Topics in this issue include:

• CME Account Management Services API Launch - March 11
• CME Account Manager Decommission - April 5 ^New
• CME Group Risk Monitor Launch - April 7 ^New

CME Account Management Services API Launch

Effective Monday, March 11, certified CME Clearing firms will be able to connect to CME Group Account Management Services API (CME AMS API) and access registered CME ClearPort, CME Direct (Globex) and Inline Credit Control accounts.

With this new API, customers may:

• Retrieve and/or update permitted products, eligible brokers, and position limits
• Activate/inactivate accounts
• Copy an existing account to create new accounts

CME AMS API will be available for customer testing in New Release on Thursday, February 28.

Contact Global Account Management - Client Services for AMS API access and more information.

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CME Account Manager Decommission

The legacy CME Account Manager will be decommissioned at the close of business on Friday, April 5 and will redirect to the new microservices:

• Account Management Service offers:
  • Account creation and management, including:
  • Trading platform / service
  • Market types, products, brokers
  • Credit Controls, exposure limits
• Entity Risk Management functions include:
  • Set default Inline Credit Controls Policy and Alerts threshold
  • Product and Execution Firm restrictions
  • User and Product quantity limits
  • Restricting ability to submit block trades
• With Risk Monitoring, permissioned Clearing, Execution and Trading Firm Administrators can:
  • Monitor account activities, threshold alerts, rejected trades and account usage from a new monitoring dashboard
  • View audit trail details for Account Management Services and Entity Risk Management
  • View and search ICC threshold alerts

In alignment with the decommission, the Subscription Center mailing list will be rebranded from CME Account Manager to CME Risk Management and Monitoring ,and current subscribers will automatically be subscribed to the new list.

CME Account Manager will be decommissioned in New Release on Tuesday, March 5.

New Release Environment Support:

• Certification Support for Electronic Trading (CSET) in the U.S. at +1 312 930 2322, in Europe at +44 20 3379 3803 or in Asia at +65 6593 5593.

Production Environment Support: 

• CME Global Command Center (GCC) in the U.S. +1 800 438 8616, in Europe at +44 20 7623 4747 or in Asia at +65 6532 5010.

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CME Group Risk Monitor Launch

Effective Sunday, April 7 ( trade date Monday, April 8) CME Group is launching a new CME Group Risk Monitor user interface. With Risk Monitor, permissioned Clearing, Execution and Trading Firm Administrators can:

• Monitor account activities, threshold alerts, rejected trades and account usage from a new monitoring dashboard
• View audit trail details for Account Management Services and Entity Risk Management
• View and search ICC threshold alerts

The legacy CME Account Manager will be decommissioned on Friday, April 5, and all roles and entitlements will be enabled in the new microservices (CME Account Management Services, CME Entity Risk Management and CME Risk Monitoring).

Please note: 

• Existing users of Risk Monitoring functions in CME Account Manager will automatically be permissioned for the new UI, and may access this service directly from the CME Customer Center Portfolio and Risk menu. 
• New users will have access to the Risk Monitoring UI from the CME Customer Center Portfolio and Risk menu shortly after requesting the service.

Testing in New Release, starting on Tuesday, March 5, is highly encouraged to gain familiarity with the new interface. The legacy CME Account Manager will be also be decommissioned in New Release on Tuesday, March 5.

For additional information, please review the Risk Monitor WebHelp.

Please contact Certification Support for Electronic Trading (CSET) in the U.S. at +1 312 930 2322, in Europe at +44 20 3379 3803 or in Asia at +65 6593 5593 with any questions on testing in New Release.

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