As previously announced, the deadline for
converting from the legacy RLC message format to FIX/FAST is
October 17, 2008. In an effort to better assist CME Group Quote Vendors
during the conversion, we have outlined recommended
key
milestone dates in the table below. These will provide Quote Vendors with a baseline in
tracking their progress during the FIX/FAST conversion. Please take a moment to carefully review
the following dates.
It is important to note that the first milestone is a week from
tomorrow.
Recommended Key Milestones Dates
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Jul-08
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July
3
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·
VPN
Connectivity to CME Group Certification Environments (CERT and New Release)
·
Request
access to the Auto Cert+ Certification Test Suite
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July 31
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·
Complete Market
Data Certification in AutoCert+
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Aug-08
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August 1
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·
Begin parallel
production testing of RLC and FIX/FAST
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Oct-08
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October 17
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·
RLC
Conversion Completed
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October 18 -31
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·
$2,000 per week
penalty
imposed for
users taking
RLC
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Nov-08
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November 1-30
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·
$4,000 per week
penalty
imposed for
users taking
RLC
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Dec-08
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December 1-30
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·
$6,000 per week
penalty
imposed for users taking
RLC
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December 31
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·
Elimination of RLC
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For VPN Connectivity and access to the Auto
Cert+ Certification Test Suite, please contact Market Data Operations at mdo@cmegroup.com.
Please contact
mdo@cmegroup.com if you have any questions concerning this
notice. Thank you
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