CME site: new design is the dumbing down of retail traders.

[tiddlywinks]

Gone are the days you could see all the index quotes or other categorized quotes, that were all clickable, on a single page. Now you are forced to click a specific product to see only that product. Everyone is expected to already know their shit. Unless you waste time with click click click and click click click again, you won't "see" or "learn" too much beyond the Holiday calendar. There is no osmosis.

The new CME site design sucks IMO. The dumbing down of retail traders. That's how they spend data fee increases.

 

[Overnight]

Gone are the days you could see all the index quotes or other categorized quotes, that were all clickable, on a single page. Now you are forced to click a specific product to see only that product. Everyone is expected to already know their shit. Unless you waste time with click click click and click click click again, you won't "see" or "learn" too much beyond the Holiday calendar. There is no osmosis.

The new CME site design sucks IMO. The dumbing down of retail traders. That's how they spend data fee increases.

It has been that way for a almost a year? And we don't want people who do not know what the hell is going on on a website, and how to "click" things.

 

[SunTrader]

Andddd pageees looooad sloooowly.

"If it ain't broke ..."

 

[MattZ]

Use Google with the word CME and the product you need. Am I missing anything? Who goes to sites and navigates through endless pages nowadays?

 

[tiddlywinks]

Use Google with the word CME and the product you need. Am I missing anything?

Yes. Osmosis.

There is value to seeing things that may not be exactly specific to an immediate interest. Maybe even something you did not know about. Do you know what country and which exchange underlie the Ibovespa Index futures? I didn't until I saw it on a page of index quotes on the CME site and I clicked!! Do I trade that product, no. But I know it exists and a little bit about it for my next trivia dinner party! That is osmosis.

I know I'm in the minority, but I like reading an actual newspaper or magazine rather than a digital version. The mere sight of a headline I am not looking for may inspire the next big thing for me. Or an ad for something I did not know exists. I read an article on CNBC about Jamie Dimon this last weekend... he prefers analog over digital too, for the same reasons as me! I'm in good company.

The CME site no longer allows for learning/growing in such a way, and I think it sucks!!

 

[Overnight]

Yes. Osmosis.

There is value to seeing things that may not be exactly specific to an immediate interest. Maybe even something you did not know about. Do you know what country and which exchange underlie the Ibovespa Index futures? I didn't until I saw it on a page of index quotes on the CME site and I clicked!! Do I trade that product, no. But I know it exists and a little bit about it for my next trivia dinner party! That is osmosis.

I know I'm in the minority, but I like reading an actual newspaper or magazine rather than a digital version. The mere sight of a headline I am not looking for may inspire the next big thing for me. Or an ad for something I did not know exists. I read an article on CNBC about Jamie Dimon this last weekend... he prefers analog over digital too, for the same reasons as me! I'm in good company.

The CME site no longer allows for learning/growing in such a way, and I think it sucks!!

Osmosis to learn about bits you didn't know? I learned about Ibovespa through Bloomberg long ago, and never saw it on the CME site. The CME is not the only source for information about non-CME bits.

Yer just grumpy they no longer have an interface you are used to. I understand the frustration, which is why I hate NT8.

And hell, look at all the stuff we never hear about in the middle of Eurasia...

WIG20? lol!

Don't be dogging on the CME site because they no longer have everything on one convenient page. We have to adapt!

 

[MattZ]

I know I'm in the minority, but I like reading an actual newspaper or magazine rather than a digital version. The mere sight of a headline I am not looking for may inspire the next big thing for me. Or an ad for something I did not know exists. I read an article on CNBC about Jamie Dimon this last weekend... he prefers analog over digital too, for the same reasons as me! I'm in good company.

......And Warren Buffett does not have an email, and Moses would only take calls unless it's from God directly. To each his own.

We all have different ways to interact with media(digital or print), but I have learned to organize my life digitally and with less paper. I still buy books, not newspapers.

I search for what I need and read it in-depth, which allows me to focus on the topic ( I pay for certain's sites content).
I use the menu navigation extensively to get to what I need fast and read that section extensively.
Although I enjoy holding a book, I also enjoy reading it from my Kindle because it small, and I can use it anywhere.
I also enjoy blogs on different topics, and I get notifications of updates. That way, I read what I consider the quality and offers a different perspective on topics of interest.
Even on ET, I learned which topics to click or not, as the same old advice and discussion arise for some issues..."Looking for a mentor", "Everyone is losing, why trade and why am here?", etc.

Again, I respect your interest level and looking at ads and different topics while reading. For me, It's a total distraction. The net has so much information that I believe so much is written for click baits and page impressions, not for the sake of being truly informative.

I think the CME site is organized well through its menus, and I believe they reorganized it based on how people view its pages. To the best of my knowledge of web usability, they did a good job with navigation and fonts. I would suggest to the top and bottom navigation to see what cover.

If you like different topics and enjoy different subjects, I highly suggest using Flipboard. It's an excellent aggregate tool that gathers topics from many sources. You can organize it by topic of interest. I am on it daily.

 

[toby400]

......And Warren Buffett does not have an email, and Moses would only take calls unless it's from God directly. To each his own.

We all have different ways to interact with media(digital or print), but I have learned to organize my life digitally and with less paper. I still buy books, not newspapers.

I search for what I need and read it in-depth, which allows me to focus on the topic ( I pay for certain's sites content).
I use the menu navigation extensively to get to what I need fast and read that section extensively.
Although I enjoy holding a book, I also enjoy reading it from my Kindle because it small, and I can use it anywhere.
I also enjoy blogs on different topics, and I get notifications of updates. That way, I read what I consider the quality and offers a different perspective on topics of interest.
Even on ET, I learned which topics to click or not, as the same old advice and discussion arise for some issues..."Looking for a mentor", "Everyone is losing, why trade and why am here?", etc.

Again, I respect your interest level and looking at ads and different topics while reading. For me, It's a total distraction. The net has so much information that I believe so much is written for click baits and page impressions, not for the sake of being truly informative.

I think the CME site is organized well through its menus, and I believe they reorganized it based on how people view its pages. To the best of my knowledge of web usability, they did a good job with navigation and fonts. I would suggest to the top and bottom navigation to see what cover.

If you like different topics and enjoy different subjects, I highly suggest using Flipboard. It's an excellent aggregate tool that gathers topics from many sources. You can organize it by topic of interest. I am on it daily.

"I believe so much is written for click baits and page impressions, not for the sake of being truly informative."
Yes - a lot of that happens on ET also.

 

[smallfil]

That is the least of your worries. Retail traders are being dumbed down on a daily basis by CNBC, Bloomberg and ET trolls on these message boards with lies and disinformation.