GLOBEX Advisory Notices
To CME Globex Customers
From CME Globex Account Management
Subject CME Globex Notices: April 13, 2006
Notice Date 2006-04-13
Notice Number 041306-2
Effective Date 2006-04-13

April 13, 2006

Welcome to the CME Globex Notices summary for the week of April 13, 2006.



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 Eurodollar FRA Switch Delisting 
Effective 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.

More information on the upcoming CME Electronic Trading Customer Forums 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.


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.


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