CME Globex Notices: November 19, 2007

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your CME Globex Account Manager at 312.634.8700; +44.20.7796.7100 in Europe; or at +852.3101.7696 in Asia.

Critical System Updates

ITC2.1 Market Data Platform Channel Changes
The legacy ITC2.1 Market Data Platform channels 4, 5 and 6 for CME Globex market data will be decommissioned on December 1, 2007.

Until December 1, the legacy ITC2.1 Market Data Platform channels will operate in parallel with the new ITC2.1 channels. The new channel schema, launched on Sunday, October 14, provides more granular and scalable ITC2.1-format market data. More information on this change and the new channels is available online.

CBOT and Hosted Exchange Products and Functionality Launch
Effective January 2008, the CBOT and Hosted Exchange functionality and products are scheduled to launch on the CME Globex electronic trading platform.

Please note: all customers are required to submit their clearing mappings by end of day Thursday, November 29, as a prerequisite for participating in the December 1 Mock Trading Session.

CBOT & Hosted Exchange Launch Schedule

Mock Trading Sessions	December 1
	December 15
	January 5, 2008
	January 12, 2008
	January 26, 2008
Commodities, Dow & Hosted Exchanges Product Launch	January 13, 2008
Interest Rate Product Launch	January 27, 2008

Jade and Metal products are not included in this launch.

All CBOT-related functionality and CBOT and Hosted Exchange products, including futures, options, spreads and strategies, are currently available for testing in New Release. Customers can certify for Cabinet pricing in New Release via the AutoCert+ automated certification tool.

The new functionality to support this launch includes Fractional and Cabinet pricing; matching algorithms; new spreads; and enhancements to the Instrument Creation (MO) and Security Definition (MU) market data messages. Complete information on the customer system impacts for this launch is available in the CBOT Client Impact Assessment.

FIX/FAST Channel Definitions
As previously announced, the FIX/FAST channel definition tables in PDF format will be available until January 2008. After January 2008, the Market Data Configuration Service will be the only source for channel definitions. The Market Data Configuration Service is designed to ease the recommended procedure of verifying templates and channel configuration each week at Sunday start-up.

The Market Data Configuration Service is currently available and allows customers to receive an XML file from an FTP site with all the Market Data Platform channel information (multicast IP, product group and ISIN served) for FIX/FAST.

More information on the Market Data Configuration Service is available in the Core Functionality module of the FIX/FAST SDK, Section 2.1.2.2.

Please note: there is no change for the RLC and ITC2.1 format market data channel definition tables.

Changes to Instrument Creation (MO) Replay Channels
Effective Sunday, March 30, 2008, CME Group will decommission the Instrument Creation (MO) Replay channels 1 and 16 in the production and Certification environments.

The new MO Replay channels on the Market Data Platform, introduced in November 2007, allow customers to listen only to the MO messages for which they receive market data. With these new channels, every product RLC data channel (e.g., channel 7, Equity futures; channel 8, Equity options, etc.) now has a dedicated MO Replay channel.

Please note, these changes only affect the RLC-format channels. There are no changes to the ITC 2.1-format channels.

The new MO Replay channels are currently available in New Release and production, and will be available in Certification today, Wednesday, November 21. The channel definition tables are available for Certification and New Release at www.cme.com/certsdk, and for production at www.cme.com/prodsdk.

Product Changes

S&P GSCI and S&P GSCI ER Market Data Change
Effective Sunday, December 2, 2007, RLC-format market data for the S&P® GSCI™ (product code GD) and S&P GSCI Excess Return (product code GA) will be disseminated on channel 13 of the Market Data Platform. Currently, market data for these products is available on channel 7.

This change will be effective in all environments (production, Certification and New Release) effective December 2.

There is no impact on the ITC-format market data channels with this change.

Horizontal and Vertical Strategies for Wood Pulp Options
Effective Sunday, December 2, 2007 (for trade date Monday, December 3), CME Group is launching Horizontal (Strategy Type Code: HO) and Vertical (Strategy Type Code: VT) strategies for Wood Pulp options on futures on the CME Globex electronic trading platform.

These strategies will be available for customer testing in New Release this Monday, November 19, 2007.

Events and Announcements

FirmSoft 5.2
On Sunday, November 18, 2007, FirmSoft version 5.2 was launched. With this release, FirmSoft now supports searches by fractional prices and displays of order price in fractional format.

More information on version 5.2 of FirmSoft is available in the User Guide at www.cme.com/firmsoft.

New Release Maintenance Window Change
Effective today, Wednesday, November 21, 2007, the weekly maintenance window in the New Release environment will start at 11 a.m. Central time for options on futures and EOS Trader. Futures orders will still be accepted until 12 p.m. CT.

CME Globex Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule
The CME Globex Thanksgiving holiday schedule is now available online.

CME Group Customer Forum
Latest updates & information about electronic trading on CME Globex
FCMs, IBs, proprietary trading groups, ISVs and market data distributors –
Register today for the CME Group Customer Forum in Chicago.

The CME Group Customer Forum is designed to bring CME Group and our electronic trading customers together. This forum will focus on updates and information regarding CME Globex platform changes, electronic trading policies and new product offerings.

This event is free and attendance is limited to CME Group customers only.

NEW! Attend In-Person or Online via Live Simulcast

Topics will include:

Update on CBOT-CME merger
Launch of FIX/FAST market data format
New Volatility-quoted options
Update on Drop Copy

Monday, November 26, 2007
3:30 p.m. Check-in
4:00 p.m. Presentation (with reception to follow)
All Times Are Central Time

CME Auditorium
20 S. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60606

CLICK HERE to register.