Market Data Advisory Notices
To | Market Data Distributors
From | Market Data Operations
Subject | IMPORTANT INFORMATION: FIX/FAST Implementation This Sunday, October 14, 2007
Notice Date | 2007-10-12
Notice Number | Q2007-263
Effective Date | 2007-10-14
As mentioned at our Data Distributor Day event yesterday, this Sunday, October 14, 2007 , CME Group will implement the new FIX/FAST market data format in production. All CME Group market data customers will have the ability to certify their applications for FIX/FAST in the New Release environment via AutoCert+. Also, FIX/FAST is currently available for customer testing in the New Release environment. As a reminder, customers must complete their migration to FIX/FAST from the legacy RLC format market data by October 17, 2008 . After October 17, the following surcharges will be assessed for each site still receiving RLC format market data. $2,000 per week in October $4,000 per week in November $6,000 per week in December The legacy RLC format market data will be eliminated no later than December 31, 2008. The FIX/FAST Software Development Kit, including Market Data Platform channel definitions and reference code, is available online at www.cme.com/fixfast. We will keep you informed with additional information about the FIX/FAST implementation in future information updates. Thank you.