System Updates

NEW: Update II: CME SFTP Enhancements Effective May 9, 2015

CME plans to install a software update to CME Secure SFTP on Saturday, May 9, 2015. With this enhancement, CME will no longer support “Open SSH public key format” that is currently used by some of clearing firms to connect to CME SFTP. Instead CME will now support “SSH Public Key File Format (RFC4716)” effective May 9, 2015.

To help SFTP customers with this enhancement, CME will conduct a final testing in production on Saturday, May 9.  Please note: all firms that utilize public key to access CME SFTP are required to participate in Production testing on May 9th. If you do not participate in this testing, you will risk your firms’ ability to access CME SFTP following the upgrade.

This change will impact connectivity to the following CME SFTP sites:

• Internet based “sftpng.cmegroup.com” IP: 164.74.122.33.
• WAN connection to IP: 167.204.41.33.

To help with this enhancement, CME will convert the majority of the Open SSH Public Keys to SSH Public Key File Format RFC4716. Some customers with special public keys will need to convert their current production keys to RFC4716 format. CME is directly reaching out to those customers and providing them with key conversion instructions.

Firms can test this enhancement now by connecting to the CME Test SFTP site. Below please find the site information and testing procedure:

• Internet based site address: sftpcert.cmegroup.com;
• Web based site IP address: 164.74.123.120.
• Public keys are copied from Production to the testing site expect the special public keys which require firms to convert them.
• Firms can connect using their public keys and using the same credentials currently used for Production SFTP site.
• Firms can send test date files into the Incoming folder.
• Or Download test file “CME.Cipher.Test.xml” from the Outgoing folder.
• When the user is able to access their SFTP account, upload or download the test file, then testing is successful.

Please note the following regarding the Test SFTP site.

• Some firms who access the site for the first time might be required to add the site DNS and IP address into their firewall.
• Other firms who rely on the DNS name only for the SFTP site, may access the site without the need to add the site IP address to their firewall.
• CME doesn’t require adding the firms’ source address information for this site.

Mock Testing in Production on May 9:

• We encourage all firms to participate in this final testing their connectivity in production on May 9.
• Customers utilize Public Key are required to participate in the testing since they are impacted the most by this enhancement.
• To test this enhancement, firms are encouraged to execute some of their upload or download jobs as they do in production.
• Any data files submitted to CME SFTP will be deleted. Similarly, firms are expected to delete any data files downloaded as part of this testing.
• Testing window is between 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon CST.
• If you are interested in testing in Production on May 9, please let us know by sending an email to ccs@cmegroup.com.

For more information please contact CME Clearing at (312) 207-2525.

SMART Click Migration: Asset Management and Settlement - April 13, 2015

Over the past few months, CME has begun rolling out SMART Click – our new and simpler method to access all CME Group online applications.

Beginning on Monday, April 13, you can begin using SMART Click for Asset Management and Settlement.

The new single login address to remember is https://login.cmegroup.com. Below is the simple process to maintain your access to Asset Management and Settlement: 

1.     Register for a SMART Click ID at https://login.cmegroup.com

2.     Activate your SMART Click

3.     Beginning on April 13, 2015, Claim & Link your Legacy ID to your SMART Click ID: Log in at https://login.cmegroup.com and clicking on the Asset Management and Settlement applications under the Post Trade tab.

Here is the link to the SMART Click FAQ document for a more detailed overview of the process: http://www.cmegroup.com/clearing/files/cme-smartclick-claim-faq.pdf

Please be aware that after June 12 SMART Click ID use for Asset Management & Settlement will be mandatory and legacy IDs will no longer be valid.

SMART Click Migration Coming Soon for these applications (tentative dates):

• 5/29 – EREP
• 6/5 – Deliveries Plus & Positions
• 6/26 – FEC & FEC+

For SMART Click support, troubleshooting or if you miss the claim deadline, contact Enterprise Application & System Entitlements (EASE) using one of the following:

• Phone: 312.456.1560 (United States)

• Phone: +44 203.379.3802 (Europe)

• Phone: +65 6593.5536 (Asia)

• Email: EASE_Clearing_Application_Request@cmegroup.com

UPDATED SMART Click Migration: Deal Management System (DMS)

Attention Deal Management System (DMS) Users:

Effective the evening of March 7, 2015, the Deal Management System (DMS) will transition to SMART Click. SMART Click is a secure web-based interface that can be used by customers to manage profile and user ID information. 

Here are the steps required to maintain access:

1.     Register for a SMART Click ID at www.cmegroup.com/smartclick

2.     Activate your SMART Click ID

3.     Beginning on March 7, 2015, Claim & Link your Legacy ID to your SMART Click ID:  https://dms.cmegroup.com/

Please be aware, after April 30, 2015 you must use your SMART Click ID.

Additionally, DMS-New Release is now Smart Click ready. 

For SMART Click support, troubleshooting or if you miss the claim deadline, contact Enterprise Application & System Entitlements (EASE) using one of the following:

·         Phone: 312.456.1560 (United States)

·         Phone: +44 203.379.3802 (Europe)

·         Phone: +65 6593.5536 (Asia)

·         Email: EASE_Clearing_Application_Request@cmegroup.com

New June 26 Date for Submission of Additional Client Master Data

In March of 2014, CME Clearing published Clearing Advisory 14-127, which required that firms begin submitting certain additional client master data for risk management purposes in the normal course of business and to assist with default management. For futures accounts, firms may submit this data either by including it in the Customer Gross Margining (CGM) position file or by submitting a separate Margin Accounts Master file. For swaps accounts, firms may submit this data either by including it in the LSOC Collateral Value Report (CVR) files or by submitting the separate Margin Accounts Master file.

CME Clearing is now establishing a final date by which firms must begin submitting the additional client master data: Friday, June 26, 2015.  The final date should give firms plenty of time to install updated code, etc. Firms that are not yet submitting the additional data may begin doing so at any time.

For further details, please click here.

Events & Announcements

 Tiering

Average Daily Volume Over Last 30 Days

Eligible Shares Per CMF

Tier 1

Greater than 10,000,000

1,000,000

Tier 2

5,000,001 - 10,000,000

500,000

Tier 3

2,500,001 - 5,000,000

250,000

Tier 4

1,000,001 - 2,500,000

100,000

Tier 5

500,000 - 1,000,000

50,000

Not eligible

Less than 500,000

None

CME Group Contacts

General Information

Products & Services

(312) 930-8213

Clearing House

(312) 207-2525

Global Command Center

U.S.

(800) 438-8616

Europe

+0800 898 013

Asia

+65 6532 5010

Performance Bond Information

Risk Management Dept.

(312) 648-3888

Position Limits

Market Regulation

(312) 341-7970

Clearing Fees

Clearing Fee Hotline

(312) 648-5470

Risk Management

Risk Management Hotline

(312) 634-3888

Collateral

Financial Unit Hotline

(312) 207-2594

Deliveries

Deliveries Unit

(312) 930-3172

Clearing Customer Service

(312) 207-2525