09/25/2007
The production test will take place Saturday, October 6, 2007, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern Time, on the NYMEX trading floor, or off-site with proper connectivity to CME Globex.
All interested traders are especially encouraged to participate in the October 6, 2007, test to allow proper time for any necessary registration or software adjustments that must be made before the October 14th (for October 15th Trade Date) launch. The session will provide an opportunity to ensure proper connectivity and setup of trading software as well as offer the time to practice in a simulated trading environment.
On-site attendance or off-site availability is mandatory for the October 6 test for all ISVs certified for trading Options on CME Globex. All Clearing Members who offer Globex connectivity are reminded to have staff on-site or available off-site, and to have all systems available for production trading.
All Members are reminded that they must connect to the CME Globex platform via a certified Options ISV (or CME EOS Trader) in order to trade, and connectivity must be established before the product test dates. The full list of Options ISV's can be found at http://www.cme.com/trading/get/trad/isvappl.html or by calling the Globex Support Hotline at 312-456-2391.
In addition all NYMEX and COMEX Members can always contact the NYMEX Marketing hotline at 212-299-2301 or email NYMEXMarketing@nymex.com with any questions