For the latest roadmap of CME Group technology initiatives:
See the Development Launch Schedule.
Additional Resources:
- EBS Market on CME Globex Notices provide the latest information on changes to EBS Market and eFix Market and are available at 2 a.m. CT Thursdays.
- BrokerTec Markets on CME Globex Update provide the latest information BrokerTec markets and and are available bi-weekly at 9 a.m. CT Thursdays.
Critical Updates
CME Globex on Google Cloud
Technical content is now available for the planned Globex migration to Google Cloud, including:
Dual Zones Overview, including zone swap and maintenance information
CME Group and Google Cloud recently announced a new private Google Cloud Chicago region and co-location facility for CME Group listed derivative markets.
Additional information will be published regularly and announced via the CME Globex Notices.
Position Reporting Under CFTC Part 17
On April 30, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") approved final rules to amend its Large Trading Reporting Regulations for Futures and Options. The amendments were made to modernize CFTC's Large Trader Reporting process and align it with other reporting structures outlined in CFTC regulations. CFTC's final rules remove the 80-character submission standard, replacing it with a FIXML standard. The required FIXML position message includes a large set of instrument characteristics as well as unique contract identifiers, Unique Contract Identifiers must be provided to Reporting Firms by the exchange where the positions are held.
CME, CBOT, NYMEX, and COMEX (each an "Exchange" and together the "Exchanges") will be providing Reporting Firms files containing Unique Instrument Codes in compliance with Large Trader Reporting requirements. The Exchanges are offering two methods to download this instrument information, as described in the CME Group Client Systems Wiki. Beginning on Monday, February 24, the Unique Instrument Codes will be available in firms outgoing SFTP folder and will have the following naming convention: CME_UICPART17.csv.
The Market Regulation Department will be publishing further guidance regarding Large Trader Reporting in subsequent Special Executive Reports as solutions become available.
CFTC's final rules became effective upon publication in the Federal Register on June 3, 2024. Reporting Firms must comply with the CFTC's final rules regarding Large Trader Reporting Requirements two years after publication in the Federal Register.
iLink 3 CGW Migration - Updated Timeline - March 1
In response to client feedback, CME Group is extending the deadline for iLink 3 CGW migration to Saturday, March 1.
All customers using the Convenience Gateways (CGW) for order entry must complete their migration to iLink 3 by Saturday, March 1, including functional certification and session migration as outlined in the client impact assessment.
Starting Sunday, March 2, a charge of $1,000 USD per iLink 2 session per week will be applied to each session that has not yet migrated to iLink 3. For new iLink 3 CGW sessions, Port Activation Charges (PAC) will be applied, but Monthly Inactivity Charges (MIC) will be waived automatically from creation through the end of December 2024. Effective Sunday, April 6, iLink 2 on CGW will be decommissioned and only iLink 3 CGW sessions will be supported.
Please Note: All GTC and GTD orders on iLink 2 sessions must be cancelled and resubmitted on new iLink 3 sessions. Before deleting any iLink 2 sessions, customers must confirm that there are no resting Good 'Till Cancel (GTC) and Good 'Till Date (GTD) orders in Firmsoft. Customers can contact the CME Global Command Center (GCC) at gcc@cmegroup.com or +1 800-438-8616 for order status and cancellation support. After 16:00 Central Time(CT) on Friday, April 4, all remaining GT orders on iLink 2 sessions will be canceled or deleted by the CME Global Command Center (GCC).
CME FX Link Messaging Changes - March 9
Effective Sunday, March 9 (trade date Monday, March 10), with the CME FX Spot+ pre-launch, CME FX Link clients will have the following iLink and MDP 3.0 messaging considerations.
- Changes to group code (MDP 3.0 tag 1151-SecurityGroup) for the tradable OTC FX Spot legs Instruments.
| Changes to Group Code for OTC FX Spot Leg Instruments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Currency Pair | Current MDP 3.0 tag 1151- Security Group | New MDP 3.0 tag 1151- Security Group |
| CME FX Spot Leg (tradable) | ||
| AUD/USD | 01 | 5A |
| EUR/USD | 01 | 5E |
| GBP/USD | 01 | 5B |
| NZD/USD | 10 | 5N |
| USD/CAD | 01 | 5C |
| USD/CHF | 01 | 5S |
| USD/JPY | 01 | 5J |
| USD/MXN | 01 | 5M |
| CME FX Spot Leg (non-tradable) | ||
| USD/ZAR | 01 | No change |
| USD/CNH | 01 | No change |
- All OTC FX Spot legs will move from MDP 3.0 Channel 314 to 330. The new MDP channel 330 will utilize the schema version 13. The FX Link spread and the futures legs of FX Link will remain on channel 314.
- Changes in the Minimum Price Increment, Price Precision and Display Factor for the OTC FX Spot leg traded as part of the CME FX Link spread. Please refer to the product attributes for more information on these changes.
Effective Sunday, April 13 (trade date Monday, April 14), with the CME FX Spot+ launch, CME FX Link clients will have the following iLink and MDP 3.0 messaging considerations.
- MDP 3.0 Security Definition (tag 35-MsgType=d) for all OTC FX Spot legs will reflect notional terms for all quantity fields.
- The update to all OTC FX Spot legs electronic volume will be disseminated on the new MDP 3.0 channel 330.
- A new tag 1795-NoOrderEvents repeating group will be added to the iLink Execution Report Trade Spread Leg message for all OTC Spot FX legs instruments.
- iLink 3 quantity fields (e.g. tag 32-LastQty) in the iLink Execution Report Trade Spread Leg for all OTC Spot FX legs instruments will contain notional quantity instead of lot size.
Additional information on CME FX Spot+ is available in the client impact assessment.
These changes are now available for customer testing in New Release.
CME Globex MDP 3.0 Channel 315 Decommission - March 28
Effective close of business Friday, March 28, CME MDP 3.0 Channel 315 will be decommissioned. Currently the channel only disseminates Admin Heartbeat (35-MsgType=0) messages. Additionally, references to channel 315 will be removed from the config.xml file located on the FTP/SFTP Site for the Production and New Release environments.
| MDP 3.0 Channel 315 | ||
|---|---|---|
| CHANNEL NAME | CHANNEL ID | FTP INFORMATION |
| CME Globex FX Options | 315 | SFTP - MDP Configuration
|
CME FX Spot+ - April 13
Effective Sunday, April 13 (trade date Monday, April 14), CME Group will launch CME FX Spot Plus (CME FX Spot+), a new tradable spot FX instrument, leveraging CME FX Link liquidity to bring together OTC spot FX and FX futures.
CME FX Spot+ will enable spot FX market participants to tap into CME FX futures liquidity through an open, transparent central limit order book while giving FX futures users broader access to OTC liquidity. This unique liquidity connection will be made possible by implied matching through CME FX Link, a liquid, tradable spread between OTC spot FX and FX futures.
The FX Spot+ products will be available for the following currency pairs: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, NZD/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, and USD/MXN.
All of the CME FX Spot+ products are currently available in the New Release environment for customer testing.
MDP 3.0. certification is required to trade the CME FX Spot+. The new AutoCert+ supplemental test suite is currently available for customer certification.
More information on these new products and the associated messaging and functionality enhancements is available in the CME FX Spot+ client impact assessment. A new CME FX Spot+ Credit Overview is also available with credit features and details for both FX Link and CME FX Spot+.
The Straight Through Processing (STP) client impact assessment for CME FX Link and FX Spot+ is available.
Pre-Launch:
Effective Sunday, March 9 (trade date Monday, March 10), CME Group will pre-launch the FX Spot+ instruments. With this pre-launch, the FX Spot + instruments will not be tradeable, and the Security Definition (35-MsgType=d) will be the only MDP3 messages available.
MDP 3.0 Security Definition (tag 35-MsgType=d) for all FX Spot + instruments will reflect:
- New group code (MDP 3.0 tag 1151-SecurityGroup)
- Minimum Price Increment
- Price Precision
- Display Factor
Please refer to the product attributes for more information on these changes. New attributes with populated values will be added to the CME Reference Data API Version 3.
All OTC FX Spot legs will move from MDP 3.0 Channel 314 to 330. The new MDP channel 330 will utilize the schema version 13. MDP configuration (i.e. Port, multicast addresses, and source IPs) for channel 330 are available in the config.xml file located on the CME FTP and SFTP Site.
Mock Trading Session:
To support customer experience with the CME FX Spot+ in the CME Globex production environment, CME Group will offer customer mock trading sessions on:
- Saturday, March 29
Customers are required to register in advance in order to participate in the mock trading sessions. Further information on the mock trading sessions will be published in future CME Globex Notices.
Decommission of MGEX Markets on CME Globex - June 29
Effective Sunday, June 29 (trade date Monday, June 30), order routing and market data for Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) products, which includes Hard Red Spring Wheat, will no longer be available via CME Globex. Existing order routing customers to MGEX markets and customers wishing to pursue market access to MGEX should contact futures@miaxglobal.com.
For CME Group specific questions, contact Global Account Management.
Product Launches
NewDelisting and Removal of Coal (API 2) cif ARA (Argus/McCloskey) Future-Style Margined Option on Calendar Futures Strip - This Week
On Monday, February 10, Coal (API 2) cif ARA (Argus/McCloskey) Future-Style Margined Option on Calendar Futures Strip was delisted, and effective close of business Friday, February 14, these options will be removed from CME Globex.
| Delisting and Removal of Coal (API 2) cif ARA (Argus/McCloskey) Future-Style Margined Option on Calendar Futures Strip | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
| Coal (API 2) cif ARA (Argus/McCloskey) Future-Style Margined Option on Calendar Futures Strip | F2C | EF |
These options currently have no open interest.
UpdateOptions on Bitcoin Friday Futures - February 23
† Denotes update to the article
Effective Sunday, February 23 (trade date Monday, February 24), pending completion of all regulatory review periods, options on Bitcoin Friday futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.
| Options on Bitcoin Friday Futures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRODUCT | MDP 3.0: TAG 6937-ASSET | ILINK: TAG 55-SYMBOL MDP 3.0 TAG 1151 - SECURITY GROUP |
MARKET DATA CHANNEL MDP 3.0 TAG 1180 - APPLID |
Alias Strike Format Examples |
| Options on Bitcoin Friday Futures | BFF | E5-outrights; E6-UDS | 327 | †ITC: BFFG524 C108500 G528 |
These options on Bitcoin Friday futures are now available for customer testing in New Release.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.
UpdateMonitoring Instruments for CME Group Internal Testing - February 23
† Denotes update to the article
Effective Sunday, February 23 (trade date Monday, February 24), the following monitoring instruments will be added to the CME Benchmark Administration Premium channels (SBE UDP Multicast channel 261 and GCP SBE).
Please Note:†This product is for CME Group internal testing only and will not support order entry. CME Group recommends client systems ignore all MDP3 messages on this product.
| †Monitoring Instruments for CME Group Internal Testing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product | BENCHMARK PREMIUM TAG 37500-CLEARING PRODUCT CODE |
MARKET DATA CHANNEL MDP 3.0 TAG 1180 - ApplID |
| Monitoring Instrument | #OZ1MT | 261 |
| Monitoring Instrument | #OZ3MT | |
| Monitoring Instrument | #OZ6MT | |
| Monitoring Instrument | #OZ1YT | |
These instruments will be made available in New Release on Thursday, February 20.
Agriculture Micro Futures - February 23
Effective Sunday, February 23 (trade date Monday, February 24), pending completion of all regulatory review periods, Micros on Agriculture futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.
| Agriculture Micro Futures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PRODUCT | MDP 3.0: TAG 6937-ASSET | ILINK: TAG 55-SYMBOL MDP 3.0 TAG 1151 - SECURITY GROUP |
MARKET DATA CHANNEL MDP 3.0 TAG 1180 - APPLID |
| Micro Corn Futures | MZC | ZC | 340 |
| Micro Soybean Futures | MZS | ZS | 340 |
| Micro Wheat Futures | MZW | ZW | 340 |
| Micro Soybean Oil Futures | MZL | ZS | 340 |
| Micro Soybean Meal Futures | MZM | ZS | 340 |
The exchange will also list Calendar Spreads strategy = SP and Average Price Equalizer Spread = AE
These Micro Agriculture futures are now available for customer testing in New Release.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.
High Yield Duration-Hedged Credit Products - March 16
Effective Sunday, March 16 (trade date Monday, March 17), pending completion of all regulatory review periods, High Yield Duration-Hedged Credit futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.
| High Yield Duration-Hedged Credit Products | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRODUCT | MDP 3.0: TAG 6937-ASSET | ILINK: TAG 55-SYMBOL MDP 3.0 TAG 1151 - SECURITY GROUP |
Tag 762- SecuritySubType |
MARKET DATA CHANNEL MDP 3.0 TAG 1180 - APPLID |
| Bloomberg High Yield Duration-Hedged Credit Futures | DHY | CE | RT - Reduced Tick Spread | 344 |
| BTIC on Bloomberg High Yield Duration-Hedged Credit Futures | DHYT | CG | N/A | |
These futures will be available for customer testing in New Release on Sunday, February 23.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.
NewListing Mortgage Rate Futures vs. TBA Futures Implied Intercommodity Spreads - March 16
Effective Sunday, March 16 (trade date Monday, March 17), Mortgage Rate futures vs. TBA futures implied intercommodity spreads will be listed for the two nearest contract months on CME Globex.
| Listing Mortgage Rate Futures vs. TBA Futures Implied Intercommodity Spreads | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
Tag 762- SecuritySubType |
| Mortgage Rate (OB30C) Futures vs. 30-Year UMBS TBA Futures - 4.0% Coupon | M40 | MR | IV - Implied Intercommodity Spread |
| Mortgage Rate (OB30C) Futures vs. 30-Year UMBS TBA Futures - 4.5% Coupon | M45 | MR | |
| Mortgage Rate (OB30C) Futures vs. 30-Year UMBS TBA Futures - 5.0% Coupon | M50 | MR | |
| Mortgage Rate (OB30C) Futures vs. 30-Year UMBS TBA Futures - 5.5% Coupon | M55 | MR | |
| Mortgage Rate (OB30C) Futures vs. Legal Name30-Year UMBS TBA Futures - 6.0% Coupon | M60 | MR | |
These spreads will be available for customer testing in New Release on Sunday, February 23.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.
Product Changes
Enable Implied Functionality and Listing Cycle Expansion for Henry Hub Natural Gas Condor Spreads - March 16
Effective Sunday, March 16 (trade date Monday, March 17), the Henry Hub Natural Gas Condor spreads on CME Globex will change as follows:
- Enable Implied Functionality
- Listing Cycle Expansion
| Enable Implied Functionality and Listing Cycle Expansion for Henry Hub Natural Gas Condor Spreads | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset | iLink: tag 55-Symbol MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group |
Tag 762- SecuritySubType |
Current Listing Schedule | New Listing Schedule |
| Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures | NG | NG | CF - Condor | 3 1-month spreads | 6 1-month spreads |
Implied eligible instruments, are identified in the MDP 3.0 Security Definition (tag 35-MsgType=d), in repeating group tag 871-InstAttribType:
- tag 872-InstAttribValue=19:Implied Matching Eligibility
These spreads will be available for customer testing in New Release on Sunday, February 23.
These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.
Events and Announcements
NewLMAX Digital Added as a Constituent Exchange for CME CF Solana-Dollar Benchmarks - February 24
On Monday, February 24, at 10 a.m. London time, LMAX Digital market data will be included in the CME CF Solana-Dollar Reference Rates (SOLUSD_RR and SOLUSD_NY) and Real-Time Index (SOLUSD_RTI). CF Benchmarks, the leading cryptocurrency index provider, is the Administrator for the CME CF Cryptocurrency Indices.
For more information, please visit the CME CF Cryptocurrency Indices webpage.
CME Globex Futures & Options Messaging Efficiency Program Revision- Auto Waiver Reduction - March 1
To continue to encourage responsible messaging practices, ensure efficient market operations, allow for broad market participation, and foster high quality liquid markets, effective Saturday, March 1, CME Group will reduce the number of auto waivers from two daily auto waivers per product group, per calendar month to one daily auto waiver per product group, per calendar month.
No action on the part of the CME Globex firm is necessary in this regard and any applicable waivers will be applied at the end of each calendar month.
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.
If you have any questions, please contact CME Global Account Management via Email at gam@cmegroup.com or the CME Global Command Center in the U.S. at +1 800 438 8616, in Europe at +44 20 7623 4747, in Asia at +65 6532 5010, or in Japan at +81 3 6733 7559 or via Email at gcc@cmegroup.com.
CME STP FIX API on Google Cloud - Postponed
Previously announced availability of CME STP FIX API service on Google Cloud has been postponed. A new production date will be announced in a future article.
View the client impact assessment for additional information.
CME STP FIX API on Google Cloud is currently available in New Release.
CME STP FIXML on Google Cloud - March 31
Effective Monday, March 31, all client systems must complete a mandatory certification of regional switch processing for CME STP FIXML on Google Cloud.
This certification is not a prerequisite for clients migrating to CME STP FIXML on Google Cloud.
View the client impact assessment for additional information.
NewUpcoming Changes to Duo Two-Factor Authentication - April 12
On Saturday, April 12, CME Group will upgrade to Duo Universal Prompt, a new two-factor authentication experience for applications and services requiring CME Group Login. The upgrade features improved security and a redesigned user interface. No action will be required for customers to receive the automated upgrade.
Additional details will be provided in future notices.
For related inquiries, please contact EASE@cmegroup.com.
