On Saturday October 27th CME Group will fully staff the GCC at our remote data center.  The GCC will be the main point of contact for all test participants.  Participating firms should call the GCC if they experience any connectivity issues with front and back end systems.  Upon completion of the script firms are asked to call the GCC at 312-456-2391.  GCC staff will record your results and comments so that we will be able to create a report to be used in the recap session following the test.  As stated in the FIA meetings no firms names will be used in the report.

The test will begin at 9:00am EDT and end at 3:00pm EDT.  Participating firms are encouraged to contact the support team at BCP@cmegroup.com with any questions you may have prior to the test, during the test or following the test.

CME Group represents the newly merged CBOT and CME exchanges.  For this year’s test, CME Group will keep testing for both exchanges the same as it was for last year’s test.  Detailed information pertaining to the front end eCBOT and Globex trading systems and the back-end Clearing system can be found in the associated sections of this document.

Please Note:  For those firms who will be checking their options exercise and assignment reports, Document Direct Production application will not available on CME Connect portal site for the duration of the test. Firms should have their printed copy of reports which are remotely provided by Clearing House.

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