At the request of several member firms, effective, Sunday, July 11, 2004, CME will start routing GLOBEX^® and e-cbot MQM TREX messages one-half hour earlier, starting at 6:00 AM Central Daylight Time (CDT), instead of the current routing start time of 6:30 AM (CDT).

This change will only impact those firms that currently receive their MQ messages between the hours of 6:30 AM (CDT) and 7:00 PM (CDT). Firms that receive their MQ messages on a 24-Hour basis will not be affected.

Additionally, CME will make available to firms the option of receiving MQM TREX confirm messages during any specified time period of your choosing, prior to 6:00 AM (CDT).

Please e-mail us at CMO@CME.COM and provide your firm number, the exchange and start time, if you would like to receive your MQM confirms before the new time of 6:00 AM (CDT).

If you have any questions, please call Client Management Operations at 312-930-8159.