• CME Reference Data APIv2 Date Field Displayed in Central Time

      • To
      • Reference Data API Customers
      • From
      • Global Market Solutions & Services (GMSS)
      • #
      • 20210729
      • Notice Date
      • 29 July 2021

    • The Globex First Trade Date and Last Trade Date timestamp is now being displayed in Central Time in the production environment. The Reference Data APIv2 message specifications have been updated to reflect this change.

      Product or Instrument Attribute Name Date Format in Central Time
      Instrument globexLastTradeDate YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
      Instrument globexFirstTradeDate YYYYMMDDHHMMSS

      This change will be available in New Release Wednesday, August 4.

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