29 July 2024
CME iLink 2 is scheduled to be decommissioned
CME Group has announced that its iLink 2 messaging interface will be decommissioned.
Clients, traders, and market participants are encouraged to transition to the newer iLink 3 protocol, which provides enhanced advantages in terms of performance, efficiency, and security.
Below per the most recent CME Globex Notices:
- Starting Thursday, October 31, 2024, iLink 2 CGW sessions can no longer be created.
- Effective Sunday, February 2, 2025, iLink 2 on CGW will be decommissioned and only iLink 3 CGW sessions will be supported
There is more information on the CME Group Client Systems Wiki Page here.
We recommend clients to switch to FIX Antenna HFT CME iLink 3 for order entry.
CGW iLink 3.0 sessions can be linked to a customer's drop copy group, so no changes in Drop Copy.
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