CME Globex Notice March 24, 2014

New iLink Architecture in 2014
In 2014, CME Group will launch a new iLink architecture with design and network enhancements. The new architecture is designed to:

• Extend First In, First Out (FIFO) message handling from the trading engine to the order entry gateway
• Reduce variability
• Harden risk management for order entry bursts

Details on the new iLink Architecture roadmap can be found  online. For an overview of the new iLink architecture, please review the  iLink Architecture webinar.

This release will be phased in as follows:

• 2nd Half of 2014
  • Market Segment Gateways for all markets

An  overview of the new iLink Architecture mock trading session is now available.

Further details on each of these phases will be published in the CME Globex Notices.

New CME Globex Market Data Protocol
In Q2 2014, CME Group is introducing Market Data Platform (MDP) 3.0, a low latency and direct data access solution designed to improve customers' ability to process and act on real-time price information. The protocol production dates will be announced in future CME Globex and Market Data Notices.

Important Update: Based on customer feedback, MDP 3.0 is being updated with a new trade reporting functionality. This update will impact the message layouts and require a new template for trade messages only. The Client Impact Assessment has been updated to reflect the new trade messaging, which will be available for testing in New Release in early Q2 2014. Customers should not develop to the current trade reporting messages, since it will be changed before the production launch; all other messaging and functionality will remain unchanged.

MDP 3.0 includes:

• Simple Binary Encoding (SBE); replaces the current FAST compression model
• FIX 5.0 (SP2) Market by Price messaging formats
• Event-driven market price and trade information
• Enhanced market state dissemination
• Increased timestamp granularity
• Trade identifier on both market data and order entry messages

The  client impact assessment,  functional specifications, and  message specifications provide detailed functionality and messaging information.

MDP 3.0 channels and functionality are currently available in New Release.

A new MDP 3.0 certification suite will be available in AutoCert+. Customer systems receiving market data via CME Globex must complete this mandatory certification.

Real Logic Ltd. and Informatica have collaborated to create open source tools that provide extensive support for Simple Binary Encoding (SBE), the messaging standard developed through The Financial Information Exchange (FIX) Trading Community. The SBE decoders will create an environment that can be used directly by customers or treated as a reference implementation that can be extended into custom solutions tailored to individual customer’s needs. The information and tool are open to the public under an Apache Public License and available  here.

Please contact your  Global Account Manager with any questions or concerns in the U.S. at +1 312 634 8700, in Europe at +44 203 379 3754 or in Asia at +65 6593 5505 for additional information.

 CME Europe on CME Globex
CME Group has received approval from United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to launch a new London-based derivatives Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE), CME Europe Limited.

Effective Sunday, April 27 (trade date Monday, April 28), CME Europe markets will be available via CME Globex for iLink order routing and market data.

Only non-US customers are eligible to trade on CME Europe. Eligible customers who would like to trade CME Europe products must establish all appropriate agreements and accounts to be authorised to trade CME Europe products and clear through CME Clearing Europe.

• New products in Biodiesel and FX futures (FX subject to final regulatory approval of certain operational clearing conditions)
  • New futures calendar spread type for FX futures
• New tag value to identify the exchange
• New market data channels to disseminate market data
• New streamlined Fix/Fast market data to publish block information

The  client impact assessment provides detailed functionality and messaging for customer systems interested in supporting CME Europe products via CME Globex.

Onboarding information is available  online.

A new CME Europe mandatory certification suite is currently available in AutoCert+. Customer systems that plan to support CME Europe via CME Globex must complete this certification.

The implementation is currently available in New Release for customer testing.

Please contact your  Global Account Manager for further information.

CME Second Event Hurricane Futures
Effective Sunday, April 6, 2014 (trade date Monday, April 7), the following hurricane futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex.

These futures will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, March 31.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.

Japan C&F Naphtha Dubain (Platts) Crack Spread Futures
Effective Sunday, April 13 (trade date Monday, April 14), the following Euro-Denominated Deliverable Interest Rate Swap futures will be listing for trading on CME Globex.

A futures contract referencing the spread between the month-average price for Platts "C&F Japan" Naphtha, minus the month-average price for Platts Crude Oil Marketwire for Dubai, for each business day over the contract month.

These futures will be in available New Release for customer testing on Monday, April 7.

Euro-Denominated Deliverable Interest Rate Swap Futures
Effective Sunday, April 13 (trade date Monday, April 14), the following Euro-Denominated Deliverable Interest Rate Swap futures will be listing for trading on CME Globex.

This product has the same economic exposure as an interest rate swap with the margin and liquidity benefits of a futures contract, and at expiration all open positions will deliver into a CME Cleared Euro Interest Rate Swap. Other key benefits include automatic risk offsets with our liquid Treasury and Eurodollar futures and options, and reduced clearing fees as futures are not typically subject to additional costs charged by OTC clearing members.

These futures are currently available in New Release for customer testing.

Pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, these contacts shall be listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.

Options on Yen Denominated Nikkei Stock Average Futures
Effective Sunday, April 13 (trade date Monday, April 14), options on Yen Denominated Nikkei Stock Average futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex.

These options contracts will be available in American-style and European-style options. The American-style options will be offered in two months in the March Quarterly Cycle, and the European-style options will be offered in two serial months. For European-style options, CME will reference OSE's Nikkei 225 (Yen) Futures contract prices to make in-the-money and exercise determinations at option expiry.

These options are currently available in New Release for customer testing.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.

Weekly Metal Options
Effective Sunday, April 13 (trade date Monday, April 14), the following Gold, Silver and Copper Weekly options will be listed for trading on CME Globex.

These options will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, March 31.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of COMEX.

Crude Oil and Natural Gas Weekly Options
Effective Sunday, April 13 (trade date Monday, April 14), the following Crude Oil and Natural Gas Weekly options will be listed for trading on CME Globex.

These options will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, March 31.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

Platts Mini Dubai and Mini BALMO Futures
Effective Sunday, April 13 (trade date Monday, April 14, 2014), the following Mini Dubai Crude Oil futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex.

These futures will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, March 31.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

Weekly options and EOM options on E-mini and $10 Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures
Effective Sunday, May 4 (trade date Monday, May 5), Weekly options and end of month (EOM) options on E-mini and $10 Multiplier Dow Jones Industrial Average futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex.

The weekly and EOM options on E-mini and $10 Multiplier Dow Jones Industrial Average futures will be European-style options. There will be two concurrent weekly option contracts and two concurrent EOM option contracts listed.

These options will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, April 28.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.

Aluminum Futures
Effective Sunday, May 4 (trade date Monday, May 5), the following  Aluminum futures (tag1151-SecurityGroup=ALI, tag 55-Symbol=ST)will be listed for trading on CME Globex.

These new Aluminum futures contracts will offer global aluminum market participants a new tool for managing their exposure to volatile North American prices, while giving them access to physical aluminum at a number of CME Group-approved warehouses across the U.S.

These futures will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, April 28.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of COMEX.

Bursa Malaysia Derivative Berhad (BMD) USD RBD Palm Olein Futures
Pending regulatory approval, Bursa Malaysia Derivative Berhad (BMD) will list USD RBD Palm Olein futures (tag1151-SecurityGroup=FPOL, tag 55-Symbol=BL) for trading on CME Globex in Q2 2014. The production launch date will be announced in the CME Globex Notices as soon as it is available.

These futures are currently available for customer testing in New Release.

Maximum Order Quantity Change for HUF/USD Options
Effective Sunday, April 6 (trade date Monday, April 7), the maximum order quantity for the HUF/USD options (tag 1151-Security Group=HFO) will be reduced from 99,999 to 2,500 contracts.

The maximum order quantity for instruments are listed on CME Globex in tag 1140-MaxTradeVol, in the Security Definition (tag 35=d) message.

Customers are strongly encouraged to utilize tag 1140-MaxTradeVol, in the Security Definition (tag 35=d) message to obtain the most recent information on thresholds and support accurate quantity limits for all products.

The reduced maximum order quantity is currently available in New Release for customer testing.

Quote Request – Cross Functionality for CBOT Grain and Oilseed Options
Effective Sunday, April 6 (trade date Monday, April 7), CME Globex will accept Quote Request– Cross (tag 35-MsgType=R, tag 54-Side=8) messages on CBOT Grain and Oilseed Options. Quote Request messages are required before submitting cross orders (New Order Cross (tag 35=s) as outlined in  Rule 539.

Quote Request – Cross functionality is identified in the Security Definition (Tag 35-MsgType=d) messages in tag 872=14. This flag will be updated on April 6 for CBOT Grain and Oilseed Options.

These changes are currently available in New Release for customer testing.

Changes to Goldman Sachs - Excess Return Futures Calendar Spreads
Effective Sunday, April 6 (trade date Monday, April 7), Goldman Sachs - Excess Return futures (tag1151-SecurityGroup=GIE, tag 55-Symbol=GA) calendar spread tag 762-SecuritySubType value will be modified from FX to SP.

Details on spread types are available in the  Client Systems Wiki.

To facilitate these changes, customers are asked to cancel all Good 'Till Cancel (GTC) and Good 'Till Date (GTD) orders for the impacted future spreads after their close on Friday, April 4. After 16:00 CT on Friday, April 4, all remaining GTC and GTD orders for these future spreads will be cancelled by the CME Group Global Command Center (GCC).

This change is currently available for customer testing in New Release.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.

Maximum Order Quantity Changes
Effective Sunday, April 13 (trade date Monday, April 14), the maximum order quantity will be modified for the following products.

• Cash-settled Butter futures and options (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=CB) to 100 from 1,000
• Cash- settled Cheese futures (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=CSC) to 100 from 50
• Cash-settled Cheese options (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=CSC) to 100 from 1,000
• Class III Milk futures and options (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=DC) to 250 from 1,000
• Class IV Milk futures and options (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=GDK) to 250 from 1,000
• Dry Whey futures and options (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=DY) to 100 from 1,000
• Non-fat Dry Milk Futures and options (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=GNF) to 100 from 1,000
• Random Length Lumber futures (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=LBS) to 100 from 1,000
• Random Length Lumber options (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=LBS) to 100 from 50
• Live Cattle futures and options, including CSO and weeklies (tag 1151-SecurityGroup= LE, LE#, L0*) to 500 from 1,000
• Feeder Cattle futures and options (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=GF) to 500 from 1,000
• Lean Hog futures and options, including Calendar Spread Options (CSO) (tag 1151-SecurityGroup= HE, B0*) to 500 from 1,000

The maximum order quantity for instruments are listed on CME Globex in tag 1140-MaxTradeVol, in the Security Definition (tag 35=d) message.

Customers are strongly encouraged to utilize tag 1140-MaxTradeVol, in the Security Definition (tag 35=d) message to obtain the most recent information on thresholds and support accurate quantity limits for all products.

The reduced maximum order quantity changes are currently available in New Release for customer testing.

Minimum Price Increment Change for European Gasoil (100mt) Bullet Futures
Effective Sunday, April 13, (trade date Monday, April 14), minimum price increment for European Gasoil (100mt) Bullet Futures will be modified from $0.05 to $0.25 on CME Globex.

With this change, the listing cycle will be expanded from current year plus the next year to current year the next 3 years.

This change will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, March 31.

These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

Legacy SFTP Site Decommission
Effective close of business April 25, customers will no longer be able to access the FTP site using the fixuserprod ID to CME WAN facing 167.204.41.33 IP address. Customers may continue to access the ftp site via secure FTP or the public FTP  ftp://ftp.cmegroup.com/fix/Production/.

If you have any questions, please contact the CME Global Command Center in the U.S. at +1 800 438 8616, in Europe at +44 800 898 013 or in Asia at +65 6532 5010 and ask for GSS.

 Messaging Efficiency Program Q2 2014 Benchmarks
The Q2 2014 CME Globex Messaging Efficiency Program Product Group Benchmarks are now available  online. No changes were made to any of the Q2 2014 Product Group Benchmarks vs. Q1 2014 Product Group Benchmarks with the exception of Natural Gas (NG) Futures, which will revert back to the following levels effective trade date Tuesday, April 1:

• Tier 1 (>60,000 messages): 30:1
• Tier 2 (>40,000 messages): 60:1
• Tier 3 (>20,000 messages): 90:1

The Product Group Benchmark Ratios are published quarterly, unless business circumstances for a particular product or product group require changes to be implemented more frequently.

The CME Globex Messaging Efficiency Program creates fair business guidelines by which customers are billed a surcharge for overly high message rates.

Please contact your  Global Account Manager in the U.S. at 312 634 8700, in Europe at 44 203 379 3754, or in Asia at 65 6593 5505 with any questions.