24-7 Technical Market Functionality
This topic describes 24/7 technical market functionality for listed derivatives weekend trading at CME Group.
- 2 24/7 Supported Functionality
- 2.1 iLink Order Entry
- 2.2 Drop Copy
- 2.3 Straight Through Processing
- 2.4 Reference Data API
- 2.5 CME ClearPort
- 2.6 CME Direct
- 2.7 CME DataMine
- 2.8 FirmSoft
CME Globex Maintenance Windows and Market Hours
This section outlines the Globex 24/7 maintenance schedule for listed derivatives. Maintenance windows can vary by product and are subject to change; all updates will be communicated via the Globex Notice.
Example 24/7 Futures and Options Schedule
Day | Type | Close/Pause | Pre-Open/Open |
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Saturday | Extended Maintenance Window | Close: 2:00 a.m. to 3:45 a.m. CT |
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Monday through Friday | Daily Maintenance Window (with Trade Date roll) | Close: 4:00:00 p.m. to 4:01:00 p.m. CT |
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Saturday Maintenance Window Processing Overview
The following section outlines Saturday maintenance processing for 24/7 trading.
Saturday Shutdown and Startup
Shutdown
The following occurs during shutdown:
At the beginning of the maintenance period, client systems receive a MDP 3.0 - Security Status.
CME Globex sends the iLink messages for iLink Execution Report - Elimination orders.
Client systems experience MDP multicast, TCP iLink, and Drop Copy disconnections. At this point, CME Group recommends that clients and vendors restart their applications and go through their own restart processes to reset their order books.
Startup
iLink order entry, Drop Copy and market data sequence numbers reset to 1 during the Saturday startup cycle. Client systems re-establish connectivity to the MDP multicast groups and receive the following startup messaging:
The MDP 3.0 - Market Data Snapshot (tag 35-MsgType=W) messages on the Market Recovery feed are deleted for the impacted 24/7 channel. Tag 83-RptSeq for Market by Price (MBP) book updates resets to 1 for each instrument repeating group.
CME Globex disseminates incremental real-time market data for that channel and client systems can process the data. An MDP 3.0 - Market Data Incremental Refresh (tag 35-MsgType=X) message is sent with an empty End of Event indicator if no other information is available. If session statistics are available, they are republished via the normal Incremental Refresh messaging:
Current session trade volume
Price levels in the order books
Highest and lowest trade
MDP 3.0 - Security Status messages containing market states (per instrument group) are sent for the 24/7 channel. Then any instrument states that are different from the instrument group state are sent (e.g., Forbidden/Halted instruments).
Pre-registered administrative information will be removed during the Saturday maintenance window. Clients must re-submit their iLink Party Details Definition Request following the pre-open on Saturday.
24/7 Maintenance and Trading Schedule Examples
This section provides examples for 24/7 trading.
Example 1 - Typical Maintenance and Trading Schedule
The following is a maintenance and trading schedule example for swap-based event contracts. CME Globex communicates the instrument’s open and close messages via the MDP 3.0 - Security Status (35=f).
Day | Schedule | Type | Trade Date | Notes |
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Friday |
| Daily maintenance | Monday trade date after open |
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Saturday |
| Extended maintenance | Monday trade date | Sequence numbers are reset. |
Sunday | Trading session continues | Monday trade date |
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Monday |
| Daily maintenance | Tuesday trade date after open |
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Tuesday |
| Daily maintenance | Wednesday trade date after open |
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Wednesday |
| Daily maintenance | Thursday trade date after open |
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Thursday |
| Daily maintenance | Friday trade date after open |
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Example 2 - Monday Holiday Trading Schedule
In the below example, Monday is a holiday. Therefore, there is no Monday daily maintenance, and the trade date is Tuesday.
Day | Schedule | Type | Trade Date | Notes |
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Friday |
| Daily maintenance | Tuesday trade date after open |
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Saturday |
| Extended maintenance | Tuesday trade date | Sequence numbers are reset. |
Sunday | Trading session continues | Tuesday trade date |
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Monday | Holiday - trading session continues
| Tuesday trade date | During the Monday holiday, the market does not close and the trade date does not change. | |
Tuesday |
| Daily maintenance | Wednesday trade date after open |
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Wednesday |
| Daily maintenance | Thursday trade date after open |
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Thursday |
| Daily maintenance | Friday trade date after open |
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Example 3 - Friday Holiday Trading Schedule
In the below example, Friday is a holiday. Therefore, the trade date after the Thursday maintenance is Monday. GT orders that only support 5-day trading will be eliminated Friday at 4:00 p.m. CT. Standard weekday credit limits apply to all Friday trades before 4:00 p.m. CT.
Day | Schedule | Type | Trade Date | Notes |
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Wednesday |
| Daily maintenance | Thursday trade date after open |
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Thursday |
| Daily maintenance | Monday trade date after open |
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Friday |
| Holiday maintenance | Monday trade date after open | Due to the Friday holiday, GT orders that only support 5-day trading will be eliminated Friday at 4:00 p.m. CT. Standard weekday credit limits apply to all Friday trades before 4:00 p.m. CT. |
Saturday |
| Extended maintenance | Monday trade date | Sequence numbers are reset. |
Sunday | Trading session continues | Monday trade date |
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Monday |
| Daily maintenance | Tuesday trade date after open |
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Tuesday |
| Daily maintenance | Wednesday trade date after open |
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Wednesday |
| Daily maintenance | Thursday trade date after open |
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Thursday |
| Daily maintenance | Friday trade date after open |
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24/7 Supported Functionality
This section outlines supported functionality for 24/7 trading.
iLink Order Entry
At the beginning of the Saturday extended maintenance window, CME Globex disconnects all clients' sessions, resets sequence numbers, and cancels resting day orders and mass quotes. Pre-registered administrative information will be removed during the Saturday maintenance window. Clients must re-submit their Party Details Definition following the pre-open on Saturday.
Market Segment Gateway (MSGW)
All existing iLink Order Entry functionality is supported. Client systems may leverage existing iLink MSGW sessions.
Convenience Gateway (CGW)
iLink CGW sessions support 7-day markets.
Clients must have a 7-day-enabled CGW iLink session to support 24/7:
7-day CGW sessions will support all Globex futures and options markets, including 24/7 markets.
5-day CGW sessions can only submit futures and options orders during the weekday.
iLink Session Support Summary
Session Summary | Impact |
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MSGW Session | All MSGW sessions can send orders 24/7 on CME Globex. |
5-Day CGW Session | 5-day CGW sessions can only send orders between Sunday 4:05 p.m. and Friday 4:00 p.m. CT. |
7-Day CGW Session | 7-day CGW sessions can send orders 24/7 on CME Globex. |
Order Entry Service Gateway
This section outlines OESGW network IP impacts for MSGW and CGW sessions.
Session Type | Market Segment OESGW | Future IPs |
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7-Day MSGW | marketsegment id="4" | More details on the SFTP site is available on MSGW - SFTP Configuration. |
7-Day CGW | marketsegment id="2" | View the Configuration and Connectivity (IP and port) details (CME Group Login required). The configuration file will be updated at a later date. |
Good Till (GT) Order Elimination
If weekend trading is not enabled in CME Globex Credit Controls (GC2), all Good Till (GT) orders will be eliminated at Friday 4:00 p.m. CT. Client systems that do not enable weekend trading are encouraged to cancel all futures and options GT orders before Friday 4:00 p.m. CT.
Credit and Risk Management
CME Globex Credit Controls (GC2) will support unique GC2 weekend Limits. Client specified limits may affect weekend GT order cancellation.
For more information see the CME Clearing & Global Operations Summary of Requirements and Guidelines for 24x7 Clearing.
Drop Copy
All existing Drop Copy 4.0 Service for iLink functionality is supported. At the beginning of the Saturday extended maintenance window, CME Globex will disconnect all clients' sessions and reset sequence numbers.
Drop Copy MSGW Session
All Drop Copy MSGW sessions support 24/7 trading.
Drop Copy CGW Session
Clients must have a 7-day-enabled CGW Drop Copy session to support 24/7: