GLOBEX Advisory Notices
To | CME Globex Customers
From | CME Globex Account Management
Subject | CME Globex Notices: April 6, 2006
Notice Date | 2006-04-06
Notice Number | 040606-2
Effective Date | 2006-04-06
April 6, 2006 Welcome to the CME Globex Notices summary for the week of April 6, 2006. CME Housing Futures Reminder: Q2 2006 CME Messaging Policy Benchmarks Reminder: CME Market Data API Elimination CME FirmSoft Administration Interface 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 Housing Futures Effective this Monday, April 10, 2006, CME Housing futures will be available in the CME Globex certification environment for customer testing. More information on CME Housing futures is available online. Reminder: Q2 2006 CME Messaging Policy Benchmarks The Q2 2006 CME Messaging Policy benchmarks are now available. The benchmarks are published quarterly and are based on the per-product Volume Ratios, including the prior quarter's roll trading. 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. CME FirmSoft Administration Interface To provide greater control and flexibility over CME FirmSoft access rights to CME Clearing Firms, CME is introducing the CME FirmSoft Administration interface. Through this browser-based interface on the secure CME portal site, authorized CME Clearing Firm administrators will have the ability to directly add, modify and delete CME FirmSoft access rights for their employees and customers. More information on the CME FirmSoft Administration Interface is available online. ©2006 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc (CME). All rights reserved. The Globe Logo, Globex®, E-mini®, iLink® and CME® are trademarks of CME