CME Globex Notices: May 22, 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.

Reminder: CME Certification Environment Schedule Change
For this week only, to facilitate the upcoming launch of Covered CME Eurodollar options, the CME certification environment maintenance window will be rescheduled. CME iLink and market data access to the CME certification environment will be unavailable Thursday, May 25, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Central time (CT). Access to CME FirmSoft and CME Eurodollar options in the certification environment will be unavailable Thursday, May 25, 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. CT.

Next week the CME certification environment maintenance window will return to the normal schedule, Tuesdays 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT.

If you have any questions or concerns about this schedule change, please contact CSET at 312.930.2322.

Reminder: Asian CME Electronic Trading Customer Forums
CME would like to invite you to the upcoming CME Electronic Trading Customer Forums in Asia on May 25 and May 26. Registration and more information on the upcoming Asian CME Electronic Trading Customer Forums is available online.

A representative from NYMEX will be presenting at the Asian Forums. Each meeting will be followed by a reception.

NYMEX Energy Products on the CME Globex Platform

On Sunday June 11, 2006 (for trade date Monday, June 12), CME is scheduled to launch access to the following NYMEX Energy futures on the CME Globex platform:

CME will make these NYMEX Energy products available for a mock trading session on June 3, 2006. Further details on this mock trading session will be available soon.

These NYMEX products are currently available in the CME certification environment for customer testing.

The CME iLink 2.X and Market Data Client Impact Assessment is now available online.

More information on this launch is available online.

Mock Trading Sessions for Covered CME Eurodollar Options
To support the upcoming UDS Phase I: Covered CME Eurodollar Options launch, CME will be holding mock trading sessions in the CME production environment on Saturday, June 17 and June 24, 2006. In addition, in the CME certification environment, customers can schedule a mock trading exercise with CSET Wednesday through Friday, June 7 through June 9 and June 14 through June 16.

To register or for more information on the Saturday mock trading sessions in the CME production environment, please contact your CME Globex Account Manager at 312.634.8700; or in Europe at +44.207.623.2550. To schedule a mock trading exercise in the CME certification environment, please contact CSET at 312.930.2322.

Reminder: CME Equity and CME FX Spreads: Leg Execution Reports
Effective June 25, 2006 (for trade date Monday, June 26), to enhance the transparency of the markets, CME is scheduled to launch leg execution reports for CME Equity and CME FX spreads.

CME Equity and CME FX spreads leg execution reports are currently available for testing in the CME certification environment. A short suite of optional tests for this functionality is available in the CME AutoCert tool.

More information and documentation is available online. The Summer 2006 CME Equity and CME FX Enhancements Client Impact Assessment and the Summer 2006 CME Equity and CME FX Enhancements CME AutoCert Guide are also available.

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.

Update: Mass Quote Message Change
Effective Sunday, July 9, 2006 (for trade date Monday, July 10), to simplify and improve processing, CME is reducing the maximum number of quotes a market maker can submit in a single Mass Quote message to 100. Currently, market makers can submit a maximum of 195 quotes in a single Mass Quote message.

This change to the Mass Quote message will be available for testing in the CME certification environment this Friday, May 24, 2006.

More information on this change is available online.

Reminder: Covered CME Eurodollar Options: User-Defined Spreads Phase I
On Sunday, July 9, 2006 (for trade date Monday, July 10), CME is scheduled to launch Covered CME Eurodollar options on futures (Covereds). Covereds are the first phase of the CME User-Defined Spreads (UDS) initiative, and the model for future UDS functionality.

With this launch, CME is introducing three new order entry messages and one new Security Definition (MU) market data message, for creating Covereds. This release will impact:

All customers interested in trading Covereds; and,
All customers receiving CME Eurodollar options market data on channel 10 of the CME Market Data Platform.

All impacted customers are required to complete a manual certification. Covereds will be available in the CME certification environment Sunday, May 28.

More information on Covereds is available online and in the User-Defined Spreads for CME Eurodollar Options: Covereds Client Impact Assessment.

Reminder: 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 and in the Ex-Pit Transactions Client Impact Assessment.