SFTP Directory/Path - File Operations

SFTP accounts have access to three default directories in the home directory. After successfully logging in, navigate to the home directory (e.g. cme/ftp/123/) or navigate between the folders and subfolders to manage data upload or download requests.

Each directory is available for a purpose outlined below:

Note: In the following examples, 123 represents the firm's SFTP account ID.

  • cme/ftp/123/Incoming (upper case I)

Incoming: Used for confidential data files submitted by firms to CME Group. Firms can upload the required files to the Incoming directory as required.

  • cme/ftp/123/Outgoing (upper case O)

Outgoing: Used for confidential files that CME Group makes available for firms. Firms can download files when they are ready to be retrieved.

  • cme/ftp/123/PUB (all upper case)

PUB: Used for shared files that CME Group makes available for firms into specific subdirectories. Firms can download files when they are ready to be retrieved from the subdirectories. After a successful user login, the connection is routed to the root directory /.

File Operations

After connecting to the file directories, the following operations are available.

  • Upload a file: Execute

put /path/to/local/filename /cme/ftp/<FIRM_SFTP_ACCOUNT_ID>/Incoming

Example: put upload.csv /cme/ftp/123/Incoming/

  • Download a file: Excecute

get /cme/ftp/<FIRM_SFTP_ACCOUNT_ID>/Outgoing/filename /path/to/local/

Example: put /cme/ftp/123/Outgoing/download.csv /User/test/

  • List files: Execute

ls

Example: ls Outgoing

  • Disconnect: Execute

quit

exit

 

Sample report filenames:

  • BrokerTec
  • BTEC111_IDY.[Business_Date].BTEU.[GFID].[master account].csv
  • BTEC111_EOD.[Business_Date].BTEU.[GFID].[master account].csv

EBS: End of Day report format

EREP

  • CEOD200_EBS_(GFID)_yyyy-mmm-dd.csv

In this example CEOD200 is the EOD Client Order Events - EBS Market - Daily Report, which is available via EREP.

  • CEOD200_EBS_(GFID)_yyyy-mmm-dd.csv

SFTP

  • CEOD200_(yyyymmmdd).EBS.(GFID).OG_(CID).csv

In this example CEOD200 is the EOD Client Order Events - EBS Market - Regulatory - Daily Report, which is available via SFTP.

  • CEOD200_(yyyymmmdd).EBS.(GFID).OG_(CID).csv

Reports are updated at:

US

  • 9:00 a.m. CT
  • Intraday: every hour
  • 4:30 p.m. CT

 

  • Inbound Public SFTP Keys

This PGP public key is used by the customer to encrypt files before sending to CME Group.

To encrypt your files before uploading to CME SFTP, use the following key:

See also: PGP Key Management for Emailed Reports