nov, Dec contract months for the 2019 cycle, and 2019 Oct, Nov, and Dec contract months for the 2020 cycle will be added on September 23, 2018.

These changes will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, September 10.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.

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New New - Strike Price Listing Rules Change for CME S&P 500 Options  - September 30

Effective Sunday, September 30 (trade date Monday, October 1), the strike price listing rules for the following CME S&P 500 options will be modified.

Strike Price Listing Rules Change for CME and CBOT Options
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group (UDS)	Current Strike Price Listing Rule	New Strike Price Listing Rule
E-mini S&P 500 Monday Weekly Options	E1A – E5A	EW	1V	At all multiples of 25 index points within ±50% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 10 index points within ±20% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures Once the option’s underlying futures contract becomes second nearest to delivery, at all multiples of 5 index points within ±10% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures	At all multiples of 25 index points within -35% to +15% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 10 index points within -25% to +10% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 5 index points within -15% to +5% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures
S&P 500 Monday Weekly Options	S1A – S5A	OS	4V	At all multiples of 25 index points within ±50% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 10 index points within ±20% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures Once the option’s underlying futures contract becomes second nearest to delivery, at all multiples of 5 index points within ±10% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures	At all multiples of 25 index points within -35% to +15% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 10 index points within -25% to +10% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 5 index points within -15% to +5% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures
E-mini S&P 500 Wednesday Weekly Options	>E1C – E5	EW	1V	At all multiples of 25 index points within ±50% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 10 index points within ±20% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures Once the option’s underlying futures contract becomes second nearest to delivery, at all multiples of 5 index points within ±10% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures	At all multiples of 25 index points within -35% to +15% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 10 index points within -25% to +10% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 5 index points within -15% to +5% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures
S&P 500 Wednesday Weekly Options	S1C – S5C	OS	4V	At all multiples of 25 index points within ±50% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 10 index points within ±20% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures Once the option’s underlying futures contract becomes second nearest to delivery, at all multiples of 5 index points within ±10% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures	At all multiples of 25 index points within -35% to +15% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 10 index points within -25% to +10% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 5 index points within -15% to +5% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures
E-mini S&P 500 Weekly Options (Weeks 1, 2, and 4)	EW1 EW2 EW4	EW	1V	At all multiples of 25 index points within ±50% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 10 index points within ±20% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures Once the option’s underlying futures contract becomes second nearest to delivery, at all multiples of 5 index points within ±10% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures	At all multiples of 25 index points within -35% to +15% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 10 index points within -25% to +10% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 5 index points within -15% to +5% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures
S&P 500 Weekly Options (Weeks 1, 2, and 4)	EV1 EV2 EV4	OS	4V	At all multiples of 25 index points within ±50% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 10 index points within ±20% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures Once the option’s underlying futures contract becomes second nearest to delivery, at all multiples of 5 index points within ±10% of Exercise Price Reference, centered on previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures	At all multiples of 25 index points within -35% to +15% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 10 index points within -25% to +10% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures At all multiples of 5 index points within -15% to +5% of previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures

Please note that the strike price listing rules for E-mini S&P 500 Quarterly Options (tag 6937-Asset: ES), S&P 500 Quarterly Options (tag 6937-Asset: SP), E-mini S&P 500 End-of-Month Options (tag 6937-Asset: EW), S&P 500 End-of-Month Options (tag 6937-Asset: EV), E-mini S&P 500 Week 3 Options (tag 6937-Asset: EW3), and S&P 500 Week 3 Options (tag 6937-Asset: EV3) will not be impacted by this change.

These options will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, September 10.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.

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CME FX Option Changes  - June 9, 2019

Effective with the listing of the September 2019 quarterly options, these CME FX options will reflect the following changes:

• Expiration time will be 9:00 am Central Time (CT). Currently, these options expire at 2:00 pm CT.
• Exercise will use the 9:00 am CT fixing price instead of the 2:00 pm fixing price.

These changes will be in effect for all option instruments that expire after Sunday, June 9, 2019. Currently listed instruments, and any instruments that expire before June 9, 2019, will continue to use the 2:00 pm expiration and 2:00 pm fixing price for exercise.

Additional information on these changes including a two minute overview video can be found at cmegroup.com/10am.

The instrument last trade date and time can be found by leveraging FIX tags 865=7 (Last eligible trade date) and 1145-EventTime in the Security Definition (tag 35-MsgType=d) message.

The Fixing Price data blocks are sent in the MDP 3.0 Market Data Incremental Refresh (tag 35-MsgType=X) with the following attributes:

• Tag 279- MDUpdateAction=0 (New)
• Tag 269-MDEntryType=W (Fixing Price)
• Tag 270-MDEntryPX = Price of the MD Entry (This value will contain the fixing price).
• Tag 5796-Trading Reference will display the date for which the fixing price was calculated.

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

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.

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Events and Announcements

10Gbps Offering  - October 1

To allow for greater than 1Gbps connectivity for market data distribution, CME Group now offers a 10Gbps fiber interface for CME LNet, EConnect, EConnect Secaucus and Globex Hub customers.  Interested customers can now order the 10Gbps fiber interface from CME Group.  By Monday, October 1, CME Group expects the bandwidth for the full market data feed to exceed 1Gbps and will modify traffic shaping to 2Gbps. For those customers that order the 10Gbps fiber interface, 1Gbps pricing will be in effect until Monday, October 1, when customers will be charged for 10Gbps as reflected in the chart below.

Offering	1Gbps Monthly  Customer Fee	10Gbps Monthly Customer Fee
CME LNet	$8,000	$12,000
CME EConnect	$4,000	$6,000
CME EConnect Secaucus	$4,000	$6,000
CME Globex Hubs	$1,000	$2,000

All CME LNet, EConnect, EConnect Secaucus and Globex Hub customers should review their existing market data subscriptions and determine which option they will use based on their bandwidth needs. 

Options to consider:

• Limit market data subscriptions to 1Gbps of bandwidth
• Choose to have multiple 1Gbps connections (additional monthly fee)
• Upgrade to a 10Gbps interface (new monthly fee)   
• License space in CME Group Colocation Facility          

Key Dates:

• June 1, 2018 –  CME Group began accepting 10Gbps fiber interface orders for CME LNet, EConnect, EConnect Secaucus and Globex Hubs
• October 1, 2018 – CME Group will modify traffic shaping to 2Gbps and the regular fees for the 10Gbps interface offering will go into effect

Additional Resources:

• Bandwidth statistics, by channel: www.cmegroup.com/bandwidthstats

For more information on the 10Gbps offering, please contact your Global Account Manager.

Global Account Management
U.S.: +1 312 634 8700 gam@cmegroup.com
Europe: +44 20 3379 3754 gamemea@cmegroup.com
Asia: +65 6593 5505 gamasia@cmegroup.com

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New New - Changes to CME Globex Hub Billing Cycle  - October 1

Effective Monday, October 1, CME Globex Hub connectivity fees will change from an annual billing cycle to a monthly billing cycle. CME Group currently offer 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps fiber interfaces at our CME Globex Hubs in London, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo.

Monthly Fee:

Offering	1Gbps Interface Monthly Customer Fee	10Gbps Interface Monthly Customer Fee
CME Globex Hubs	$1,000 per Hub	$2,000 per Hub

Please review the Frequently Asked Questions regarding this change.

Frequently Asked Questions
Question	Answer
When will I begin receiving monthly invoices for an existing Globex Hub connection?	For customers with existing Globex Hub connectivity, monthly billing will commence after the “prepaid” period has ended. For example, if a customer was charged in January 2018 for their annual Globex Hub charge the first monthly charge would be January 2019 and each consecutive month thereafter.
Will I be notified when my monthly billing cycle will start?	Yes, Customers with existing Globex Hub connectivity will be sent an email 30 days prior to receiving their first monthly invoice.
Does the twelve-month commitment for connectivity change?	The twelve-month commitment for connectivity does not change.
What are the benefits of a monthly billing cycle?	Benefits of a monthly cycle are: Monthly visibility in current CME connectivity. Prorating of initial billing date and final disconnection date.

For additional questions, please contact your Global Account Manager or send an email to:

Global Account Management
U.S.: +1 312 634 8700 gam@cmegroup.com
Europe: +44 20 3379 3754 gamemea@cmegroup.com
Asia: +65 6593 5505 gamasia@cmegroup.com

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