CME Globex Notices: March 2, 2020

Critical System Updates

Tag 9770-ExchangeQuoteReqID Change on iLink Quote Acknowledgment  - March 29

On Sunday, March 29 (trade date Monday, March 30), to better align with iLink 3 Binary Order Entry Protocol, tag 9770-ExchangeQuoteReqID will be returned on the negative Quote Acknowledgment (tag 35-MsgType=b, tag 297-QuoteAckStatus=5).

Currently, only the positive Quote Acknowledgment (tag 35-MsgType=b, tag 297-QuoteAckStatus=0) contains tag 9770. With this change, tag 9770 will be returned in all Quote Acknowledgment (tag 35-MsgType=b) messages.

Tag 9770-ExchangeQuoteReqID
Tag	FIX Name	Req	Valid Values	Format	Description
9770	ExchangeQuoteReqID	N	--	String (23)	CME Globex generated QuoteID

This is currently available for customer testing in New Release.

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Leg Security Description Change on iLink Security Definition Request - March 29

On Sunday, March 29 (trade date Monday, March 30), to better align with iLink 3 Binary Order Entry Protocol, CME Globex will change FIX tag 620-LegSecurityDesc validation for the Security Definition Request (tag 35-MsgType=c) message. Currently, CME Globex validate tag 620-LegSecurityDec in Security Definition Request, and the message is rejected if this tag is not included. With this change, if the tag 620-LegSecurityDesc is not present, but the Security Definition Request contains tag 602-LegSecurityID, CME Globex will accept the message.

The Security Definition Request will be rejected with a Business Level Reject (35=j) message if the Security Definition Request:

• does not contain both tag 620-LegSecurityDesc and tag 602-LegSecurityID, the reject message will include the following tag 58-Text=<Business Reject: Required Fields Missing 'Missing fields: LEG_SECURITY_DESC (620) and LEG_SECURITY_ID (602)'>.
• does not contain tag 620-LegSecurityDesc, but contains an invalid value for tag 602-LegSecurityID, the reject message will include the following tag 58-Text=< Business Reject: Required Fields Invalid 'Invalid fields: LEG_SECURITY_DESC (620) and LEG_SECURITY_ID (602)’>

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

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UpdateUpdate - Mandatory iLink 3 Binary Order Entry Protocol for MSGW - Available Now in New Release

† Denotes update to the article

Starting Sunday, March 29 (trade date Monday, March 30), CME Group will launch iLink 3, a new order entry protocol for trading futures, options, and BrokerTec products on CME Globex, over 4 launch weekends. All customers connected via Market Segment Gateway (MSGW) will need to migrate to the iLink 3 by Q4 2020.

iLink 3 includes:

• Simple Binary Encoding (SBE);delivers faster encoding/decoding
• FIX Performance (FIXP) protocol; very simple, lightweight, point-to-point session layer
• More efficient iLink FIX messaging
• Standard message size, fixed positions, and fixed length fields
• Consistent encoding method for order entry and market data

iLink 3 will only support iLink MSGW sessions. The Client Impact Assessment is available and provides detailed functionality and messaging information.

†iLink 3 Binary Order Entry Update:

†The new Order Entry Service Gateway (OESGW) configuration information will be added to the MSGW config file.  A new MSGW config.xml file for Production will be available on Friday, March 6 for customer download from CME Group SFTP site.

†iLink 3 schema version 5 is currently available in Production for customer download from CME Group SFTP site.

All client systems must complete the full certification before migrating to iLink 3 in production.

• iLink 3 Session Layer Tests for client systems that pre-register administrative information in the new Service Gateway - Available Now
  • Client systems must be certified for this via Autocert+ prior to participate the first iLink 3 mock trading session.
• iLink 3 Session Layer Tests for all client systems - Availability will be announced in the future Globex Notices
• iLink 3 Business Layer Tests - Availability will be announced in the future Globex Notices

iLink 3 Binary Order Entry Timeline
Market Segment ID	Market Segment Description	Production Launch
76	NYMEX Metals, Softs and Alternative Markets Futures; COMEX Futures	Sunday, March 29, 2020
50 68	CME Interest Options CME Equity Futures II; CBOT Equity Futures	Sunday, April 19, 2020
52 54 58 60 70 72 84 88	CME FX Futures and Options II CME and CBOT Equity Options CBOT Interest Rate Options CME, CBOT and MGEX Commodity Options CME, CBOT and MGEX Commodity Futures CBOT Commodity Futures II CBOT Interest Rate Futures CME FX Futures and Options	Sunday, May 3, 2020
56   64 74 78 80 82	NYMEX Emissions Options; NYMEX Energy, Metals, Softs and Alternative Market Options; COMEX Options; DME Options CME Equity Futures – E-mini S&P BMD Futures and Options; NYMEX SEF NYMEX Emissions and Non-Crude Energy Futures DME Futures; NYMEX Crude and Crude Refined Energy Futures CME Interest Rate Futures	Sunday, May 17, 2020

Mock Trading Session:

To support customer experience with the iLink 3 protocol in the CME Globex production environment, CME Group will offer six customer mock trading sessions on:

• Saturday, March 7, 2020
• Saturday, March 21, 2020
• Saturday, March 28, 2020*
• Saturday, April 18, 2020*
• Saturday, May 2, 2020*
• Saturday, May 16, 2020*

Customers are required to register in advance in order to participate in this mock trading session. The †updated mock trading session script is now available.

*For any customers who plan to keep their sessions on iLink 3.0 for production launch weekends, in addition to registering those sessions for the mock they must also update the session protocol in CME Request Center by Friday prior to each iLink 3 production launch weekend.

†For the iLink 2.0 to 3.0 migration, CME Group does not require customers to obtain new iLink sessions. Customers will have the ability to migrate their existing iLink sessions from iLink 2.0 to 3.0 within the CME Request Center starting Sunday, March 15.  For all existing migrated sessions, standard Session Policy Charges will apply. 

†Please Note: Customers who chose to create new iLink sessions to facilitate this migration will be subject to the standard Port Activation charges.  However, the Monthly Inactivity charges will be waived for these new iLink sessions during the iLink 3.0 rollout from April 1 through July 31, after which standard Session Policy charges will apply.

Client systems must be certified for iLink 3 session layer tests via Autocert+ prior to participate the iLink 3 mock trading sessions. Please note that only iLink 3 sessions will be available for testing CME Globex markets during the mock trading sessions.

Client systems must be certified for iLink 3 session layer tests via Autocert+ prior to participate the iLink 3 mock trading sessions. †Please note that only iLink 3 sessions will be available for testing CME Globex markets during the mock trading sessions.

†iLink 3 Message Specification Update
The iLink 3 message specification in the Client Systems Wiki has been updated to accurately reflect validation and description for iLink 3 messages.

• Updated the Fill or Kill order submission
  • For futures and options market, an FOK order will be submitted on iLink 3 by using tag 59-TimeInForce=3 and setting tag 110-MinQty value equal to tag 38-OrderQty value
  • For BrokerTec markets, an FOK order will be submitted on iLink3 by using the new tag 59-TimeInforce value(59=4)
    • Detailed information on iLink 3 supported order qualifiers is here.
• Updated the description of the following fields:
  • Tag 11 – CIOrdID for all iLink 3 messages
  • Tag 14 – CumQty for iLink 3 Execution Report - Elimination, Modify,  Cancel messages
  • Tag 75 – TradeDate for iLink 3 Execution Report – Trade and Trade Addendum messages
  • Tag 393 – TotalNumSecurities for iLink 3 Execution Report - Trade Spread message
  • Tag 432 – ExpireDate for all iLink 3 messages sent by CME Globex to the client system
  • Tag 9726 – SeqNum for all iLink 3 messages
  • Tag 9765 – PossRetransFlag for all iLink 3 messages sent by CME Globex to the client system
  • Tag 39018 – FromSeqNo for Retransmit Request message
• Updated the validation of the following fields:
  • Tag 1693 – PartyDetailRole = 118  is required for futures, options and fixed income markets.
  • Tag 40 – OrdType  is not a required field for the iLink 3 Execution Report - Trade Addendum Spread message
• Fault Tolerance – For active-active fault tolerance, no Negotiation message is allowed  on the backup connection
• Added the iLink reject code link for tag 102-CxlRejReason and 103 -OrdRejReason
• Updated iLink 3 BrokerTec Markets to include the following:
  • Display Quantity Functionality
  • Workup Functionality
  • Added section for MiFID Short Code Validation

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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Drop Copy Impact: iLink 3 Binary Order Entry Protocol for MSGW - Available Now in New Release

Starting Sunday, March 29, CME Group will introduce iLink 3, a new order entry protocol on CME Globex. When source sessions for Drop Copy migrate to iLink 3, the encoded payload messages sent on Drop Copy will be in ASCII format but will reflect the following changes:

• Deprecated message tags
• Change to FIX Type for Tag 548-CrossID
• Additional Enumeration for Tag 59-TimeInForce

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

The Client Impact Assessment is available and provides detailed information on the changes to the encoded iLink 3 messages.

Certification of client systems leveraging Drop Copy Market Segment Gateway (MSGW) is not required.

Please find the iLink 3 binary order entry deployment schedule here.

Mock Trading Session:

To support customer experience with the iLink 3 protocol impacts on Drop Copy in the CME Globex production environment, CME Group will offer customer mock trading sessions on the following dates:

• Saturday, March 7, 2020
• Saturday, March 21, 2020
• Saturday, March 28, 2020
• Saturday, April 18, 2020
• Saturday, May 2, 2020
• Saturday, May 16, 2020

Customers are required to register in advance in order to participate in this mock trading session.

CME Group strongly recommends Drop Copy clients thoroughly test these changes to the encoded iLink messages before migration.

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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UpdateUpdate - CME Globex Updates: Market Segment and MDP 3.0 Channel Migrations  - May 17

† Denotes update to the article

Effective Sunday, May 17 (for trade date Monday, May 18), to better align related markets across the platform, the following changes will be applied to CME Globex market segments and MDP 3.0 market data channels.

• All futures currently listed on market segment 72 will migrate to segment 70.
• Good Till Cancel and Good Till Date (GTC and GTD) orders will migrate with the markets.
• Market Data for all migrated products will be published on channel 340.
• The updated config.xml files for MDP will be available at launch.
• †The Non-tradeable Synthetic Futures Spreads will migrate from Security Group 03 to 05. The Security Group is found in the MDP 3.0 Security Definition message, tag 1151; and iLink tag 55-Symbol.

Product	CME Globex Product Code	Current Market Segment ID	New Market Segment ID	Current MDP 3.0 Channel	New MDP 3.0 Channel
Denatured Fuel Ethanol Futures and Spreads	EH	72	70	346	340
Oat Futures and Spreads	ZO	72	70	346	340
Soybean Oil Futures and Spreads	ZL	72	70	346	340
Test Soybean Futures and Spreads	00S	72	70	346	340
Soybean Oil TAS Futures and Spreads	ZLT	72	70	346	340
Soybean Futures and Spreads	ZS	72	70	346	340
BTIC on Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Index Futures and Spreads	DRT	72	70	346	340
Soybean Meal Futures and Spreads	ZM	72	70	346	340
Soybean Meal TAS Futures and Spreads	ZMT	72	70	346	340
Bloomberg Roll Select Commodity Index Futures and Spreads	DRS	72	70	346	340
Rough Rice Futures and Spreads	ZR	72	70	346	340
Soybean TAS Futures and Spreads	SBT	72	70	346	340
Denatured Fuel Ethanol Forward Month Futures and Spreads	FZE	72	70	346	340
Mini Soybean Futures and Spreads	XK	72	70	346	340
BTIC on Bloomberg Commodity Index Futures and Spreads	AWT	72	70	346	340
Bloomberg Commodity Index Futures and Spreads	AW	72	70	346	340
Non-tradeable Synthetic Futures Spreads	BCX, SOM, QC4, QM2, QM3, QM4, QM5, QM6, QO2, QO3, QO4, QO5, QO6, QS0, QS1, QS2, QS3, QS5, QS8, QS9, QX5, S7C, SQ2, SQ5	72	70	346	340

In internal testing, these changes increased round-trip times for iLink less than 5% at the 50th percentile.

With this change, market segment 72 will not have any listed markets, and MDP channel 346 will only publish heartbeats. CME Group intends to use this MDP 3.0 channel again soon and strongly encourages clients to keep the channel information in their configurations.

These changes will be available in New Release for customer testing Monday, March 9.

Effective Sunday, June 7 (trade date Monday, June 8), the following additional changes will be made:

• All products on market segment 54 except the standard and e-mini S&P 500 options markets will migrate to market segment 72.
• The standard S&P 500 options markets will migrate to MDP 3 channel 311 (currently on 319)
• User-Defined Spreads, Good Till Cancel and Good Till Date (GTC and GTD) orders will migrate with the markets.
• Market data will continue to be published on channels 311, 319 and 343.
• Market data channels 319 and 343 will reflect new source IPs.
• The updated config.xml files for MDP and MSGW will be available at launch.

Product	CME Globex Product Code	Current Market Segment ID	New Market Segment ID	MDP 3.0 Channel
Test Nikkei 225 (YEN) Options	0NK	54	72	319
Test E-mini Dow ($5)	0OY	54	72	343
Test E-mini S&P 500 Options	0SO	54	54	311
Options on Bitcoin Futures	BTC	54	72	319
E-mini S&P 500 Monday Weekly Options	E1A-E5A	54	54	311
Wednesday Weekly Options on E-mini S&P 500 Futures	E1C-E5C	54	54	311
E-mini S&P 400 Options	EMD	54	72	319
E-mini S&P 500 Options	ES	54	54	311
S&P 500 End Of Month Options	EV	54	54	311
S&P 500 Weekly Options	EV1-EV5	54	54	311
E-mini S&P 500 EOM Option	EW	54	54	311
E-mini S&P 500 Weekly Options	EW1-EW5	54	54	311
E-mini Dow ($5) End of Month Options	EYM	54	72	343
Weekly Options on E-mini S&P MidCap 400 Futures	ME1-ME5	54	72	319
Nikkei/Yen Quarterly Options	NKW	54	72	319
Option on Yen Denominated Nikkei Stock Average Futures	NKY	54	72	319
E-mini Nasdaq 100 Options	NQ	54	72	319
E-mini Dow ($5) Options	OYM	54	72	343
E-mini Nasdaq 100 Weekly Options	QN1-QN5	54	72	319
E-mini Nasdaq 100 End-of-Month Options	QNE	54	72	319
Weekly Options on E-mini Russell 2000 Futures	R1E-R5E	54	72	319
Options on E-mini Russell 2000 Index Futures - End-of-Month	RTM	54	72	319
Options on E-mini Russell 2000 Index Futures	RTO	54	72	319
S&P 500 Monday Weekly Options	S1A-S5A	54	54	311
S&P 500 Wednesday Weekly Options	S1C-S5C	54	54	311
E-mini S&P 600 SmallCap Options	SMC	54	72	319
S&P 500 Options	SP	54	54	311
E-mini Dow ($5) Weekly Options	YM1-YM5	54	72	343

These changes will be available in New Release for customer testing Monday, March 23.

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CME Globex Market Segment Gateway Enhancements - May 17

CME Group will introduce the following Market Segment Gateway (MSGW) enhancements to further safeguard CME Globex infrastructure. With this enhancement, if a Market Segment Gateway (MSGW) iLink session sends a network packet with an incomplete message, that session will be subject to additional processing to ensure the stability of the platform. This processing results in at least 3 microseconds before the message(s) can be sent to the trading engine.

iLink messages impacted by this enhancement will be flagged in the corresponding Acknowledgment sent from CME Globex.

Customers are strongly encouraged to ensure all messages are contained within a single network packet by the following methods:

• Ensure any packet sent to CME group contains only complete messages
• Limit the number of quote entries in a mass quote message that fits within a single TCP packet
• Disable nagling, an algorithm that concatenates a number of small buffer messages to decrease the number of sent packets, on your order routing systems

As a reminder, conduct that disrupts, delays, or overloads the systems or operations of the exchange may be deemed to violate Rule 575 (“Disruptive Practices Prohibited”) or other rules, including Rule 432.Q. (“General Offenses – to commit an act which is detrimental to the interest or welfare of the Exchange or to engage in any conduct which tends to impair the dignity or good name of the Exchange”). Rule 575 further provides that it is a violation to enter or cause to be entered an order where the intent at the time of order entry is to cancel the order before execution. It is also a violation of Rule 575 to intentionally or recklessly enter or cause to be entered an actionable or non-actionable message that may cause an adverse impact on the orderliness of the markets.

Customers interested in finding out how MSGW enhancements would impact their iLink sessions should contact their 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.

In internal testing, iLink round trip times at the 75th percentile and above increased at least 10%.

Please review the Client Impact Assessment for additional information on these Market Segment Gateway enhancements.

Starting on Friday, February 28, the CME Globex MSGW enhancements will be available for customer testing in New Release. In addition, the new FIX tags for this enhancement will be available for customer testing in AutoCert+ Test Suite - MSGW Protection Enhancements. Certification is not required for these MSGW enhancements.

Mock Trading Session:

CME Group will offer two customer mock trading sessions on Saturday, April 18 and Saturday, May 2, to support customer experience with the MSGW enhancements in the CME Globex production environment. Customers are required to register in advance in order to participate in this mock trading session. The mock trading session script will be announced in future CME Globex Notices.

The mock trading session script will be announced in future CME Globex Notices.

MSGW Enhancements Timeline
Market Segment ID	Market Segment Description	Production Launch
50 76	CME Interest Rate Options NYMEX Metals, Softs and Alternative Markets Futures; COMEX Futures	Sunday, May 17, 2020
54 68 72 88	CME and CBOT Equity Options CME Equity Futures II; CBOT Equity Futures CBOT Commodity Futures II CME FX Futures and Options	Sunday, May 31, 2020
52 58 60 64 70 78	CME FX Futures and Options II CBOT Interest Rate Options CME, CBOT and MGEX Commodity Options CME Equity Futures - E-mini S&P CME, CBOT and MGEX Commodity Futures NYMEX Emissions and Non-Crude Energy Futures	Sunday, June 7, 2020
56   74 80 82 84	NYMEX Emissions Options; NYMEX Energy, Metals, Softs and Alternative Markets Options; COMEX Options; DME Options BMD Futures and Options; NYMEX SEF DME Futures; NYMEX Crude and Crude Refined Energy Futures CME Interest Rate Futures CBOT Interest Rate Futures	Sunday, June 21, 2020

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Decommission of Select ITC Market Data - May 29

On Friday, May 29, 2020, select ITC market data functions will be decommissioned in favor of an architecture that will support price decimals beyond 7 digits. As the result of the launch of SBE Settlements and Valuations and CME Reference Data API, many ITC data functions will become redundant and will be decommissioned.

There is currently a parallel period from the Settlements and Valuations production launch and decommission of select ITC market data. On Friday, May 29, the following ITC market data impacts will be implemented:

• NYMEX, COMEX and DME ITC channels will be eliminated
• Futures and options settlements
• Cleared volume and open interest
• Cumulative volume
• High/Low/Last prices
• Fixing prices
• Marker prices
• Close prices
• Net change
• Lead month indicator
• Contract specifications

Real-time trading floor data and indexes, such as trades, will continue to be disseminated on ITC channels for CME, CBOT, and MGEX.

Please review the Client Impact Assessment for additional information and decommission schedules.

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Product Launches

North European Hot-Rolled Coil Steel (Argus) Futures - This Week

Effective Sunday, March 8 (trade date Monday, March 9), pending completion of all regulatory review periods, North European Hot-Rolled Coil Steel (Argus) futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.

North European Hot-Rolled Coil Steel (Argus) Futures
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Market Data Channel
North European Hot-Rolled Coil Steel (Argus) Futures	EHR	MA	360

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

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

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WCS Houston (Argus) vs. WTI Trade and Calendar Month Futures - This Week

Effective Sunday, March 8 (trade date Monday, March 9), pending completion of all regulatory review periods, the following WCS Houston (Argus) vs. WTI Trade and Calendar Month futures  will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.

WCS Houston (Argus) vs. WTI Trade and Calendar Month Futures
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Market Data Channel
WCS Houston (Argus) vs. WTI Trade Month Futures	WHT	CC	382
WCS Houston (Argus) vs. WTI Calendar Month Futures	WCH	CC	382

These futures 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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BALMOs on CRB, A8 and A6 - This Week

Effective Sunday, March 8 (trade date Monday, March 9), pending completion of all regulatory review periods, BALMOs on CRB, A8 and A6 futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.

BALMOs on CRB, A8 and A6
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Market Data Channel
Gulf Coast CBOB Gasoline A2 (Platts) vs. RBOB Gasoline BALMO Futures	BCR	RF	382
Group Three Sub-octane Gasoline (Platts) vs. RBOB Gasoline BALMO Futures	A8B	RF	382
Group Three ULSD (Platts) vs. NY Harbor ULSD BALMO Futures	AB6	RF	382

These futures 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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U.S. Midwest Domestic Steel Premium (CRU) Futures - March 22

Effective Sunday, March 22 (trade date Monday, March 23), pending completion of all regulatory review periods, U.S. Midwest Domestic Steel Premium (CRU) futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.

U.S. Midwest Domestic Steel Premium (CRU) Futures
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Market Data Channel
U.S. Midwest Domestic Steel Premium (CRU) Futures	HDG	HD	360

These futures will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, March 9.

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

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TACO on E-mini Futures - March 22

Effective Sunday, March 22 (trade date Monday, March 23), pending completion of all regulatory review periods, Basis Trade at Cash Open (TACO) transactions on E-mini Nasdaq-100 and E-mini Russell 2000 futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.

A TACO transaction on these futures is an outright future trading the differential between the equity future and underlying cash index's marking at the publication of the Special Opening Quotation (SOQ).  The TACO instrument is similar to the Basis Trade at Cash Close (BTIC) instrument but uses the cash market open and will trade Sunday – Friday following a unique trading schedule.

TACO on E-mini Nasdaq-100 and E-mini Russell 2000 Futures
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Market Data Channel
TACO on E-mini Nasdaq-100 Futures	NQQ	NT	318
TACO on E-mini Russel 2000 Futures	RTQ	RE	318

Learn more on TACO Trading Hours for equity contracts.

Please Note: Preliminary and final settlements will be published externally; these prices are not used for Clearing end of day mark to market. The Special Opening Quote (SOQ) for the TACO will be used by Clearing for mark to market purposes.

The settlement price in Market Data Incremental Refresh (tag 35-MsgType=X, 269=6) message is the price of the last traded differential of the trading session and is used for the following:

• internal Price Banding
• display of reference price of the last traded differential on customer systems

These futures will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, March 9.

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Product Changes

NewNew - Delisting and Removal of Platts Natural Gasting and Removal of Platts Natural Gas 

On Friday, February 14, the following Platts Natural Gas futures were removed from CME Globex.

Delisting and Removal of Platts Natural Gas
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group
Demarc Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Basis Futures	PE	FD
Enable Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Basis Futures	PW	FD
CIG Rockies Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Basis Futures	CIN	FD
Panhandle Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Fixed Price Futures	XH	FD
Ventura Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Basis Futures	PF	FD
Transco Zone 6 Non-N.Y. Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Basis Futures	TZ6	FD
OneOk, Oklahoma Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Basis Futures	8XN	FD

Transfer of NYMEX Ferrous Metals to COMEX – Resting Order Eliminations - March 29

Effective Sunday, March 29 (trade date Monday, March 30), pending CFTC regulatory review, the following NYMEX Ferrous metals products will be transferred from the NYMEX Designated Contract Market (DCM) to the COMEX DCM. With this change, all CME Group Ferrous metal contracts will be listed on a single DCM.

The transfer of open interest will be administrative in nature as there will be no impact on trading or to the economic value of the contracts.  The contracts will continue to clear at CME Clearing and the commodity codes will remain unchanged.

To effect this change, the contracts will be removed from NYMEX and added to COMEX.  The product codes and Market Segments will not change. The product groups and market data channel changes are detailed below.

Please Note: To facilitate this change, customers will be asked to cancel all Good ‘Till Cancel (GTC) and Good ‘Till Date (GTD) orders for these contracts, including any User- or Exchange-Defined Spreads, by the close on Friday, March 27. After 16:00 CT on Friday, March 27, any remaining GT orders on these markets will be removed by the CME Global Command Center (GCC).

Transfer of NYMEX Ferrous Metals to COMEX
Product	Current iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	New iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Current MDP 3.0: tag 207-SecurityExchange	New MDP 3.0: tag 207-SecurityExchange	Current MDP 3.0 Market Data Channel	New MDP 3.0 Market Data Channel
U.S. Midwest #1 Busheling Ferrous Scrap (AMM) Futures – BUS	ST	MA	XNYM	XCEC	384	360
HMS 80/20 Ferrous Scrap, CFR Turkey (Platts) Futures – FSF	ST	MA			384	360
Iron Ore 58% Fe, Low Alumina, CFR China (TSI) Futures – TIC	ST	MA			384	360
Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR China (TSI) Futures – TIO	IO				384	360
U.S. Midwest Domestic Hot-Rolled Coil Steel Index Futures – HRC	HR				384	360
U.S. Midwest Domestic Hot-Rolled Coil Steel Index Average Price Option – HRO	H1				385	361
Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR China (TSI) Average Price Option - ICT	I5				385	361

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

The daily settlement (Incremental Refresh (35=X) with 269=6) published on Friday, March 27, for impacted NYMEX products will be re-published pior to start-up on Sunday, March 29, as daily settlements for COMEX products. 

There will be no changes to MDP 3.0 functionality or messaging format. The multicast address, source IPs, TCP address, and ports for the channels and Market Segment Gateways are available on the CME FTP and SFTP sites.

Further details will be forthcoming closer to the effective date.

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Transfer of NYMEX UxC Uranium U308 Futures to COMEX – Resting Order Eliminations - March 29

Effective Sunday, March 29 (trade date Monday, March 30), pending CFTC regulatory review, the UxC Uranium U308 futures (tag 6937-Asset=UX) will be transferred from the NYMEX Designated Contract Market (DCM) to the COMEX DCM.

The transfer of open interest will be administrative in nature as there will be no impact on trading or to the economic value of the contract.  The contract will continue to clear at CME Clearing and the commodity codes will remain unchanged. To effect this change, the contract will be removed from NYMEX and added to COMEX.  The product codes and groups will not change. The market segment, product groups and market data channel changes are detailed below.

Please Note: To facilitate this change, customers will be asked to cancel all Good ‘Till Cancel (GTC) and Good ‘Till Date (GTD) orders for these contracts, including any User- or Exchange-Defined Spreads, by the close on Friday, March 27. After 16:00 CT on Friday, March 27, any remaining GT orders on these markets will be removed by the CME Global Command Center (GCC).

Transfer of NYMEX UxC Uranium U308 Futures to COMEX
Product	Current MDP 3.0: tag 207-SecurityExchange	New MDP 3.0: tag 207-SecurityExchange	Current Market Data Channel	New Market Data Channel	Current Tag 1300-MarketSegmentID	New Tag 1300-MarketSegmentID
UxC Uranium U3O8 Futures - UX	XNYM (NYMEX)	XCEC (COMEX)	386	360	78	76

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

The daily settlement (Incremental Refresh (35=X) with 269=6) published on Friday, March 27, for impacted NYMEX products will be re-published pior to start-up on Sunday, March 29, as daily settlements for COMEX products. 

There will be no changes to MDP 3.0 functionality or messaging format. The multicast address, source IPs, TCP address, and ports for the channels and Market Segment Gateways are available on the CME FTP and SFTP sites.

Further details will be forthcoming closer to the effective date.

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NewNew - Change to Minimum Price Increment for E-mini IPOX 100 U.S. Index Futures - March 29

Effective Sunday, March 29 (trade date Monday, March 30), the minimum price increment (tag 969-MinPriceIncrement) will be change for the following E-mini futures.

Change to Minimum Price Increment for E-mini IPOX 100 U.S. Index Futures
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Current tag 969 - MinPriceIncrement	New tag 969 - MinPriceIncrement
E-mini IPOX 100 U.S. Index Futures	IPO	IX	100.0000000	25.00000000
BTIC on E-mini IPOX US Index Futures	IPT	IT	50.00000000	25.00000000

These changes will be made available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, March 16.

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

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NewNew - Change to Dynamic Strike Price Increment for Chicago Ethanol (Platts) Average Price Option  - March 29

Effective Sunday, March 29 (trade date Monday, March 30), the dynamic strike price increment will be changed for Chicago Ethanol (Platts) Average Price options as follows:

Change to Dynamic Strike Price Increment for Chicago Ethanol (Platts) Average Price Option
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Current Strike Listing Rule	New Strike Listing Rule
Chicago Ethanol (Platts) Average Price Option	CVR	OF	Minimum 5 strikes at $0.05 per gallon strike increment above and below the at-the-money strike plus dynamic strikes at $0.05 per gallon strike increment.	Minimum 5 strikes at $0.050 per gallon strike increment above and below the at-the-money strike plus dynamic strikes at $0.025 per gallon strike increment.

This  option will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, March 16.

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

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NewNew - Changes to Non-Reviewable Ranges for Bloomberg Commodity Index Futures  - March 29

Effective Sunday, March 29 (trade date Monday, March 30), t the Non-Reviewable Range for Bloomberg Commodity Index futures will be changed as follows:

Changes to Non-Reviewable Ranges for Bloomberg Commodity Index Futures
Product	MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset	iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group	Current Non-Reviewable Range	New Non-Reviewable Range
Bloomberg Commodity Index Futures	AW	AW	40	20

The risk parameter settings for all CME Globex products are defined in the CME Globex Product Reference.

This change will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, March 16.

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

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Events and Announcements

BrokerTec CME Globex New Release Environment Access

In preparation for the BrokerTec markets launch on CME Globex in Q4 2020, customers and vendors will need to begin to develop and test their applications via CME Globex New Release Environment. The New Release Environment supports products, messaging and functionality testing prior to production launch. Basic functionality for all APIs is currently available in the New Release Environment.

All BrokerTec customers will be required to establish connectivity to the CME Globex New Release Environment prior to testing. Customers may choose one of two ways to connect:

• CME Cert VPN - which uses a secure, encrypted tunnel through an Internet service that supports VPN protocols
• CME Cert Data Center - which allows customers to cross connect to CME Data Center locations where this option is offered, using a 1Gbps fiber handoff.

Internet access to the New Release environment for the CME STP and CME STP FIX APIs is also available now.

To request connectivity to the CME Globex New Release Environment for BrokerTec:

• BrokerTec customers who are new to CME Group must submit a Certification/New Release Environment Access Request and Change Form.  This form can be found on the BrokerTec Support Portal.
  • To access the BrokerTec Support Portal you must be an existing customer or vendor with a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in place with BrokerTec.  
• BrokerTec customers who already have a CME Cert VPN or CME Cert Data Center connection should contact their Global Account Manager to request that their existing connection be configured to connect to BrokerTec in the New Release Environment.

Learn more about how to get set up to test in the CME Globex New Release Environment:

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

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