Topics in this issue include:
For the latest roadmap of CME Group technology initiatives:
See the Development Launch Schedule.
Starting Sunday, January 22 (trade date Monday, January 23), CME Globex will update the RFQ tag formats for MDP3.0 tag 131-QuoteReqID, and iLink 2 and iLink 3 tag 9770-ExchangeQuoteRefId, to contain only numeric string values. The data types for these tags will not change. This notice is informational only. Clients should not parse these tags for reference information.
New Release and Production release dates are outlined below.
Market Segment ID |
Description |
MDP Channel(s) |
New Release Launch |
Production Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
68 |
CME Equity Futures II; CBOT Equity Futures |
318 - CME Globex Equity Futures excluding ES |
Available |
Sunday, January 22 |
342 - CBOT Globex Equity Index Futures |
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76 |
NYMEX Metals, Softs and Alternative Markets Futures; COMEX Futures |
384 - NYMEX Globex Metals, Softs & Alternative Markets Futures |
Available |
Sunday, January 22 |
360 - COMEX Globex Futures |
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50 |
CME Interest Rate Options |
313 - CME Globex Interest Rate Options |
Available |
Sunday, January 22 |
56 |
NYMEX Emissions Options; NYMEX Energy, Metals, Softs and Alternative Markets Options; COMEX Options; DME Options |
441 - DME Globex Options |
Available |
Sunday, February 5 |
383 - NYMEX Globex Crude & Crude Refined Options |
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387 - NYMEX Globex Nat Gas & other Non-Crude Energy Options |
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385 - NYMEX Globex Metals, Softs & Alternative Markets Options |
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361 - COMEX Globex Options |
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58 |
CBOT Interest Rate Options |
345 - CBOT Globex Interest Rate Options |
Available |
Sunday, February 5 |
52 |
CME FX Futures and Options II |
320 - CME Globex FX Futures II |
Available |
Sunday, February 5 |
321 - CME Globex FX Options II |
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54 |
CME Equity Options - S&P Options |
311 - CME Globex Equity Options (ES) |
Available |
Sunday, February 5 |
323 - CME Globex Equity Options - Micro E-mini |
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72 |
CBOT and CME Equity Options; excluding S&P |
319 - CME Globex Equity Options excluding ES |
Available |
Sunday, February 5 |
343 - CBOT Globex Equity Index Options |
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88 |
CME FX Futures and Options |
314 - CME Globex FX Futures |
Available |
Sunday, February 5 |
315 -CME Globex FX Options |
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74 |
CME Crypto Futures and Options; Event Contracts |
310 - ES Synthetic Future |
Monday, December 5 |
Sunday, February 12 |
318 - E-mini Nasdaq and E-mini Russel Synthetic Future |
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320- Euro/USD Synthetic Future |
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329 - Event Contracts |
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342 - E-mini DJIA Synthetic Future |
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360 - COMEX Synthetic Futures |
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382 - NYMEX Synthetic Futures |
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326- CME Crypto Futures |
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327 - CME Crypto Options |
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64 |
CME Equity Futures - E-mini S&P |
310 - CME Globex Equity Futures (ES) |
Monday, December 5 |
Sunday, February 12 |
78 |
NYMEX Emissions and Non-Crude Energy Futures |
380 - NYMEX Globex Emissions Futures |
Monday, December 5 |
Sunday, February 12 |
386 - NYMEX Globex Nat Gas & other Non-Crude Energy Futures |
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80 |
DME Futures; NYMEX Crude and Crude Refined Energy Futures |
440 - DME Globex Futures |
Monday, December 5 |
Sunday, February 12 |
382 - NYMEX Globex Crude & Crude Refined Futures |
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82 |
CME and CBOT Interest Rate Futures |
312 - CME Globex Interest Rate Futures |
Monday, December 5 |
Sunday, February 12 |
348 - CBOT Interest Rate Futures II |
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84 |
CBOT Interest Rate Futures |
344 - CBOT Globex Interest Rate Futures |
Monday, December 5 |
Sunday, February 12 |
70 |
CME, CBOT and MGEX Commodity Futures |
316 - CME Globex Commodity Futures |
Monday, December 5 |
Sunday, February 12 |
340 - CBOT Globex Commodity Futures |
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460 - MGEX Globex Futures |
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60 |
CME, CBOT and MGEX Commodity Options Bursa Malaysia Futures and Options |
431 - BMD Globex Options |
Monday, December 5 |
Sunday, February 12 |
317 - CME Globex Commodity Options |
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341 - CBOT Globex Commodity Options |
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430 - BMD Globex Futures |
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461 - MGEX Globex Options |
Starting Sunday, February 12, 2023 (trade date Monday, February 13), CME Group will launch a new Cancel On Behalf functionality that allows iLink 3 sessions to cancel orders and quotes from different iLink 3 sessions under the same CME Globex Firm ID (GFID). This functionality will be enabled for all CME Group futures and options on futures on CME Globex. It is only available on iLink 3 sessions using the schema version 8. Cancel On Behalf is not allowed on iLink2 orders and quotes.
In addition to the new Cancel On Behalf functionality, CME Group will allow client systems to block future mass quotes submissions from a different iLink 3 session under the same GFID via Quote Cancel (tag 35-MsgType=Z) message using a new tag 9182-QuoteEntryOpen = 0. The original session will have the ability to remove this block by submitting a Mass Quote (tag 35-MsgType=i) message with tag 9182-QuoteEntryOpen = 1.
Please review the Client Impact Assessment for full technical details and launch schedule.
This change is currently available in New Release for customer testing.
Certification in AutoCert+ is required to utilize the new Cancel On Behalf functionality. The new AutoCert+ test suite is currently available for customer certification.
Starting Monday, December 19, shortly after 10 a.m. London Time, pending completion of all regulatory review periods, CME Group and CF Benchmarks will launch additional cryptocurrency benchmarks designed to provide clients with transparent, robust, reliable reference rates and real-time pricing in the growing Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space.
The pricing data will be disseminated via the streamlined CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Market Data feed on channel 213 and through CME DataMine.
The feed will publish the following:
Reference Rate and Real Time Index |
Ticker |
|---|---|
CME CF Aave – Dollar Reference Rate |
AAVEUSD_RR |
CME CF Aave – Dollar Real Time Index |
AAVEUSD_RTI |
CME CF Curve – Dollar Reference Rate |
CRVUSD_RR |
CME CF Curve – Dollar Real Time Index |
CRVUSD_RTI |
CME CF Synthetix – Dollar Reference Rate |
SNXUSD_RR |
CME CF Synthetix – Dollar Real Time Index |
SNXUSD_RTI |
The additional cryptocurrency pricing data is currently available for testing in New Release.
Certification is not required.
Effective Sunday, January 22 (trade date Monday, January 23), pending completion of all regulatory review periods, New Crop Corn and Soybean Weekly options will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.
| New Crop Corn and Soybean Weekly Options | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Product |
MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset |
iLink: tag 55-Symbol |
Market Data Channel |
New Crop Corn Weekly Options |
0C |
CN1-CN5 |
341 |
New Crop Soybean Weekly Options |
SQ |
SN1-SN5 |
341 |
These weekly options will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, January 9.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.
Effective Sunday, February 5, 2023 (trade date Monday, February 6), pending completion of all regulatory review periods BTIC and BTIC+ on EUR/USD futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.
| BTIC and BTIC+ on EUR/USD Futures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PRODUCT | MDP 3.0: TAG 6937-ASSET | ILINK: TAG 55-SYMBOL MDP 3.0 TAG 1151 - SECURITY GROUP |
MARKET DATA CHANNEL |
BTIC on EUR/USD Futures |
6EB |
6D |
314 |
Nearby BTIC+ on EUR/USD Futures |
6EP |
6X |
314 |
Please Note: Participants would execute a basis trade between the official WM/Refinitiv 16:00 London time FX spot closing rate and a CME FX futures contract to hedge and manage their fixing risk more precisely. |
The price format on the MDP 3.0 Security Definition (tag 35-MsgType=d) for the underlying EUR/USD futures will remain unchanged on CME Globex and CME Clearport.
For additional information, please refer to Special Executive Report SER-9096.
These products will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, December 19.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.
Effective Sunday, January 8, 2023 (trade date Monday, January 9), the following changes will be made to SOFR futures and options:
| To facilitate this change, customers will be asked to cancel all Good ‘Till Cancel (GTC) and Good ‘Till Date (GTD) orders with specified minimum quantity for Three-Month SOFR futures with tag 1151-Security Group=SS (orders with no specified minimum quantity do not need to be cancelled), by the close on Friday, January 6. After 16:00 CT on Friday, January 6, any remaining GT orders with specified minimum quantity in this security group will be removed by the CME Global Command Center (GCC). |
Changes to SOFR Futures and Options |
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|---|---|---|
PRODUCT |
MDP 3.0: TAG 6937-ASSET |
TAG 55-SYMBOL MDP 3.0 TAG 1151 - SECURITY GROUP |
One-Year Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures |
S0 |
J1 |
Weekly One-Year Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures |
S01, S02, S03, S04, S05 |
J1 |
Two-Year Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures |
S2 |
J2 |
Weekly Two-Year Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures |
S21, S22, S23, S24, S25 |
J2 |
Three-Year Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures |
S3 |
J3 |
Weekly Three-Year Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures |
S31, S32, S33, S34, S35 |
J3 |
Four-Year Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures |
S4 |
J4 |
Five-Year Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures |
S5 |
J5 |
Three-Month Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures |
TS2 |
JT |
Six-Month Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures |
TS3 |
J6 |
Nine-Month Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures |
TS4 |
J9 |
Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures |
SR3 |
JE |
These changes 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, January 22 (trade date Monday, January 23), the strike price listing rule will be changed for the below Equity options on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.
Equity Options |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
Current | New |
E-mini S&P 500 Options |
ES |
EW |
100-point increment: -80% - +30% (when listed) |
100-point increment: -80% - +30% (when listed) |
E-mini S&P 500 End-of-Month Options |
EW |
EW |
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E-mini S&P 500 Monday Weekly Options - Week 1-5 |
E1A-E5A |
EW |
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E-mini S&P 500 Tuesday Weekly Options - Week 1-5 |
E1B-E5B |
EW |
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E-mini S&P 500 Wednesday Weekly Options - Week 1-5 |
E1C-E5C |
EW |
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E-mini S&P 500 Thursday Weekly Options - Week 1-5 |
E1D-E5D |
EW |
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E-mini S&P 500 Friday Weekly Options - Week 1-4 |
EW1-EW4 |
EW |
100-point increment: -80% - +30% (when listed) |
100, 1100, 2100, 3100, 4100, 5100, 6100, 7100, 8100, 9100 strikes (in EW3, when listed) |
Micro S&P 500 Options |
MES |
EO |
100-point increment: -80% - +30% (when listed) |
100-point increment: -80% - +30% (when listed) |
Micro S&P 500 End-of-Month Options |
EX |
EO |
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Micro S&P 500 Friday Weekly Options - Week 1-4 |
EX1-EX4 |
EO |
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E-mini Nasdaq-100 Options |
NQ |
QZ |
500-point increment: -80% - +30% (when listed) |
500-point increment: -80% - +30% (when listed) |
E-mini Nasdaq-100 End-of-Month Options |
QNE |
NW |
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E-mini Nasdaq-100 Monday Weekly Options - Week 1-5 |
Q1A-Q5A |
NW |
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E-mini Nasdaq-100 Tuesday Weekly Options - Week 1-5 |
Q1B-Q5B |
QZ |
||
E-mini Nasdaq-100 Wednesday Weekly Options - Week 1-5 |
Q1C-Q5C |
NW |
||
E-mini Nasdaq-100 Thursday Weekly Options - Week 1-5 |
Q1D-Q5D |
QZ |
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E-mini Nasdaq-100 Weekly Options - Week 1-4 |
QN1-QN4 |
NW |
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Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 Index Options |
MNQ |
NE |
500-point increment: -80% - +30% (when listed) |
500-point increment: -80% - +30% (when listed) |
Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 Index EOM Options |
MQE |
NE |
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Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 Friday Weekly Options - Week 1-4 |
MQ1-MQ4 |
NE |
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E-mini Russell 2000 Options |
RTO |
R4 |
100-point increment: -80% - + 30% (when listed) |
100-point increment: -80% - + 30% (when listed) |
E-mini Russell 2000 End-of-Month Options |
RTM |
RW |
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E-mini Russell 2000 Monday Weekly Options - Week 1-5 |
R1A-R5A |
RW |
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E-mini Russell 2000 Wednesday Weekly Options - Week 1-5 |
R1C-R5C |
RW |
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E-mini Russell 2000 Friday Weekly Options - Week 1-4 |
R1E-R4E |
R4 |
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These changes will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, January 9.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.
Effective Sunday, January 22, 2023 (trade date Monday, January 23, 2023), pending completion of all regulatory review periods, implied functionality for the following CME FX futures will be enabled for all outright contracts and calendar spread combinations for the first twelve consecutive contract months on CME Globex.
Enable Implied Functionality for CME FX Futures |
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|---|---|---|---|
PRODUCT |
MDP 3.0: TAG 6947-ASSET |
ILINK: TAG 55-SYMBOL |
|
British Pound Sterling/U.S. Dollar (GBP/USD) Futures |
6B |
6B |
|
Canadian Dollar/U.S. Dollar (CAD/USD) Futures |
6C |
6C |
|
Japanese Yen/U.S. Dollar (JPY/USD) Futures |
6J |
6J |
|
Australian Dollar/U.S. Dollar (AUD/USD) Futures |
6A |
6A |
|
Euro/U.S. Dollar (EUR/USD) Futures |
6E |
6E |
|
| Please note: The Non-Reviewable Range of each leg spread will be evaluated as an outright. |
Implied eligible instruments, are identified in the MDP 3.0 Security Definition (tag 35-MsgType=d), in repeating group tag 871-InstAttribType:
This change will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, December 19.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.
Effective close of business on Friday, February 10, 2023, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, a rule amendment will be introduced to facilitate the conversion of unexpired open positions in the E-mini S&P 500 Quarterly PM options (EYC) into E-mini S&P 500 Weekly options - Week 3 (tag 6937=EW3) with the same strike, expiration date and time. Following completion of the conversion process on February 12, 2023, there will be zero (0) open interest in the E-mini S&P 500 Quarterly PM options and it will be immediately delisted.
To support this change, effective Sunday, February 12 (trade date Monday, February 13), the listing cycle of E-mini S&P 500 Week 3 Friday options will be extended to 13 consecutive weekly contracts (including quarterly months).
| Please note: To facilitate this change, customers will be asked to cancel all Good ‘Till Cancel (GTC) and Good ‘Till Date (GTD) orders for E-mini S&P 500 Quarterly PM Options contracts, by the close on Friday, February 10. After 16:00 CT on Friday, February 10, any remaining GT orders on these markets will be removed by the CME Global Command Center (GCC). |
Migration of Open Interest and Delisting of E-mini S&P 500 Quarterly PM Options |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRODUCT | MDP 3.0: TAG 6937-ASSET | ILINK: TAG 55-SYMBOL MDP 3.0 TAG 1151 - SECURITY GROUP |
Current Listing Schedule |
Expanded Listing Schedule |
E-mini S&P 500 Weekly Options - Week 3 |
EW3 |
EW |
9 non-consecutive weekly contracts (excluding quarterly months) |
13 consecutive weekly contracts (including quarterly months) |
Please see the Special Executive Report and the Clearing House Advisory for additional information.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.
On Monday, February 13, 2023 the E-mini S&P 500 Quarterly PM options will be delisted, and effective close of business Friday, February 10 these options will be removed from CME Globex.
| Delisting and Removal of E-mini S&P 500 Quarterly PM Options | ||
|---|---|---|
PRODUCT |
MDP 3.0: TAG 6937-ASSET |
ILINK: TAG 55-SYMBOL |
E-mini S&P 500 Quarterly PM Options |
EYC |
CM |
The Q1 2023 CME Globex Messaging Efficiency Program product group benchmarks are now available. Changes were made to Q1 2023 GE-Eurodollar futures product group benchmarks vs. Q4 2022 GE-Eurodollar futures product group benchmarks. No changes were made in any other Q1 2023 product group benchmarks vs. Q4 2022 product group benchmarks.
Additionally, CME anticipates adding SR3-Three-Month SOFR futures and options on Three-Month SOFR futures to the CME Globex Messaging Efficiency Program starting in Q2 2023. Three-Month SOFR futures product group benchmarks will be 10:1 (Tier 1), 20:1 (Tier 2) and 30:1 (Tier 3). Three-Month SOFR options on Three-Month SOFR futures will be 100:1 (Tier 1), 200:1 (Tier 2) and 300:1 (Tier 3).
The CME Globex Messaging Efficiency Program creates fair business guidelines by which customers are billed a surcharge for overly high message rates.
CME Globex firms who exceed the benchmark ratios in applicable product groups and are signed-up accordingly, receive email notifications of any potential surcharges. CME Globex firms who have access to the Firm Administrator Dashboard have the ability to view their messaging statistics on a T+1 basis.
Please contact your Global Account Manager with any questions.
As noted in the CME Globex Messaging Efficiency Program (MEP) document, the MEP is not applied on certain dates before/on/after US-recognized holidays. To obtain dates as to when CME Globex Messaging Efficiency Program ratios for all product groups included in the MEP will not be enforced, please refer to the CME Globex Messaging Efficiency Program Holiday Calendar.
Please note the Holiday Calendar does not pertain to the Excessive Messaging Threshold (EMT) which is in effect during all trade dates and hours in which the Globex platform is open.
If you have any questions, please contact the CME Global Command Center in the U.S. at +1 800 438 8616, in Europe at +44 20 7623 4747 or in Asia at +65 6532 5010.
CME Group is pleased to announce the move and upgrade of our backup datacenter as part of our commitment to the protection of our customers. Last year, we completed the migration of our backup clearing systems, and we are now focused on CME Globex and supporting systems. To help ensure customer can connect to our new backup datacenter, CME Group will hold mock disaster recovery testing on Saturday, March 4, at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).
| Please note: Customers do not need to test from Disaster Recovery – please plan to stay in your production environment. |
On Monday, March 6, 2023, the calculation and publication of the following three Eurodollar CVOL benchmarks and associated derivative indicators, which use Eurodollar futures and options as input data, will permanently cease as approved by the CVOL Oversight Committee.
Additional information on this change is available on the CVOL webpage.
Any comments or queries regarding the cessation of the three Eurodollar CVOLs should be sent to benchmark@cmegroup.com.