Topics in this issue include:
For the latest roadmap of CME Group technology initiatives:
See the Development Launch Schedule.
† Denotes update to the article
Effective Sunday, May 22 (trade date Monday, May 23), the following futures pack spread will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort. This futures pack spread will be traded as a single outright future contract that represents four quarterly Inter-Commodity spreads between the Three-Month SOFR futures vs Eurodollar futures.
Please Note:
| Three-Month SOFR Futures vs Eurodollar Futures Inter-Commodity Pack Spreads on CME Globex | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
Tag 167 - SecurityType Tag 167 | Tag 969 - Minpriceincrement | MDP 3.0 Channel |
| Three-Month SOFR Futures (SR3) vs Eurodollar Futures (GE) | SEP | SS | FUT | †0.100000000 | 312 |
When buying the SEP future, the trade will be decomposed in Clearing as buying of four Three-Month SOFR futures and sell of four Eurodollar futures.
Security Definition Example: SEPU3
Example: Buying the Sep 2023 SEP Future
Buy the Sep 2023 SED spread → Buy Sep 2023 SOFR future, sell Sep 2023 ED future
Buy the Dec 2023 SED spread → Buy Dec 2023 SOFR future, sell Dec 2023 ED future
Buy the Mar 2024 SED spread → Buy Mar 2024 SOFR future, sell Mar 2024 ED future
Buy the Jun 2024 SED spread → Buy Jun 2024 SOFR future, sell Jun 2024 ED future
The Three-Month SOFR futures (Clearing product code SR3) vs Eurodollar (Clearing product code ED) futures traded as SEP will be cleared as outright legs and will be priced as follows:
Clients can retrieve additional product and instrument information from the Reference Data API.
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.
Effective Sunday, May 22 (trade date Monday, May 23), Streamlined Market Data for Block Trades will publish derived blocks for CME E-mini S&P select sector futures and CBOT Dow Jones US Real Estate Index futures. The derived blocks will allow block liquidity providers to privately negotiate a basis with their client, agree on the hedge execution algorithm, execute the hedge and submit the derived block for clearing once the actual price is determined based on the hedges. To support derived blocks new value, 102 = Derived Price, will be added to tag 423-PriceType on the incremental message (tag 35-MsgType=X). This update will not impact the Streamlined Simple Binary Encoding (SBE) schema.
| Tag | Name | Type | Valid Values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423 | →PriceType | Int | 2 = Contract Units 102 = Derived Price |
Valid price types for intraday trade. |
The derived blocks support on Streamlined Market Data for Block Trades is currently available for testing in New Release.
Effective Sunday, June 5 (trade date Monday, June 6), triangulation functionality that provides liquidity between premium-quoted options (PQO), volatility-quoted options (VQO), and the related underlying futures market will be disabled on CME Globex.
This change will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, May 23.
Effective Sunday, June 5 (trade date Monday, June 6), a new exchange-recognized Eurodollar options vs Three-Month SOFR options User Defined Spread (UDS) will be available for trading on CME Globex. The new spread type will utilize a new strategy type code (LS) and trade at a reduced tick. The new spread will utilize a new strategy type (LS).
The LS spread is the simultaneous purchase (sale) of a Eurodollar options and a Three-Month SOFR options contract.
To facilitate this change, customers are asked to cancel all Good ‘Till Cancel (GTC) and Good ‘Till Date (GTD) orders on UDS in the U$ group after the close on Friday, June 3. After 16:00 CT on Friday, June 3, all remaining orders for UDS in the U$ group will be cancelled or deleted by the CME Global Command Center (GCC).
Please review the Client Impact Assessment for detailed spread construction and pricing examples.
These spreads are currently available for customer testing in New Release.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.
In July, CME Group will launch a new Simple Binary Encoding (SBE) schema on CME Benchmark Administration Premium channel ID 261. The new SBE incremental schema will be sent on:
Please review the Client Impact Assessment for additional details.
The new SBE schema is currently available for customer testing in New Release.
In July, CME Group will launch CME Group Volatility Index (CVOL™), Live Streaming and migrate all current CVOL messaging to a new Simple Binary Encoding (SBE) template.
The CVOL indicator market data messages will be sent on:
Please review the Client Impact Assessment for additional details.
These changes are currently available for customer testing in New Release.
At a launch date to be announced, event-based options contracts will be listed for trading on CME Globex, pending completion of all regulatory review periods. Event-based contracts are daily-expiring, cash settled, European Style, options on futures contracts. Event-based contracts will provide access to some of our most recognized global products, including metals, energy, equities, and foreign currencies. Additionally, non-tradable underlying futures will be listed to support the new event-based options. Event-based contracts will be listed on a new MDP 3.0 channel (329 - Event-Based Contracts).
Please review the Client Impact Assessment for additional details.
The event-based contracts are currently available for customer testing in New Release.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME, CBOT, COMEX, and NYMEX.
† Denotes update to the article
Effective Sunday, May 22 (trade date Monday, May 23), the following futures pack spread will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort. This futures pack spread will be traded as a single outright future contract that represents four quarterly Inter-Commodity spreads between the Three-Month SOFR futures vs Eurodollar futures.
Please Note:
| Three-Month SOFR Futures vs Eurodollar Futures Inter-Commodity Pack Spreads on CME Globex | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
Tag 167 - SecurityType Tag 167 | Tag 969 - Minpriceincrement | MDP 3.0 Channel |
| Three-Month SOFR Futures (SR3) vs Eurodollar Futures (GE) | SEP | SS | FUT | † 0.100000000 | 312 |
When buying the SEP future, the trade will be decomposed in Clearing as buying of four Three-Month SOFR futures and sell of four Eurodollar futures.
Security Definition Example: SEPU3
Example: Buying the Sep 2023 SEP Future
Buy the Sep 2023 SED spread → Buy Sep 2023 SOFR future, sell Sep 2023 ED future
Buy the Dec 2023 SED spread → Buy Dec 2023 SOFR future, sell Dec 2023 ED future
Buy the Mar 2024 SED spread → Buy Mar 2024 SOFR future, sell Mar 2024 ED future
Buy the Jun 2024 SED spread → Buy Jun 2024 SOFR future, sell Jun 2024 ED future
The Three-Month SOFR futures (Clearing product code SR3) vs Eurodollar (Clearing product code ED) futures traded as SEP will be cleared as outright legs and will be priced as follows:
Clients can retrieve additional product and instrument information from the Reference Data API.
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.
Effective Sunday, May 22 (trade date Monday, May 23), pending completion of all regulatory review periods, Aluminum options will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.
| Aluminum Options | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
Market Data Channel |
| Aluminum Options | AX | A7 (UDS A8) | 361 |
These Aluminum options are currently available for customer testing in New Release.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of COMEX.
Effective Sunday, June 5 (trade date Monday, June 6), the following strips, calendar spreads, and Inter-commodity spreads on Japan Crude Cocktail (Detailed) futures will be listed on CME Globex.
| Listing Japan Crude Cocktail (Detailed) Futures Spreads | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
TAG 762- SECURITYSUBTYPE | Market Data Channel |
| Japan Crude Cocktail (Detailed) Futures | JCC | GU | SP, SA, SB | 382 |
| Japan Crude Cocktail (Detailed) Futures vs Brent Financial Futures | JCC-CY | CC | XS | 382 |
These products will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, May 23.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.
Effective Sunday, June 5 (trade date Monday, June 6), pending completion of all regulatory review periods, Micro WTI Crude Oil options will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.
| Micro WTI Crude Oil Options | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
Market Data Channel |
| Micro WTI Crude Oil Options | MCO | M8 (UDS: M9) | 383 |
| Micro WTI Crude Oil Weekly Option | MW1-MW5 | M8 (UDS: M9) | 383 |
These Micro WTI Crude Oil options are currently available for customer testing in New Release.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.
Effective Sunday, June 5 (trade date Monday, June 6), the following Eris BSBY Swaps Inter-commodity spreads will be listed on CME Globex.
| Eris BSBY Swaps Inter-commodity Spreads | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
Tag 762- SecuritySubType | Spread Ratio |
| 1-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 2-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXA-KXT | BY | IV | 1:1 |
| 1-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 3-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXA-KXC | BY | IV | 1:1 |
| 2-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 3-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXT-KXC | BY | IV | 1:1 |
| 2-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 5-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXT-KXW | BY | IV | 5:2 |
| 3-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 4-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXC-KXD | BY | IV | 1:1 |
| 3-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 5-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXC-KXW | BY | IV | 5:3 |
| 4-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 5-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXD-KXW | BY | IV | 1:1 |
| 5-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 10-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXW-KXY | BY | IV | 2:1 |
| 1-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 1-Year Eris SOFR Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXA-YIA | BY | IS | 1:1 |
| 2-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 2-Year Eris SOFR Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXT-YIT | BY | IS | 1:1 |
| 3-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 3-Year Eris SOFR Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXC-YIC | BY | IV | 1:1 |
| 4-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 4-Year Eris SOFR Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXD-YID | BY | IS | 1:1 |
| 5-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 5-Year Eris SOFR Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXW-YIW | BY | IS | 1:1 |
| 7-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 7-Year Eris SOFR Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXB-YIB | BY | IS | 1:1 |
| 10-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 10-Year Eris SOFR Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXY-YIY | BY | IS | 1:1 |
| 4-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 4-Year Eris US Dollar Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXD-LID | BY | IS | 1:1 |
| 5-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 5-Year Eris US Dollar Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXW-LIW | BY | IS | 1:1 |
| 7-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 7-Year Eris US Dollar Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXB-LIB | BY | IS | 1:1 |
| 10-Year Eris BSBY Swap Futures vs 10-Year Eris US Dollar Swap Futures Intercommodity Ratio Spread | KXY-LIY | BY | IS | 1:1 |
These spreads will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, May 23.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.
Effective Sunday, June 5 (trade date Monday, June 6), a new exchange-recognized Eurodollar options vs Three-Month SOFR options User Defined Spread (UDS) will be available for trading on CME Globex. The new spread type will utilize a new strategy type code (LS) and trade at a reduced tick. The new spread will utilize a new strategy type (LS).
The LS spread is the simultaneous purchase(sale) of a Eurodollar options and a Three-Month SOFR options contract.
To facilitate this change, customers are asked to cancel all Good ‘Till Cancel (GTC) and Good ‘Till Date (GTD) orders on UDS in the U$ group after the close on Friday, June 3. After 16:00 CT on Friday, June 3, all remaining orders for UDS in the U$ group will be cancelled or deleted by the CME Global Command Center (GCC).
Please review the Client Impact Assessment for detailed spread construction and pricing examples.
These spreads are currently available for customer testing in New Release.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.
Effective Sunday, June 12 (trade date Monday, June 13), and pending completion of all regulatory review periods, Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat FOB Vancouver Financially Settled (Platts) futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.
| Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat FOB Vancouver Financially Settled (Platts) Futures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
Market Data Channel |
| Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat FOB Vancouver Financially Settled (Platts) Futures | CWR | CR | 340 |
These Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat FOB Vancouver Financially Settled (Platts) futures will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, June 6.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.
Effective Sunday, July 24 (trade date Monday, July 25), and pending final regulatory approval, inter-commodity spreads between Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD)’s Crude Palm Oil vs BMD East Malaysia Crude Palm Oil futures will be made available for trading on CME Globex.
| BURSA MALAYSIA DERIVATIVES (BMD) CRUDE PALM OIL VS EAST MALAYSIA CRUDE PALM OIL INTER-COMMODITY FUTURES SPREADS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
TAG 762-SECURITYSUBTYPE | Market Data Channel |
| Crude Palm Oil vs East Malaysia Crude Palm Oil Futures | FCPO-FEPO | BC | IS | 430 |
This change is currently available for customer testing in New Release.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of BMD.
At a launch date to be announced, event-based options contracts will be listed for trading on CME Globex, pending completion of all regulatory review periods. Event-based contracts are daily-expiring, cash settled, European Style, options on futures contracts. Event-based contracts will provide access to some of our most recognized global products, including metals, energy, equities, and foreign currencies. Additionally, non-tradable underlying futures will be listed to support the new event-based options. Event-based contracts will be listed on a new MDP 3.0 channel (329 - Event-Based Contracts).
Please review the Client Impact Assessment for additional details.
The event-based contracts are currently available for customer testing in New Release.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME, CBOT, COMEX, and NYMEX.
On Monday, May 9 the following Russian Ruble (RUB/USD) futures and options were suspended from trading.
Please Note: The first 4 quarterlies futures remain available for trading.
| Suspension of Trading of Russian Ruble (RUB/USD) Futures and Options | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
| Russian Ruble (RUB/USD)Futures | 6R | 6R |
| Russian Ruble (RUB/USD) Options | 6R | UO |
These products currently have no open interest.
Effective Sunday, May 22 (trade date Monday, May 23), the listing cycle for the following E-mini Nasdaq-100 products will be expanded on CME Globex.
| Listing Cycle Expansion for E-mini Nasdaq-100 Products | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
Current Listing Schedule | New Listing Schedule |
| E-mini Nasdaq 100 Index Futures | NQ | NQ | 5 quarterly months | 5 quarterly months and 4 additional December contract months |
| Options on E-mini Nasdaq 100 Index Futures | NQ | QZ | 4 quarterly months | 5 quarterly months and 4 additional December contract months |
| BTIC on E-mini Nasdaq 100 Index Futures | NQT | NB | 5 quarterly months | 5 quarterly months and 4 additional December contract months |
| TACO on E-mini Nasdaq 100 Index Futures | NQQ | NT | 5 quarterly months | 5 quarterly months and 4 additional December contract months |
These products are currently available for customer testing in New Release.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.
Effective Sunday, June 5 (trade date Monday, June 6), Japan Crude Cocktail (Detailed) futures will be migrated from their MDP 3.0 current security group and market data channel to a new MDP 3.0 security group and market data channel.
| To facilitate the change, customers are asked to cancel all Good ‘Till Cancel (GTC) and Good ‘Till Date (GTD) orders after the close on Friday, June 3. After 16:00 CT on Friday, June 3, all remaining GT orders for these futures and spreads will be cancelled or deleted by the CME Global Command Center (GCC). |
| CHANGES TO JAPAN CRUDE COCKTAIL (DETAILED) FUTURES AND SPREADS: RESTING ORDER ELIMINATIONS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | 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 MARKET DATA CHANNEL | NEW MARKET DATA CHANNEL |
| Japan Crude Cocktail (Detailed) Futures | JCC | GU | CC | 386 | 382 |
These changes will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, May 23.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.
Effective Sunday, June 12 (trade date Monday, June 13), Eurodollar and Mid Curve option quarterlies will be sunset, and no additional contracts expiring after June 16, 2023 will be listed.
Additionally, serial and weekly Eurodollar options expiring prior to the June 2023 expiration will continue to be listed per product listing rules.
Please Note: all currently listed expirations will remain listed and continue to trade.
| Sunsetting Eurodollar Options | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
LISTING RULE |
| Options on Three-Month Eurodollar Futures | GE | GE | 16 quarterlies and 4 serials |
| One-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options | GE0 | E0 | 5 quarterlies and 4 serials |
| Two-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options | GE2 | E2 | |
| Three-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options | GE3 | E3 | |
| Four-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options | GE4 | E4 | |
| Five-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options | GE5 | E5 | |
| Weekly One-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 1 | E01 | E2 | 2 weeklies |
| Weekly One-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 2 | E02 | E1 | |
| Weekly One-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 3 | E03 | E0 | |
| Weekly One-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 4 | E04 | ||
| Weekly One-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 5 | E05 | ||
| Weekly Two-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 1 | E21 | E2 | |
| Weekly Two-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 2 | E22 | ||
| Weekly Two-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 3 | E23 | ||
| Weekly Two-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 4 | E24 | ||
| Weekly Two-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 5 | E25 | ||
| Weekly Three-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 1 | E31 | E3 | |
| Weekly Three-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 2 | E32 | E4 | |
| Weekly Three-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 3 | E33 | E5 | |
| Weekly Three-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 4 | E34 | E6 | |
| Weekly Three-Year Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options - Week 5 | E35 | E7 | |
| Eurodollar Calendar Spread Options | SPO | 8I | 4 1-year calendar spreads |
| Three-Month Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options | TE2 | G3 | 1 month of Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec. 2 month of Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov |
| Six-Month Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options | TE3 | G6 | |
| Nine-Month Mid-Curve Eurodollar Options | TE4 | G4 | |
Effective Sunday, June 12 (trade date Monday, June 13), the lead month roll procedure for E-mini S&P 500 and Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures will be amended on CME Globex as follows:
| Changes to Lead Month Roll Procedure for E-mini S&P 500 and Micro E-mini S&P 500 Futures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Name | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
Current Lead Month Roll Procedure |
New Lead Month Roll Procedure |
| E-mini Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Price Index Futures | ES |
ES | Lead month rolls quarterly effective on the Thursday one week prior to expiration | Lead month rolls quarterly effective on the Monday of the week of expiration |
| Micro E-mini Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Price Index Futures | MES |
EO | ||
Please Note: This change will be implemented for the June 2022 roll, making the March 2022 contracts the final roll using the existing procedure.
For example, the June 2022 quarterly contracts expire on Friday, June 17, 2022. Prior to the June quarterly contract expiration, the lead month will switch from the June contract to the September contract on Sunday, June 12, 2022, for trade date Monday, June 13, 2022, as opposed to Thursday, June 9, 2022, under the existing procedure.
This change will reflect the current observed trading patterns around roll dates and align the lead month roll for the contracts with the balance of the Exchange’s U.S. Equity Products.