• CME Globex Notices: January 5, 2015

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      • CME Globex and Market Data Customers
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      • Global Account Management
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      • 20150105
      • Notice Date
      • 08 January 2015
      • Effective Date
      • 08 January 2015

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      Topics in this issue include:

       

      Critical System Updates

      MDP 3.0 Migration

      CME Group completed the launch of Market Data Platform (MDP) 3.0 on Sunday, December 7, 2014. Market Data Platform (MDP) 3.0 is a low latency and direct data access solution designed to improve customers' ability to process and act on real-time price information.

      Please note that all customers must certify for and migrate to MDP 3.0 by Friday, June 5.

      • As of Sunday, June 7, any customers who have not migrated will be charged a weekly escalating penalty for FIX/FAST market data.
      • At the end of the trading day on Friday, July 10, all FIX/FAST channels will be retired.

      During the six month parallel window, the following guidelines will be leveraged in case of market data failures. These are guidelines only, and CME Group will review each event individually to determine the best response.

      • Currently, markets may be halted for either FIX/FAST or MDP 3.0 issues.
      • In the final state, markets will be halted for MDP 3.0 issues only.

      The weekly escalating penalty and final state will be announced via the CME Globex Notices.

      TAS Pre-Open Validation

      Order entry will be permitted in TAS (Trade at Settlement) markets as soon as the Pre-Open state message is published, regardless of whether it is received first via the FIX/FAST or MDP 3.0 feeds. The CME Group Market Regulation rules for TAS Transactions can be found here.

      Customer systems receiving market data via CME Globex must complete mandatory certification via AutoCert+. The client impact assessment, functional specifications, and message specifications provide detailed functionality and messaging information.

      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.

       

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      Automated iLink Port Closure

      Effective this Sunday, January 11, CME Globex is introducing an Automated iLink Port Closure solution to protect CME Group markets and systems from potentially detrimental behavior. This solution is an enhancement to the CME Globex Port Closure Policy introduced in January 2012.

      With this enhancement, CME Globex will automatically logout and close both the primary and backup ports for any iLink session that exceeds 5 invalid Logon (tag 35=A) messages in 60 seconds. Logon messages may be invalid due to:

      • Incorrect sequence number
      • Invalid password
      • Invalid heartbeat interval
      • Malformed message
      • Required tag missing or sent with invalid value
      • Invalid SenderCompID (iLink tag 49)

      Automated iLink Port Closure can also be triggered by customers sending messages other than a Logon when the session has not been successfully logged in.

      When triggered, CME Globex will send a Logout message (tag 35=5) with tag 58-Text="(1000) CME Administered Port Closure Due to Invalid Number of Login Attempts Being Exceeded". Sessions with active-active fault tolerance will receive the Logout message on both the primary and backup instances. Sessions without fault tolerance will only receive the Logout on the primary instance, but both the primary and backup ports will be closed.

      Primary and secondary clearing firm administrators must contact the Global Command Center directly to have a port re-opened. The GCC can be reached in U.S. at 800 438 8616, in Europe at 0800 898 013 or in Asia at 65 6532 5010.

      Automated iLink Port Closure are currently available for customer testing in New Release. To facilitate customer testing, the parameters in New Release will be 10 invalid Logon (tag 35=A) messages in 60 seconds.

       

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      New iLink Architecture

      In Q3 2015, CME Group will launch Phase 2 of the new iLink Architecture, which will implement Market Segment Gateways throughout the rest of the iLink infrastructure, to provide:

      • FIFO ordered message handling per market segment.
      • Elimination of variability associated with multiple sessions across multiple gateways.

      All customers are encouraged to review the new iLink Architecture Client Impact Assessment.

      The Phase 2 launch will allow customers to access the Market Segment Gateways directly which will involve a new session ID model, messaging and functionality changes. Customers may choose to access CME Globex markets through the MSGWs or the current Convenience Gateways (CGWs), which will continue to be supported and will route through the MSGWs.

      Phase 2 will be launched over several weekends. Prior to each launch weekend, CME Group will conduct a mock trading session. MSGWs will be available in New Release for customer testing in January 2015. A new MSGW certification suite will be available in AutoCert+ in March 2015. Customer systems who want to connect directly to the MSGW must complete this mandatory certification. Additional information on the MSGW launch schedules and mock trading sessions will be published in the CME Globex Notices.

      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.

      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.

       

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      New iLink Failover Process

      In Q2 2015, CME Group will introduce a new iLink failover process to improve customers’ ability to recover from a CME Globex component failure.

      When a CME Globex component fails over from the primary to backup instance, customer iLink messages will be rejected with Session Level Reject (tag 35=3) messages including tag 58=Technical Error - Market Segment: <MarketSegmentID> is not available at this time. After the backup instance is up, order entry will be allowed again.

      Currently, messages sent during failover are not guaranteed to be acknowledged by CME Globex. This new iLink Failover Process change will affect all iLink sessions.

      Detailed information including this failover behavior change is now available online.

      The new iLink failover process will be available for customer testing in New Release in Q1 2015.

      Further details on the launch schedule will be published in future CME Globex Notices.

       

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      New - iLink Session ID Policy and Operational Guidelines

      As noted in the recent CME Group Customer Forum E-Trading Updates, as a result of the upcoming iLink Architecture with Market Segment Gateways, CME Group plans to introduce a new policy for the distribution and management of iLink session IDs. Please refer to the iLink Session ID Policy and Operational Guidelines available here, which replaces the previously published iLink Session ID Guidelines and provides operational, allocation and distribution information for the CME Globex production environment. It has been updated to include information pertaining to the new Market Segment Gateway (MSGW) iLink architecture and iLink session ID distribution and management policy. Market participants should refer to the CME Globex Notices as to when the MSGW functionality and iLink session ID distribution and management policy will take effect.

      To ease and ensure a successful migration to the revised iLink Session Policy, clearing and executing firms are encouraged to contact their Global Account Manager with any questions.

       

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      Drop Copy 4.0 Implementation

      In Q2 2015, CME Group will introduce a new Drop Copy implementation to provide further consistency across iLink and Drop Copy. The new Drop Copy 4.0 implementation will have both functional and messaging changes as compared to the existing Drop Copy service.

      The new Drop Copy 4.0 implementations will include:

      • Harmonized customer experience between iLink and Drop Copy
      • New message format with encapsulated message type.
      • New supported FIX tags on Drop Copy messages - inbound and outbound
      • Harmonized resend behavior (elimination of Application Resend functionality to align with iLink)
      • Sequencing by market segment (see: New iLink Architecture client impact assessment)
      • Robust fault tolerance

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

      The existing implementation of Drop Copy will be phased out on a date to be published in the CME Globex Notices. All customers leveraging the Drop Copy service must be certified by that date.

      With the new implementation, the Drop Copy service will have a new session model where customers will have access to two types of target sessions:

      • Drop Copy Convenience Gateway (CGW) target session - consumers manage sequence streams from Convenience Gateway iLink source sessions across all market segments.
      • Drop Copy Market Segment Gateway target session - consumers manage sequence streams from Market Segment Gateway iLink source sessions per unique market segment; with the possibility of having the same sequence numbers from multiple market segments.

      To facilitate migration to the new Drop Copy service, CME Group will support a parallel feed. Traffic from Convenience Gateway source sessions will be available via their current Drop Copy IPs and ports and via the new Drop Copy 4.0 IPs and ports. Certification is required for production access to Drop Copy 4.0. Please coordinate your migration with the CME Group Account Manager.

      Upon completion of the Drop Copy 4.0 certification, customers can request Drop Copy CGW and/or Drop Copy MSGW target sessions.

      Certification and New Release Drop Copy sessions will be re-issued by your to Global Account Manager upon customer request.

      A new Drop Copy certification suite will be available in AutoCert+. Customer systems leveraging the Drop Copy service must complete this mandatory certification.

      Certification environments for customer testing will be available in January 2015.

      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.

       

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      New Functionality

      Self-Match Prevention Enhancements

      Effective this Sunday, January 11 (trade date Monday, January 12), CME Group will launch enhancements to the CME Globex Self-Match Prevention (SMP).

      This launch will be phased in as follows:

      Self-Match Prevention Enhancements
      Tag 1300-MarketSegementID Market Segment Production launch
      * All remaining markets January 11, 2015

      With these enhancements, iLink customers will be able to dictate whether the resting or aggressing order is cancelled in the event of a self-match. In addition, for FIFO-only markets, orders will only be cancelled if they would have matched. Currently, when Self-Match Prevention is triggered, CME Globex cancels all resting orders with the same SMP ID and Executing Firm ID at all executable price levels.

      This launch introduces new iLink tags and values. Detailed information, including messaging impacts and launch schedules, is available in the Client Impact Assessment. The new SMP enhancements are currently available for customer testing in New Release. Customer certification is not required, but CME Group strongly recommends all system providers test these changes thoroughly in New Release.

      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.

       

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      UDS: Covereds Enhancements for Natural Gas Derivatives

      Effective this Sunday, January 11 (trade date Monday, January 12), User-Defined Spreads: Covereds functionality will be enhanced to better support Natural Gas trading on CME Globex.

      With this enhancement, futures allocations for Natural Gas options covered by Henry Hub Penultimate futures (NPG) will account for the contract size differences, as detailed in the table below.

      UDS: Covereds Enhancements for Natural Gas Derivatives
      Product FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 1151-Security Group
      MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset      		 Contract Size Multiplier for UDS: Covereds Futures Allocation
      Henry Hub Penultimate futures NPG 2,500 mmBtu --
      Natural Gas options (American) ON 10,000 mmBtu 4
      Natural Gas weekly options (American) ON1-ON5 10,000 mmBtu 4
      Natural Gas options (European) LNE 10,000 mmBtu 4
      Natural Gas financial weekly options LN1-LN5 10,000 mmBtu 4
      Natural Gas (Henry Hub) daily options KDB 10,000 mmBtu 4
      Natural Gas short-term options U01-U31 10,000 mmBtu 4
      Natural Gas (Henry Hub) last-day financial options AE7 10,000 mmBtu 4

      Please Note: There are no messaging changes for this launch.

      As an example:

      • Customer creates a UDS: Covered with a Natural Gas option (European) LNE leg covered by a Henry Hub Penultimate future NPG leg and a customer-submitted delta value of 0.40
      • The futures allocation quantity would be 1.60
        • Futures allocation quantity = customer-submitted delta value * (option contract size/future contract size)
        • Futures allocation quantity = 0.40(10,000/2,500 mmBtu)
      • A UDS: Covered trade of 100 LNE options would be allocated 160 NPG covering futures
        • Today, this trade would be allocated 40 covering futures

      More information on UDS: Covereds functionality and trading is available online.

      The UDS: Covereds enhancement is currently available for customer testing in New Release.

       

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      MexDer Risk Control Gateway Enhancements

      Effective Monday, February 9, MexDer (Mercado Mexicano de Derivados) will launch enhancements to the Risk Control Gateway (RCG). With these enhancements, additional risk filters will be made available for north-to-south order routing customers. The RCG allows clearing firm Risk Administrators to set credit limits for pre-trade risk management.

      The new risk filters are:

      • Filter for class, side, order type, time in force and gap of time
      • Daily Quantity per class and side
      • Credit Limit Controls for Long/Short Margin
      • Position Limit Control Net for Long/Short Margin

      Orders that would exceed the credit limits are rejected with an Execution Report - Reject (tag 35-MsgType=8, tag 39-OrdStatus=8) message.

      The additional risk filters will be available in New Release for customer testing on Monday, January 19.

      Please contact MexDer for more information on the RCG.

       

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      Product Launches

      CME Europe Gas Futures

      Effective Sunday, January 18 (for trade date Monday, January 19), CME Europe will list the following energy futures for trading on CME Globex and clearing submission via CME ClearPort.

      CME Europe Gas Futures
      Product FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 1151-Security Group
      MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset      		 FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 55-Symbol
      MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group
      UK Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) calendar future (Variable Quantity) UKE JQ
      Dutch Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) calendar future(Variable Quantity) DUE JQ
      German Gaspool Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) calendar future (Variable Quantity) GRE JQ
      German NCG Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) calendar future (Variable Quantity) GNE JQ
      Austrian Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) calendar future (Variable Quantity) ASE JQ
      German NCG Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) vs. Dutch Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) spread calendar future(Variable Quantity) GME JQ
      German Gaspool Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) vs. Dutch Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) spread calendar future (Variable Quantity) GGE JQ
      UK Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) vs. Dutch Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) (Euro per MWh) spread future (Variable Quantity) NVT JQ
      Dutch Natural Gas daily future (Variable Quantity) TDE JQ
      Dutch Natural Gas calendar month future (Variable Quantity) TME JQ
      UK Natural Gas daily future NDE JQ
      UK Natural Gas calendar month future (Variable Quantity) NME JQ

      Detailed information regarding these contracts is available in the Client System Wiki.

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

      These contracts are listed on, and subject to, the rules of UK RIE CME Europe Ltd.

       

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      New - Gold Kilo Futures

      Effective Sunday, January 25 (trade date Monday, January 26), Gold Kilo futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex, open outcry, and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort.

      The Gold Kilo futures contract is a physically-delivered, 1 kilogram (32.15 troy ounces) contract that is deliverable in Hong Kong SAR.

      Gold Kilo Futures
      Product FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 1151-Security Group
      MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset      		 FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 55-Symbol
      MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group
      Gold Kilo Futures GCK GC

      These futures will be available in New Release for customer testing on Monday, January 12.

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

       

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      New - Marker Prices for Gold Kilo and Gold Futures

      Effective Sunday, January 25 (trade date Monday, January 26), CME Group will begin disseminating Marker Prices via FIX/FAST for Gold Kilo Futures and COMEX Gold futures.

      The Gold Kilo and COMEX Gold marker prices will be published Monday through Friday, at 5:00 PM Hong Kong time. Marker Price data blocks are sent in the FIX/FAST and MDP 3.0 Market Data Incremental Refresh (tag 35-MsgType=X):

      FIX/FAST:

      • Tag 279- MDUpdateAction will be set to 0 = New
      • Tag 269-MDEntryType will be set to W = Fixing Price
      • Tag 5790-FixingBracket will display the time that the Marker Price was calculated

      MDP 3.0:

      • Tag 279- MDUpdateAction will be set to 0 = New
      • Tag 269-MDEntryType will be set to W = Fixing Price
      • Tag 5796-Trading Reference will display the date for which the marker price was calculated
      Marker Prices for Gold Kilo and Gold Futures
      Futures Market Data Platform Channel MDP 3.0 Market Data Platform Channel FIX/FAST FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 1151-Security Group
      MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset      		 FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 55-Symbol
      MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group
      Gold Kilo 360 33 KG1 (represents the first listed cycle month) GC
      Gold Kilo 360 33 KG2 (represents the second listed cycle month) GC
      Gold 360 33 GC1 (represents the first listed cycle month) GC
      Gold 360 33 GC2 (represents the second listed cycle month) GC

      The new Marker Price will be available in New Release for customer testing on Monday, January 12.

       

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      New - MGEX HRSW Calendar Spread Options (CSOs)

      Effective Sunday, February 1 (trade date Monday, February 2), the following options on MGEX futures calendar spreads (CSOs) will be listed for trading on CME Globex.

      For initial launch, the following CSOs will be available for trading:

      • One consecutive CSO (March 2015 - May 2015)
      • Two Annual CSOs (September 2015 - September 2016 and December 2015 - December 2016)
      • Three non-Ccnsecutive CSO (March 2015 - July 2015, March 2015 - September 2015, March 2015 - December 2015)

      Upon March expiration, the May Non-Consecutive months will be listed for trading and so on.

      MGEX HRSW Calendar Spread Options (CSOs)
      Options(CSOs) FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 1151-Security Group
      MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset      		 FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 55-Symbol
      MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group      		 FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 1151-Security Group
      MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset
      (Synthetic Futures)      		 FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 55-Symbol
      MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group
      (Synthetic Futures)
      Consecutive CSO MU1 O7 MS1 05 (Zero three)
      Annual CSO (Sep-Sep) MU2 O7 MS2 05
      Annual CSO (Dec-Dec) MU3 O7 MS3 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (Mar-Jul) MU4 O7 MS4 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (Mar-Sep) MU5 O7 MS5 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (Mar-Dec) MU6 O7 MS6 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (May-Sep) MU7 O7 MS7 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (May-Dec) MU8 O7 MS8 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (May-Mar) MU9 O7 MS9 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (Jul-Dec) MP1 O7 MY1 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (Jul-Mar) MP2 O7 MY2 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (Jul-May) MP3 O7 MY3 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (Sep-Mar) MP4 O7 MY4 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (Sep-May) MP5 O7 MY5 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (Sep-Jul) MP6 O7 MY6 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (Dec-May) MP7 O7 MY7 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (Dec-Jul) MP8 O7 MY8 05
      Non-Consecutive CSO (Dec-Sep) MP9 O7 MY9 05

      These options will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, January 12.

      These contacts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of MGEX.

       

      CME Europe Euro and US Dollar Denominated Deliverable Swap Futures

      Pending regulatory product approval CME Europe will list the following Euro and US Dollar Denominated Deliverable swap futures for trading on CME Globex and clearing submission via CME ClearPort for CME Clearing Europe (CMECE), in Q1 2015.

      CME Europe Euro and US Dollar Denominated Deliverable Swap Futures
      Product FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 1151-Security Group
      MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset      		 FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 55-Symbol
      MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group
      2-Year Deliverable Euro Interest Rate swap futures EU2 DS
      5-Year Deliverable Euro Interest Rate swap futures EU5 DS
      10-Year Deliverable Euro Interest Rate swap futures E10 DS
      2-Year Deliverable US Dollar Interest Rate swap futures DS2 DS
      5-Year Deliverable US Dollar Interest Rate swap futures DS5 DS
      10-Year Deliverable US Dollar Interest Rate swap futures D10 DS
      30-Year Deliverable US Dollar Interest Rate swap futures D30 DS

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

      These contracts are listed on, and subject to, the rules of UK RIE CME Europe Ltd.

       

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      CME Europe Cocoa Futures

      In Q1 2015, CME Europe will list the following Cocoa futures for trading on CME Globex and for clearing submission via CME ClearPort.

      CME Europe Cocoa Futures
      Product FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 1151-Security Group
      MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset      		 FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 55-Symbol
      MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group
      Cocoa future CCP JX
      Cocoa NY (ICE) future CCC JX

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

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      New - CME Europe Daily Natural Gas Financial Futures

      In Q1 2015, pending regulatory product approval, CME Europe will list the following daily natural gas financial futures based on the ICIS Heren day ahead and weekend price assessments for trading on CME Globex and clearing submission via CME ClearPort.

      CME Europe Daily Natural Gas Futures
      Product FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 1151-Security Group
      MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset      		 FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 55-Symbol
      MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group
      UK NBP Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) Daily Financial Future UKD JQ
      Dutch TTF Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) Daily Financial Future  (Variable Quantity) DNG JQ
      German NCG Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) Daily Financial Future (Variable Quantity) GRD JQ
      German Gaspool Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) Daily Financial Future  (Variable Quantity) GND JQ

      Detailed information regarding these contracts is available in the Client System Wiki.

      These products will be available in New Release for customer testing on Monday, January 12.

      These contracts are listed on, and subject to, the rules of UK RIE CME Europe Ltd.

       

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      CME Europe Italian Natural Gas Futures

      In Q1 2015, CME Europe will list the following energy futures for trading on CME Globex and clearing submission via CME ClearPort.

      CME Europe Italian Natural Gas Futures
      Product FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 1151-Security Group
      MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset      		 FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 55-Symbol
      MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group
      Italian Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) calendar future (Variable Quantity) IPE JQ
      Italian Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) vs. Dutch Natural Gas (ICIS Heren) (Euro per MWh) spread future (Variable Quantity) DPE JQ

      Detailed information regarding these contracts is available in the Client System Wiki.

      These products will be available in New Release for customer testing on Monday, January 12.

      These contracts are listed on, and subject to, the rules of UK RIE CME Europe Ltd.

       

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      Product Changes

       

      New - Delisting of NYMEX Transco Zone 2 Natural Gas Products

      On Monday, January 5, the following Transco Zone 2 Natural Gas futures were delisted for trading from CME Globex, open outcry and for submission for clearing through CME ClearPort. There is currently no open interest in this product.

      Delisting of NYMEX Transco Zone 2 Natural Gas Products
      Future Name FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 1151-Security Group
      MDP 3.0: tag 6937-Asset      		 FIX/FAST and iLink: tag 55-Symbol
      MDP 3.0 tag 1151 - Security Group
      Transco Zone 2 Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Basis Futures 8FN NE
      Transco Zone 2 Natural Gas (Platts Gas Daily) Swing Futures X3 FD
      Transco Zone 2 Natural Gas (Platts Gas Daily/Platts IFERC) Index Futures L7 FD

       

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      Events and Announcements

      iLink Session ID Policy and Operational Guidelines

      As noted in the recent CME Group Customer Forum E-Trading Updates, as a result of the upcoming iLink Architecture with Market Segment Gateways, CME Group plans to introduce a new policy for the distribution and management of iLink session IDs. Please refer to the iLink Session ID Policy and Operational Guidelines available here, which replaces the previously published iLink Session ID Guidelines and provides operational, allocation and distribution information for the CME Globex production environment. It has been updated to include information pertaining to the new Market Segment Gateway (MSGW) iLink architecture and iLink session ID distribution and management policy. Market participants should refer to the CME Globex Notices as to when the MSGW functionality and iLink session ID distribution and management policy will take effect.

      To ease and ensure a successful migration to the revised iLink Session Policy, clearing and executing firms are encouraged to contact their Global Account Manager with any questions.

       

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      Automated iLink Port Closure

      Effective this Sunday, January 11, CME Globex is introducing an Automated iLink Port Closure solution to protect CME Group markets and systems from potentially detrimental behavior. This solution is an enhancement to the CME Globex Port Closure Policy introduced in January 2012.

      With this enhancement, CME Globex will automatically logout and close both the primary and backup ports for any iLink session that exceeds 5 invalid Logon (tag 35=A) messages in 60 seconds. Logon messages may be invalid due to:

      Automated iLink Port Closure can also be triggered by customers sending messages other than a Logon when the session has not been successfully logged in.

      When triggered, CME Globex will send a Logout message (tag 35=5) with tag 58-Text="(1000) CME Administered Port Closure Due to Invalid Number of Login Attempts Being Exceeded". Sessions with active-active fault tolerance will receive the Logout message on both the primary and backup instances. Sessions without fault tolerance will only receive the Logout on the primary instance, but both the primary and backup ports will be closed.

      Primary and secondary clearing firm † administrators must contact the Global Command Center directly to have a port re-opened. The GCC can be reached in U.S. at 800 438 8616, in Europe at 0800 898 013 or in Asia at 65 6532 5010.

      Automated iLink Port Closure is currently available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, November 10. To facilitate customer testing, the parameters in New Release will be 10 invalid Logon (tag 35=A) messages in 60 seconds.

       

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      GCC Inbound Contacts

      Starting Monday, November 17, 2014 the CME Global Command Center (GCC) began supporting GCC Inbound Contacts based on the FirmSoft permissions authorized through the FirmSoft Admin tool for their SMART Click user ID. The GCC will continue to support existing GCC Inbound Contacts based on a previously submitted CME Globex Schedule 3&4 until Tuesday, March 31, 2015. After this date, only users with a SMART Click ID and permissioned FirmSoft rights will be considered GCC Inbound Contacts with the necessary permission(s) to status and/or cancel orders.

      As a reminder, a SMART Click ID is a unique user ID that allows access to CME Group applications. The SMART Click ID is retained by the user even when the user changes firms (clearing or trading). All users should only have 1 SMART Click ID. Additional SMART Click information is available online.

      Please note that as a result of this new model, Clearing Firm Administrators will no longer be required to submit a CME Globex Schedule 3&4 to register GCC Inbound Contacts. Instead, the Administrators will use the FirmSoft tool to enable permissions for GCC Inbound Contacts as necessary.

      In instances where a GCC Inbound Contact’s SMART Click ID is permissioned in FirmSoft, but the GCC Inbound Contact also has legacy permissions which were established by a CME Globex Schedule 3&4, the GCC will first refer to the SMART Click permissions in FirmSoft. GCC Inbound callers may have to ask the GCC to look at their old permissions established via a CME Globex Schedule 3&4 if they are not fully set up in FirmSoft.

      FirmSoft provides more granularity than the existing CME Globex Schedule 3&4, and includes Firm, Session ID, Account and Tag50 permissions. To help support this transition, the CME Globex Schedule 3&4 will no longer be utilized when adding new GCC Inbound contacts but still should be utilized when adding new primary or secondary Clearing Firm Administrators as well as new EOS Trader users.

      Reports are available in the Firm Administrator Dashboard for both GCC Inbound registered contacts and FirmSoft user permissions. Firm Administrators are strongly encouraged to review existing SMART Click contact information and FirmSoft permissions on a periodic basis to ensure accuracy.

      CME Direct, GALAX-C and EOS Trader users will continue to be supported as they are today.

      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.

       

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