This topic provides information about CME Globex messaging controls. Extraordinary and excessive messaging rates generated by a client system can negatively impact all market participants (for example, by creating performance latencies). The CME Globex messaging controls are designed to address this risk by:

• supporting valid trading activity, and

• preventing a malfunctioning trading system from impacting the markets

To protect all market participants from the negative effects of excessive messaging, CME Group has implemented the messaging controls for iLink Order Entry as described below.

Application Messaging Controls

Messaging Controls prevent violation of the maximum Transactions per Second (TPS) rule. Messaging Controls measure Transactions per Second (TPS) and are enforced at the iLink session level.

iLink will have the same messaging controls as iLink except for the changes described below.

Application Messaging Thresholds

Messages submitted by the client system on an iLink session are monitored by the number of messages sent over a pre-defined time interval. The time interval begins with the first message processed. At the end of the interval, if no violation has occurred, the message count and interval reset pending the next message processed.

• For Convenience Gateway sessions, the messaging is measured for all market segments.

• For MSGW sessions, the messaging is measured per market segment.

If an iLink session exceeds one or more of the Reject thresholds, subsequent messages are rejected via a BusinessLevel Reject (tag 35-MsgType=j) message until the messages per second (MPS) rate falls below the threshold. Exceeding the larger Terminate threshold will result in a Termination of the offending iLink session. 

Mass Quote Messaging Thresholds

All mass quote messaging is measured in messages per second (MPS) over a three-second window. If an iLink session exceeds the mass quote threshold, subsequent mass quote messages will be rejected via a Session Level Reject (tag 35-MsgType=3) message until the mass quote MPS rate falls below the threshold. On a best-efforts basis, CME Group will cancel all resting quotes when an iLink sessions exceeds the Mass Quote reject threshold.

Mass Quote Messages:

• Mass Quote (tag 35-MsgType=i)

• Quote Cancel (tag 35-MsgType=Z)

Administrative Messaging Controls

iLink and Drop Copy administrative messages are subject to thresholds.

iLink

The thresholds are in place for the following Administrative message types:

• Negotiate

• Establish

• Terminate

• Sequence

• Retransmit Request

Messaging Threshold for iLink Sessions

If an iLink session exceeds an average of 100 administrative messages per second (MPS) over a three-second window, subsequent administrative messages will be rejected until the administrative MPS rate falls below the threshold.

CME Group will automatically close the ports for any iLink session that:

• exceeds 200 administrative messages per second over a three-second window, or

• exceeds 5 invalid Negotiate/Establish messages in 60 seconds

Detailed information on CME Globex Port Closure Policy is available: http://www.cmegroup.com/globex/trading-cme-group-products/gcc-support.html.

Party Details Messages 

Party Details messages can be counted in Administrative or Application Messaging Controls depending on whether the messages are sent to MSGWs or OESGWs:

Drop Copy

For Drop Copy, CME Group will automatically close the ports for any Drop Copy session that:

• exceeds 5 invalid Logon (tag 35=A) messages in 60 seconds, or

• sends any message other than a Logon before the session has successfully logged in.

Additionally, Drop Copy sessions are subject to the following administrative messaging thresholds:

Messaging Threshold for Drop Copy Sessions

Messaging Controls in the Test Environments

Clients can test Messaging Controls in the New Release environment with more restrictive messaging thresholds versus production. For additional information regarding New Release messaging thresholds, contact Certification Support for Electronic Trading (CSET).