SPAN Advisory Notices
To Clearing Member Firms;SPAN Users
From CME Clearing
Subject NYMEX & COMEX SPAN FILES
Notice Date 2008-04-11
Notice Number 08-73
Effective Date 2008-05-30
Please be advised that as of May 30, 2008 the NYMEX and COMEX SPAN Standard format parameter files will no longer be published. Only the Expanded format Early and Final SPAN parameter files will be available for NYMEX and COMEX which are currently available through the existing SPAN file retrieval methods.
 
The last Standard files will be created for the May 30, 2008 trade date.  All users of the Standard SPAN files must migrate to the Expanded SPAN Files before this date.
 
The layout of the records for the SPAN Expanded Format parameter file can be found at:
 
http://www.cme-ch.com/span/spanl300.htm <http://www.cme-ch.com/span/spanl300.htm
 
 
If you have any questions, please contact NYMEX Third Party Services, 1-800-275-6215, thirdpartyservices@nymex.com, or Paul Sacristan, 212-299-2678, psacristan@nymex.com .