Straight Through Processing (STP) at CME Group enhances the trade lifecycle by automating order routing, execution and confirmation. This system not only reduces operational risks but also boosts efficiency and accelerates settlement processes. STP supports a vast array of products traded at CME Group including futures, options, spread, cleared OTC transactions along with Fixed Income and FX cash markets. CME Straight Through Processing (CME STP) messages and functions are made available using industry standard FIX and FIXML API formats with custom CME Group extensions:

• CME STP FIX - A standard FIX 4.4 API which supports Query, Subscriptions and trade confirmation message Streaming over TCP/IP with custom CME extensions and data dictionary (link in CME STP FIX table below)

• CME STP FIXML - Built upon Representation State Transfer (REST) web service technology. Client systems can use POST method to a HTTP URL to obtain trade confirmations. HTTP parameters, POST payload and statuses are used to model the remote procedure call behavior. The inbound / outbound trade data payload is FIXML, a XML representation FIX.

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Service Overview

This section provides a service overview for CME STP FIX and CME STP FIXML features.

CME STP FIX Features

This section describes the STP FIX features available for futures and options, BrokerTec, and EBS markets.

CME STP FIXML Features

This section describes the STP FIXML features available for futures and options, BrokerTec, and EBS markets.