GLOBEX Advisory Notices
To | CME Globex Customers
From | CME Globex Account Management
Subject | CME Globex Notices: April 20, 2006
Notice Date | 2006-04-20
Notice Number | 042006-6
Effective Date | 2006-04-20
April 20, 2006 Welcome to the CME Globex Notices summary for the week of April 20, 2006. Changes This Week CME Israeli Shekel Futures and Options Launch Reminder: CME Eurodollar FRA Switch Delisting Upcoming Changes Reminder: CME Electronic Trading Customer Forum Reminder: CME FirmSoft Focus Group Leg Execution Reports for CME Libor-Eurodollar Inter-Commodity Spreads End-of-Month Options on the CME Globex Platform Reminder: CME Market Data API Elimination Ex-Pit Transaction Functionality Reminder: CME Housing Futures If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your CME Globex Account Manager at 312.634.8700; or at +44.207.623.2550 in Europe. CME Israeli Shekel Futures and Options Launch Effective Sunday, May 7, 2006 (for trade date Monday, May 8), CME is scheduled to launch CME Israeli Shekel futures and options on futures on the CME Globex platform. The CME Israeli Shekel will be available for testing in the CME certification environment this Monday, April 24. More information on the CME Israeli Shekel is available online. CME Eurodollar FRA Switch Delisting Effective this Sunday, April 23, 2006 (trade date April 24), the CME Eurodollar FRA Switch contracts will be delisted from the CME Globex electronic trading platform. CME Electronic Trading Customer Forums CME would like to invite you to the upcoming CME Electronic Trading Customer Forums. Agenda highlights include: Upcoming CME Globex Enhancements CME Market Data API Elimination and CME Market Data Platform Migration NYMEX Energy Products on the CME Globex Platform Each meeting will be followed by a reception, where CME Eurodollar options functionality will be demonstrated by a select group of ISVs. Registration and more information on the upcoming CME Electronic Trading Customer Forums is available online. Reminder: CME FirmSoft Focus Group You are cordially invited to the upcoming CME FirmSoft Focus Group meeting. Topics to be discussed include: CME FirmSoft Distribution Recent and Upcoming Enhancements CME FirmSoft POST CME FirmSoft Clearing Firm Self-Administration Register to attend, and find more information, online. Leg Execution Reports for CME Libor-Eurodollar Inter-Commodity Spreads Effective Sunday, May 7, 2006 (for trade date Monday, May 8), to further enhance the transparency of the electronic market, leg execution reports will be disseminated for the CME Libor-Eurodollar inter-commodity spread (LEDS). More information on LEDS leg execution reports is available online. End-of-Month Options on the CME Globex Platform On Sunday, May 21, 2006 (for trade date Monday, May 22), for the first time, CME is scheduled to launch end-of-month options on CME E-mini S&P 500® and CME S&P 500 futures on the CME Globex electronic trading platform. More information on this product launch is available online. Reminder: CME Market Data API Elimination As previously announced, CME is eliminating CME Market Data API (MD API), the legacy market data vehicle, on July 1, 2006. All CME MD API customers must complete the migration to the CME Market Data Platform before July 1. More information on the CME MD API cut-off and the CME Market Data Platform is available online. Ex-Pit Transaction Functionality On Sunday, July 9, 2006 (for trade date Monday, July 10), to facilitate market transparency, CME is scheduled to launch Ex-Pit transaction functionality on the CME Globex platform. All customers interested in Ex-Pit transactions are required to complete a quick certification on the CME AutoCert tool. Ex-Pit transaction functionality is currently available in the CME certification environment. More information on Ex-Pit transactions functionality is available online. Reminder: CME Housing Futures CME Housing futures are currently available in the CME Globex certification environment for customer testing. More information on CME Housing futures is available online. ©2006 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc (CME). All rights reserved. The Globe Logo, Globex® and CME® are trademarks of CME