CME EConnect is a client-managed connectivity solution providing access to the CME Globex platform along with access to the CME Clearing production environments from CME’s points of presence (POPs) in New York and New Jersey. Customers are able to order circuits directly to the CME POPs - 111 8th Ave. and 165 Halsey. 

CME EConnect service also offers clients in the locations mentioned above connectivity to BrokerTec and EBS US and EU markets located in Secaucus, NJ and Slough, UK. EConnect customers are required to have separate connectivity to access CME Group, BrokerTec, and EBS.

EConnect customer circuits must be ordered to the Meet Me Room (MMR) within the CME POP. For more details to trade CME Group products via this connectivity method, contact your Globex Account Manager (GAM).

CME EConnect connectivity provides access to:

• iLink order entry on the CME Globex platform for futures, options, BrokerTec, and EBS markets

• Market data for futures, options, Brokertec, and EBS markets on CME Globex disseminated over the CME Market Data Platform (MDP) 

• CME Clearing House systems for CME Group markets.

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Handoff Specifications

• 1 Gbps hand-off

• 10 Gbps hand-off

• Single Mode Fiber

• 1G-LR (1GBASE-LH)

• 10G-LR (10GBASE-LR)

• 1310nm wavelength

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Figure: EConnect Connectivity

CME Globex EConnect Connectivity Procedures

Upon successful validation of the circuit and site acceptance by CME Group, the customer is responsible for the following procedures:

• Activating the multicast stream

• Configuring the customer application on the arbitration server

• Configuring routers

• Configuring the rendezvous point’s IP address

• Configuring a fixed path between each router and corresponding CME data center

• Validating that the listener server is receiving data from the correct source

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Figure: Configuring Routers for CME Globex EConnect Offering

Routing Requirements

Customer routers must be capable of using advanced TCP/IP Protocols including BGP and multicast, specifically PIM Sparse Mode.

• BGP routing must be used on the routers terminating CME Group connections.

• It is recommended that customers use a routing protocol between their routers to provide automatic failover.

• All IP packets destined for CME Group must be sourced from CME Group-assigned private address space.

• Multicast PIM Sparse Mode must be used.

Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to connectivity:

• No site-to-site connectivity.

• No direct server connectivity into CME Globex.

• Terminating the circuit on a Layer 2 device is not allowed.

• CME Group will not accept traffic sourced from any customer’s public IP space.

• Only one Market Data Platform data feed per router is allowed.

• Customer hardware must be capable of supporting quote streams (e.g., PIM sparse mode).

• Customer equipment must be in CME approved space.