EBS Market on CME Globex Notice: April 3, 2025

For the latest roadmap of CME Group technology initiatives:
See the Development Launch Schedule.

Additional Resources

• Weekly CME Globex Notices provide the latest information on listed derivatives and are available at 8 a.m. CT Thursdays.
• Previous EBS Market on CME Globex Notices are available from the Notice Search page.

Critical System Information

CME FX Spot+ - Client End of Day Report - April 13

Effective Sunday, April 13 (trade date Monday, April 14), the Client End of Day Report, which includes order and trade activity, will be updated to include CME FX Spot+.

CME FX Spot Plus (CME FX Spot+) is a new tradable spot FX instrument, leveraging CME FX futures and FX Link liquidity to bring together OTC spot FX and FX futures.

The FX Spot+ products will be available for the following currency pairs: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, NZD/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CAD, USD/CHF and USD/MXN.

The CME FX Spot+ records can be identified by ExchangeMIC=GLBX.

The order and trade activity of CME FX Spot+ will be added to the existing CEOD200 for EBS Clients, who participate in Spot+ market.

For clients who do not have access to this report, please contact Global Account Management (GAM).

This change is currently available in New Release.

UpdateCME FX Spot+ - April 13

† Denotes update to the article

Effective Sunday, April 13 (trade date Monday, April 14), CME Group will launch CME FX Spot Plus (CME FX Spot+), a new tradable spot FX instrument, leveraging CME FX futures and FX Link liquidity to bring together OTC spot FX and FX futures.

The FX Spot+ products will be available for the following currency pairs: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, NZD/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CAD, USD/CHF and USD/MXN.

All of the CME FX Spot+ products are currently available in the New Release environment for customer testing.

iLink 3 certification is required to trade the CME FX Spot+. The new AutoCert+ supplemental test suite is currently available for customer certification.

More information on these new products and the associated messaging and functionality enhancements is available in the FX Spot+ client impact assessment. A new FX Spot+ Credit Overview is also available with credit features and details for both FX Link and FX Spot+.

CME Group will implement the STP messaging changes to Trade Capture Reports for FX Spot+ trades to harmonize the API across products.  The Straight Through Processing (STP) client impact assessment for FX Spot+ is available.

STP Messaging Impact

CME Group will implement the STP messaging changes to Trade Capture Reports for FX Spot+ trades to harmonize the API across products. The Straight Through Processing (STP) client impact assessment for FX Spot+ is available.

† CME FX Spot+ Specification Update

The CME FX Spot+ client impact assessment has been updated to reflect the following:

• Updated default value for the ClearingAccountType (tag 1816) field under the Party Details section
• Added FX Spot+ matching examples

Changes to iLink 3 EBS On-Demand Party Details - May 18

Starting Sunday, May 18 (trade date Monday, May 19), CME Group will implement the following iLink 3 messaging changes to on-demand administrative information on Market Segment Gateway (MSGW), to return critical information currently only sent on the iLink messages from the customer to CME Globex.

These changes are only applicable to the on-demand administrative information. There is no change to the Pre-Registered Party Detail Definition Request Acknowledgment messages sent from Order Entry Service Gateway to Client System.

More information on these changes and the full production launch schedule are available in the client impact assessment.

These changes are available in New Release for customer testing.

Post-Trade

CME STP FIX API on Google Cloud - Postponed

Previously announced availability of CME STP FIX API service on Google Cloud has been postponed. A new production date will be announced in a future article.

View the client impact assessment for additional information.

CME STP FIX API on Google Cloud is currently available in New Release.

Announcements and Additional Resources

Redesigned Request Center Within CME Customer Center - Coming Soon

In the coming months, the Request Center within the CME Customer Center self-service functionality will feature a simplified, redesigned interface and streamlined navigation. For a clear and consistent experience across CME Group services, the Request Center will include updated terminology and instances of spelled out acronyms.

There will be no major functional updates to the user interface at this time and access will remain based on individual CME Group Login entitlements.

Currently, "Registered Entity" or "Administration Group" identifies a customer firm within the Request Center and the redesign will feature "Administration Group" for consistency.

Acronyms currently in the user interface will be spelled out, such as "Globex Firm ID," "Futures and Options" and "Order Entry" naming will identify the "iLink Sessions."

Additional details will be provided in future notices.

UpdateUpcoming Changes to Duo Two-Factor Authentication - April 12

† Denotes update to the article

On Saturday, April 12, CME Group will upgrade to Duo Universal Prompt, a new two-factor authentication experience for applications and services requiring CME Group Login. The upgrade features improved security and a redesigned user interface. No action will be required for customers to receive the automated upgrade. 

† Additional details are now available in Duo Security Frequently Asked Questions.

For related inquiries, please contact EASE@cmegroup.com.