Quote from Cazza La Randa:
Why they want to use a new bad data feed??? Is it less expensive? [/B]
This may have something to do with it. This is from Dec 1, 2008 CME Globex Notice:
FIX/FAST Migration Updates
Migration & the Elimination of RLC Format
The FIX/FAST migration deadline of November 14, 2008, has now been passed.
Customers that have failed to migrate off RLC-format market data will be surcharged this week, retroactive to the original deadline of October 17, amounting to a total of $12,000.00 per customer site. Subsequent surcharges will be assessed per week, per siteâ for customers who continue to pull RLC-format market data as follows:
$4,000 per week in November
$6,000 per week in December
The legacy RLC-format market data will be eliminated in production on December 26, 2008. RLC-format market data has been retired in Certification and will be retired in New Release at close of business on Friday, December 13.