CME CORE API User Mandatory Update

Updated on: Mar 26, 2025

Latest Event


  • Mar. 2025 CME Prod Date Extension
  • On Mar. 21, 2025, CME reported mandatory adoption date extended to Apr. 11, 2025.
  • Also, published updated CORE UI rates demo pages for CORE web-based UI users.
  • FAQ page has been made available for questions during this infrastructure transition.

On Feb. 11, CME issued notice on mandatory update for CORE API.

  • CME issued Notice 25-057 on mandatory update required for service users of CORE API, CME’s interactive margin calculator tool; testing can begin Feb. 13, 2025.
  • CORE API
  • Enhancements to CME CORE API Service CORE API URLs changing for users in both test and production environments to align to CME’s broader set of API endpoints.
  • Improving authentication security, users are required to alter the way they submit usernames and passwords for Basic Auth in both test and production environments.
  • Previously, users submitted requests with username, password in API request header.
  • After Feb. 28, 2025 in test environment, and Mar. 28 in the production environment, users will instead be required to provide a more secure form of authorization.
  • Give direct access to CME Clearing initial margin engines via simple, secure REST API.
  • API license and a user-defined CME Login API ID are required to access the CORE API.
  • Effectiveness
  • Changes require users to take action on or before Feb. 28, 2025 in test environment.
  • On, before Mar. 28, 2025 in production environment to mitigate service disruptions.
  • Mar. 2025 CME Prod Date Extension
  • On Mar. 21, 2025, CME reported mandatory adoption date extended to Apr. 11, 2025.
  • Also, published updated CORE UI rates demo pages for CORE web-based UI users.
  • FAQ page has been made available for questions during this infrastructure transition.
Regulators
CME
Entity Types
B/D; Corp; Exch
Reference
Nt 25-110, 3/21/2025; FAQ, 3/19/2025; Adv Nt 25-057, 2/11/2025
Functions
Compliance; Operations; Technology; Trade Reporting; Trading
Countries
United States of America
Category
State
N/A
Products
Clearing; Derivatives; Equity; Fixed Income; Securities
Rule Type
Final
Regions
Am
Rule Date
Feb 11, 2025
Effective Date
Apr 11, 2025
Rule ID
243647
Linked to
N/A
Reg. Last Update
Mar 21, 2025
Report Section
US Investment