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Category Code Y - Cash Prices

Category Code Y - Cash Prices

This message is to be used primarily for the dissemination of current cash values of Stock Index Futures, or other Index Type Futures Contracts. An Exchange may specify an Expiration Month Code other than the value "Y" typically defined for Spot Delivery/Index Information.  Refer to Appendix for the Expiration Month Code selected by the respective exchange when the value of “Y” is not used.

The following condition applies for the Category Code Y - Cash Prices message:

  • Where Category Code Y (position 7) AND Session ID “R“ (position 24), CME Group will not send the message.

The following sample message contains the Cash Prices for Futures:

aM   FY 500088790034550RbIEMX Y      2 0116906+T c

Position

Name

Length

Sample Values

Description

Type

Position

Name

Length

Sample Values

Description

Type

1

SOH control character

(1)

Binary representation of the number 1

Control Character

Message Header

2 - 3

Exchange ID

(2)

‘M ‘

Exchange

Message Header

4 - 5

Vendor ID

(2)

‘  ‘

Vendor

Message Header

6

Product Classification Code

(1)

A

Product type

Message Header

7

Category Code

(1)

Y

Message type

Message Header

8

Type Code

(1)

‘ ‘

Message Sub-type

Message Header

9

Message Day Code

(1)

5

Day of month

Message Header

10 - 16

Message Sequence Number

(7)

0008879

Sequence number

Message Header

17 - 23

Message Time Stamp

(7)

0034550

Time will be represented as ‘HHMMSST’ for the time zone in which the exchange is located

Message Header

24

Session ID

(1)

R

Session ID

Message Header

25

STX control character

(1)

Binary representation of the number 2

Control Character

Message Header

26

Product Classification Type

(1)

I

  • Represents a special type of futures contract

  • Space = No Further Definition included

  • D = Delta options

  • F = Flexible options

  • I = Index Values

  • S = Short-dated options

Message Body

27 - 29

Future Instrument Code

(3)

EMX

ITC 2.1 product code

Message Body

30

Future Day Code

(1)

‘ ‘

Expiration maturity day code

Message Body

31

Future Month Code

(1)

Y

Expiration maturity month code

Message Body

32 - 33

Future Month Code

(2)

‘  ‘

Expiration maturity year code

Message Body

34

Last Trading Date Day Code

(1)

‘ ‘

Cash  last trading date

Message Body

35

Last Trading Date Month Code

(1)

‘ ‘

Cash last trading month

Message Body

36 - 37

Last Trading Date Year Code

(2)

‘  ‘

Cash last trading year

Message Body

38 - 39

Price Fractional Indicator

(2)

‘2 ‘

See Price Conventions section.

Message Body

40 - 46

Price

(1)

0116906

Cash price

Message Body

47

Price sign

(7)

+

  • ‘+ ‘ =  positive  number (or Zero)

  • ‘-‘ =  negative number

Message Body

48

BAT Code

(1)

0

Bid/Ask/Trade last price indicator

Message Body

49

Price Indicator

(1)

‘ ‘

Identify the manner in which the  Prices are coded.

Message Body

50

ETX

(1)

Binary representation of the number 3

ETX control character

Message Body

 

 




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