Market Data Notices: November 19, 2012

 New S&P Market Data Template
Effective Saturday, January 12, 2013, S&P market data via streamlined FIX/FAST will utilize a new FIX/FAST template and source IPs due to CME Group maintenance.

The new template and config.xml are currently available in New Release and Production environments.

Please note: CME Group recommends customer systems pull the templates from the CME Group ftp site every week, prior to Sunday startup.

Streamlined FIX/FAST – ERIS Exchange Swapbook 3.0 Upgrade
Effective Sunday, December 2 (trade date Monday, December 3), CME Group will implement an upgrade to the ERIS Exchange market data in streamlined FIX/FAST. The ERIS Exchange Swapbook 3.0 upgrade will provide robust support for spread products and functionality.

This upgrade will include new source IP address changes and templates. The new source IP address will be available in the config.xml from the  CME Group FTP site on Sunday, October 21, 2012. The new template will be available on November 4, 2012.

With this upgrade, TCP Replay of Security Definitions functionality will be available for the ERIS Exchange. Detailed information for the ERIS Exchange market data upgrade is available  online.

The ERIS Exchange market data upgrade is currently available for customer testing in New Release.

New Fixing Prices for Mexican Peso Futures
Effective Sunday, December 2 (trade date Monday, December 3), CME Group will begin disseminating Fixing Prices via FIX/FAST for the Mexican Peso futures.

The Mexican Peso price fixing prices will be published Monday through Friday, at 9:00a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Central Time (CT). Fixing Price is a volume-weighted average price for the underlying futures contract and is used to determine which options strikes are in-the-money and exercisable.

Fixing Price data blocks are sent in the FIX/FAST Market Data Incremental Refresh (tag 35-MsgType=X):

• 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 Fixing Price was calculated
• The new Fixing Price Data Block is now available in New Release for customer testing.

The new Fixing Price Data Block is currently available in New Release for customer testing.

In addition, the Mexican Peso fixing prices will also be disseminated in ITC 2.1 format down Market Data Platform (MDP) channel 3.

 Dow Jones Indices via Streamlined FIX/FAST
Starting on Saturday, January 12, 2013, CME Group will begin disseminating real-time Dow Jones Indices market data via streamlined FIX/FAST.

Streamlined FIX/FAST is an optimized version of the FIX/FAST market data format for non-actionable price data. Streamlined FIX/FAST has a dedicated message specification distinct from the CME Globex FIX/FAST format and new templates. More information on streamlined FIX/FAST is available  online.

On Friday, January 11, 2013, Security Definitions will be broadcast for Dow Jones Indices between 11:30 pm Central Time (CT) and 12:30 am CT. The Security Definitions for the Dow Jones Indices will be re-broadcast during the normal window on Saturday evening.

Detailed information on enhanced Dow Jones Indices market data via streamlined FIX/FAST is available  Client Impact Assessment.

Starting on Sunday, October 21, we will begin broadcasting heartbeats in the production environment for Market Data Platform (MDP) channel 151. In addition, the new template and the config.xml file will be available in production.

Please Note: CME Group recommends all system providers supporting Dow Jones Indices market data to test these enhancements thoroughly in New Release and complete certification in AutoCert+.

With this change, the dissemination of the 52-week high and lows index values for Dow Jones Indices will be discontinued. In addition, the announcement of new indices will be disseminated through News messages (tag 35-MsgType=B) only.

As of Saturday, January 12, 2013, Dow Jones Indices market data will no longer be disseminated in ITC 2.1 format.

Deliverable Interest Rate Swap Futures
 

Effective Sunday, December 2 (trade date Monday, December 3), USD Interest Rate Swap futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex and for submission on CME Clearport .

The   USD Interest Rate Swap futures will be listed for quarterly expiration on IMM dates, for physical delivery of OTC US dollar interest rate swaps at key terms to maturity (2, 5, 10, 30 years). Contracts will be quoted on a price basis, with a fixed coupon for each contract that is set by the Exchange when the contract is listed for trading. At expiration the holder of a long futures position will become the fixed rate receiver and floating rate payer in an OTC interest rate swap cleared by CME Clearing.

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

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

Please view the  New Product Summary.

 Implied Inter-Exchange KCBT-CBOT Futures Spread
Effective Sunday, December 9 (trade date Monday, December 10), the implied inter-exchange KCBT-CBOT Wheat futures spread (tag1151-SecurityGroup=KE, tag 55-Symbol=KB, tag 207-SecurityExchange=KBCB) will be listed on CME Globex.

The inter-exchange spread will use the value IS in tag 762-SecuritySubType.

Following the existing model for market data distribution on inter-exchange spreads, market data on the spread instrument is only sent on the inter-exchange spread channel (801). Market data for the legs are only sent on their respective market data platform channels. Further details are available in the  Client Systems Wiki.

This inter-exchange spread will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, December 3.

 Aluminum MW U.S. Transaction Premium (Platts) Futures
Effective Sunday, December 16 (trade date Monday, December 17), the Aluminum MW U.S. Transaction Premium (Platts) futures (tag-1151 SecurityGroup=AUP, tag 55-Symbol=ST) will be listed for trading on CME Globex.

Each contract is 55,116 lbs (25MT) and priced in US dollars and cents per pound and based on the monthly average of Platts Aluminum MW US Transaction Premium Assessment. It is design to help North American Aluminum commercial market participants to hedge their Aluminum Midwest premium risk exposure.

The Aluminum MW U.S. Transaction Premium (Platts) futures will be available for customer testing New Release on Monday, December 3.

This contract is listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of COMEX.

Please view the  New Product Summary.

Standard-Size and E-micro USD/Offshore RMB (CNH) Futures
 

Effective Sunday, February 24 (trade date Monday, February 25), standard-size and E-micro USD/Offshore RMB (CNH) futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex.

These futures feature physical delivery of Chinese Renminbi in Hong Kong (CNH), priced in interbank terms of Chinese Renminbi per U.S. dollar and associated daily settlement variation banked in Chinese Renminbi offshore in Hong Kong. The new CME USD/CNH futures will help international market participants hedge their U.S. dollar risk exposure to the deliverable Chinese currency.

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

Please view the  New Product Summary.

This contract is listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.

Relisting of Daily European Union Allowance (EUA) Futures
Effective Sunday, December 2, 2012 (for trade date Monday, December 3) the Daily European Union Allowance (EUA) futures (tag1151-SecurityGroup=EUL, tag 55-Symbol=VX) will be re-listed for trading on CME Globex. The daily contract shall be listed for the current business day plus the next business day.

This contract is listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

Listing Cycle Expansion for Emission Futures and Options
Effective Sunday, December 2, 2012, (for trade date Monday, December 3), the listing cycle for the following emission futures and options will be expanded as follows:

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

Listing Cycle Expansion for Refined Products
Effective Sunday, December 2 (trade date Monday, December 3), the listing cycle for the following energy futures will be expanded on CME Clearport and open outcry as follows:

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

 Listing Cycle Expansion for European-style Weekly S&P 500 and E-mini S&P 500 Options
Effective Sunday, December 16 (trade date Monday, December 17), the listing cycle for European-style weekly options on the S&P 500 and the E-mini S&P 500 will be expanded to list four consecutive weekly options. Currently, the listing cycle is list three consecutive weekly options.

This change will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, December 10.

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

Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule
CME Group trading floors and normal operations will be closed on Thursday, November 22, 2012, in observance of Thanksgiving Day. As a result, on Friday, November 23, 2012, there will be abbreviated trading hours. Please view the Thanksgiving holiday hours by clicking on the following links for more details:

Holiday Schedules:

•   CME Globex
•   CME Group Chicago Trading Floor
•   CME Group New York Trading Floor
•   CME Clearport

 CME Group Regional Failover Mock Trading Session
On Saturday, January 26, 2013, CME Group will conduct a Regional Failover customer mock trading session. The mock trading session is designed to allow customers to test connectivity to the  New York Data Center (NYDC) in the case of a regional event that affects the Chicago metropolitan area. During the regional failover mock, customers who are on the CME Group network and who connect to CME Group from outside the Chicago metropolitan area will automatically be rerouted to the NYDC.

An  overview of the mock trading session is now available. Customers must register  online to participate.

Please contact your  Global Account Manager in U.S. at 312-634-8700, in Europe at 44-203-379-3754, or in Asia at 65-6593-5574 for further information.