Market Data Advisory Notices
To | Market Data Distributors
From | Market Data Operations
Subject | Announcing Mandatory Certification of All CME Group Quote Vendors for the FIX/FAST Market Data Format Migration
Notice Date | 2007-10-23
Notice Number | Q2007-268
Effective Date | 2007-10-23
As previously announced, CME Group implemented the new FIX/FAST market data format in production on Sunday, October 14, 2007. All Quote Vendors that currently use the legacy RLC market data format must convert to FIX/FAST by October 17, 2008 . At the present time, CME Group is determining the deadline for conversion of the ITC 2.1 message format to FIX/FAST, which is expected to be announced within the next several weeks. As a requirement to implement the FIX/FAST market data format, CME Group’s management has determined that all Quote Vendors must conduct testing in either of two CME Group’s testing/certification environments to become officially “certified.” This notice contains information related to this important decision.