As a reminder, on June 24 ^th, CME will list 4 NYMEX options contracts (NYMEX Crude Oil andNatural Gas Options and COMEX Gold and Silver Options) on CME Globex. In addition, on the same date, market data for all NYMEX futures and options contracts traded on CME Globex will be transmitted via CME’s Market Data Platform (MDP). Ticker testing of NYMEX Futures and Options Market Data will be offered by CME as follows:

For Distributors with CME New Release Certification Connectivity

NYMEX options ITC 2.1 test data has been available in CME’s New Release Certification environment since May 21, 2007.  Distributors are encouraged to conduct their testing at their convenience prior to June 24 ^th.

For Distributors without New Release Certification Connectivity

CME and NYMEX have agreed to provide ITC 2.1 ticker testing support in CME’s production environment on the following Saturdays: 

·         Saturday, June 9, 2007 –   A test transmission of NYMEX futures and four new options contracts market data via CME’s MDP is planned to begin at 9:00 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST).  Please see http://www.nymex.com/media/GlobexMD_migrationtoCMEMDP.pdf for a list of the new ITC 2.1 channels on CME MDP for NYMEX and COMEX products in production.

·         Saturday, June 16, 2007 -- A test transmission of NYMEX futures and options market data via CME’s MDP and NYMEX’s ITC 2.1 multicast feed is planned to begin at 8:45 a.m. Central Time; additionally, mock trading will be held from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. CST and any distributors wishing to test during this period will be able to capture market data from the mock trading session.  Market Data for Futures, Spreads, Strips and Options will be distributed over both the CME MDP and NYMEX ITC 2.1 Multicast feed for the purpose of parallel processing.

·         Saturday, June 23, 2007 --   A test transmission is not planned; however, mock trading is scheduled to take place from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. CST, and any distributors wishing to test during this period will be able to capture market data from the mock trading session.

Distributors are strongly encouraged to participate in the ticker testing sessions on Saturday, June 9th and June 16 ^th, and are asked to hold June 23 ^rd in reserve for retesting, should any issues arise during the previous sessions. 

Any connectivity issues that are identified during testing should be immediately reported to CME Enterprise Technology Operations at 312.930.8160.  If you have any feedback regarding this testing, please email mradecki@cme.com or kbrady@cme.com.