This topic provides information on CME FX Spot Plus (CME FX Spot+) for futures markets.
In March 2025, CME Group will launch CME FX Spot+, a new tradable FX spot instrument, leveraging CME FX Link liquidity to bring together OTC spot FX and FX futures.
FX Spot+ uses FX Link and Globex implied functionality to connect liquidity across FX futures, FX Link, and FX Spot+. CME FX participants will be able to expand access to OTC spot liquidity within an open, transparent, central limit order book.
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Testing and Certification
For futures client systems to support trading FX Spot+ products:
- iLink 3 certification via AutoCert+ is not required. However, CME Group strongly recommends futures client systems to test FX Spot+ trading in notional quantity.
- MDP 3.0. certification is required. Client systems who want to trade the FX Spot+ product will need to complete the supplemental test suite.
- CSET will configure credit setup to enable testing.
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| Tradable FX Spot+ Products | |
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| Product Name | MDP 3.0: tag 55-Symbol |
| Euro / US Dollar Spot FX | EURUSDZ5031 |
| US Dollar / Canadian Dollar Spot FX | USDCADZ5031 |
| British Pound / US Dollar Spot FX | GBPUSDZ5031 |
| Australian Dollar / US Dollar Spot FX | AUDUSDZ5031 |
| US Dollar / Japanese Yen Spot FX | USDJPYZ5031 |
| US Dollar/Swiss Franc Spot FX | USDCHFZ5031 |
| New Zealand Dollar/US Dollar Spot FX | NZDUSDZ5031 |
| US Dollar / Mexican Peso Spot FX | USDMXNZ5031 |
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The U.S. Dollar/South African Rand FX Spot leg is only tradable as part of the CME FX Link spread. |
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With this launch, a new order cancel threshold notional value will be established and initially equal to the minimum order size per each FX Spot+ instrument.
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The minimum order cancel threshold could be different from the Minimum Order Size. CME Group reserves the right to change the minimum order cancel threshold at any time. |
In the event of a partial fill with remaining quantity less than the auto-cancel threshold notional, CME Globex cancels the remainder. Upon cancellation, CME Globex sends an unsolicited Order Cancel Acknowledgment message (tag 35-MsgType=8, tag 39-OrdStatus=4) with tag 378-ExecRestatementReason=108 (Cancel due to resting order quantity less than minimum order size)
The auto-cancel threshold attributes are added to CME Reference Data API Version 3.
Minimum Price Increment
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| FX Spot+ Currency Pair | Inverted/Non-Inverted | Tag 15-Currency | Tag 120-Settle Currency |
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| EUR/USD | Non-Inverted | EUR | USD |
| GBP/USD | Non-Inverted | GBP | USD |
| AUD/USD | Non-Inverted | AUD | USD |
| NZD/USD | Non-Inverted | NZD | USD |
| USD/JPY | Inverted | USD | JPY |
| USD/CAD | Inverted | USD | CAD |
| USD/CHF | Inverted | USD | CHF |
| USD/MXN | Inverted | USD | MXN |
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| USD/ZAR | Inverted | ZAR | USD |
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Tag 15 and tag 120 values for U.S. Dollar/South African Rand Spot FX (non-tradable) will remain unchanged. |
Security Exchange
Tag 207-SecurityExchange value "GLBX" is sent for the FX Spot+ instruments in the MDP 3.0 Security Definition (35=d) message.
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Self-Match Prevention
Standard CME Globex Self-Match Prevention (SMP) is available for FX Spot+ instruments.
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FX Spot+ Implied Functionality
Implied functionality provides liquidity between FX Spot+, FX Link Spread, and the related FX futures market. An instrument is implied-eligible if the market data Security Definition message (tag 35-MsgType=d) contains tag 872-InstAttribValue bit 19-Implied Matching Eligible=1.
Both Implied IN and Implied OUT orders are available. Implied orders will be allowed in FX Spot+ by combining FX futures and FX Link resting orders. Only the following combinations are supported:
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To support the FX Spot+, the following attributes are added to CME Reference Data API Version 3:
- Minimum Order Cancel Threshold
- Minimum Tick for FX Spot+ spread Leg on FX Link to FX Link spread trade
More information regarding the API Endpoint, Attribute Name, and data types are published in future CME Reference Data notices.
iLink Order Entry
With the FX Spot+ launch, the order entry messaging impacts include:
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The following fields are required for FX Spot+ orders:
- tag 1693-PartyDetailRole=24 (Customer Account)
- tag 582-CTI Code
- tag 1816-ClearingAccountType
- tag 1031-CustOrderHandlingInst
- tag 9537-Location
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To reconcile the order entry iLink 3 trade messages to the corresponding STP Trade Capture Report messages, FX Spot+ trades will support binary trade reporting (i.e. child trades) on the following messages:
- iLink 3 Execution Report - Trade Outright
- iLink 3 Execution Report - Trade Spread
- iLink 3 Execution Report - Trade Spread Leg
The repeating fields of the NoOrderEvents (tag 1795) repeating group will be populated with the following values.
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Trade Cancellation and Trade Correction
FX Spot+ supports Trade Cancellation and Trade Correction.
If CME Global Command Center (GCC) amends or cancels a FX Spot+ trade, GCC will implement the trade correction or cancellation via parties to the transaction, their prime brokers, and the Central FX Prime Broker. Client applications will not receive iLink Trade Cancellation and Trade Correction messages for FX Spot+.
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MDP 3.0 Market Data
A new Simple Binary Encoding (SBE) incremental schema version 13 will be used on the new FX Spot+ market data channels. More information regarding the MDP 3.0 - futures and options V13 SBE schema update will be published in future CME Globex notices.
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