CME Globex Notices: February 23, 2006

GLOBEX Advisory Notices

To	CME Globex Customers
From	CME Globex Account Management
Subject	CME Globex Notices: February 23, 2006
Notice Date	2006-02-23
Notice Number	022306-4
Effective Date	2006-02-23
February 23, 2006 Welcome to the CME Globex Notices summary for the week of February 23, 2006. Reminder: CME Market Data Platform Lite Channel Launch Reminder: CME Auction Markets Platform on the CME Globex Platform Reminder: CME Milk Class III Futures Launch Reminder: CME Snowfall Futures Launch CME GSCI ER Futures Launch CME Market Data Change Reminder: CME E-mini MSCI EAFE Futures Launch Reminder: CME Market Data API Elimination 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. Reminder: CME Market Data Platform Lite Channel Launch As previously announced, CME is launching the CME Market Data Platform Lite Channel in the CME production environment this Sunday, February 26, 2006 (for trade date Monday, February 27). The Lite Channel decreases bandwidth requirements for customers who receive RLC market data via the CME Market Data Platform by utilizing intelligent filters to control message quantity. Customers will be able to receive CME futures market data on a T1 connection via the Lite Channel without any critical data delays or latencies. The CME Market Data Platform Lite Channel is currently available for testing in the CME certification environment. RTS Realtime Systems has successfully tested and implemented the CME Market Data Platform Lite Channel and now supports the complete CME Market Data Platform. More information on the CME Market Data Platform Lite Channel is available online. Reminder: CME Auction Markets Platform on the CME Globex Platform On this Monday, February 27, 2006, the CME Auction Markets platform will be directly available to CME Globex users via the CME iLink 2.x interface. With this launch, CME Globex customers will be able to trade CME Auction Markets products on the CME Globex platform via the CME iLink interface. More information on the CME Auction Markets platform launch is available online. Reminder: CME Milk Class III Futures Launch Effective this Monday, February 27, 2006, CME Milk Class III futures and implied calendar spreads will be launched on the CME Globex platform. More information on the CME Milk Class III futures launch is available online. Reminder: CME Snowfall Futures Launch Effective this Sunday, February 26, 2006 (for trade date February 27), CME is launching CME Snowfall futures contracts on the CME Globex electronic trading platform. CME Snowfall futures are currently available for testing in the CME certification environment. More information on the CME Snowfall futures launch is available online. CME GSCI ER Futures Launch Effective Sunday, March 12, 2006 (for trade date March 13), CME is launching CME Goldman Sachs Commodity Index Excess Return Index (GSCI® ER) futures contracts on the CME Globex electronic trading platform. CME GSCI ER futures will be available for testing in the CME certification environment this Monday, February 27. More information on the CME GSCI ER futures launch is available online. CME Market Data Change CME currently disseminates both the Five Best Bids/Offers (MA) message and the Delete N Lines (MC) and Market Sheet (MF) messages for certain CME futures and options on futures, providing both full-depth and five-deep market data. Effective Sunday, March 19, 2006 (for trade date March 20), to reduce bandwidth utilization, CME is eliminating the MC and MF market data messages for all CME products except: CME Russell 2000^® futures CME NASDAQ-100^® futures CME S&P 500^® futures CME S&P MidCap 400^® futures These products, without the MC and MF messages, will be available for testing in the CME certification environment Monday, March 6, 2006. This change should have no impact on most customer systems; however, customers are encouraged to verify that their systems do not rely on the MC and MF messages. More information on this CME market data change is available online. Reminder: CME E-mini MSCI EAFE Futures Launch Effective Sunday, March 19, 2006 (for trade date March 20), CME is launching the CME E-mini MSCI EAFE futures, the first futures contract based on the MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, and Far East) Index, the preeminent benchmark for measuring international stock market performance. More information on the CME E-mini MSCI EAFE futures 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.