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CME STP and CME STP FIX

Equity Option Trade Type Flags in CME STP FIXML and FIX - This Week

Effective this Sunday, April 28 (trade date Monday, April 29), CME Group will add the following new field in CME STP FIXML and FIX, to support Equity Option Fee Incentive Programs as noted in Clearing House Advisory. This field establishes the capability to provide differentiated pricing for block and large-size trades.

FIX tag-Name FIXML Abbr Req Format Description Enumerations
20063-FeeQuantityThresholdIndicator FeeQtyThrshldInd N STRING Indicator flag used to determine the eligibility of fee discount based on threshold level "L1" - "Threshold Level 1 - The highest threshold level was met or surpassed." "L2" - "Threshold Level 2 - The middle threshold level was met." "L3" - "Threshold Level 3 - The lowest threshold level was met." "LN"- "Eligible but does not meet set thresholds"

This change is currently available for customer testing in New Release.

CME STP Migration for EBS Customers - December 31

Central Post Trade (CPT) TOF and CPT FIX will be decommissioned on December 31.

All EBS clients must migrate to CME STP solutions before the decommission. Both CME STP and CME STP FIX currently support EBS trades as well as BrokerTec on CME Globex, BrokerTec Stream, and CME Group futures and options.

Start planning your migration now to ensure no interruption of service, and continued access to new products and features which will only be supported in CME STP. 

To facilitate your migration, Message Specifications and CME STP FIX Data Dictionary are now available along with Migration Guides for CPT TOF and CPT FIX to CME STP.

CME STP for EBS FX Markets are currently available for customer testing in New Release. Functional certification is required.

Please contact Global Account Management with any questions regarding this migration.

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