This page is a one-stop information center for CME's® new XML-based standards, user guides and other resources that will meet your FIXML development needs. This page will be updated as resources become available.

XML-based Standards and User Guides:

• FIXML Clearing Confirm Trade Capture Specification v1 (PDF) (Posted August 2006) - explains the usage of FIXML for receiving trade confirmation messages for electronically-executed trades, for CME, CBOT and FX MarketSpace, and for sending in change messages and receiving change confirmation messages. Also explains the usage of FIXML for transfer messages for FX MarketSpace.
• Allocate and Claim Trade Matching (PDF) (Posted 10/11/2005)
• Allocate Claim FIXML API Users Guide (PDF) (Updated 5/04/2007)
• FIXML Roles and Sub Types (PDF) (Updated 11/16/2006)
• FIXML vs Legacy Trade Register Mapping (DOC)
• Position Services API User Guide, version 3.5., (PDF) (Updated 3/14/05)
• FIXML 4.4 Schema describes the proper syntax for building a valid FIXML message (ZIP)*
• FIX 4.4 Specification docs describes the message structure and business intent (ZIP)*
• Blocks and EFPs User Guide, version 1.2, (PDF) (Updated April 2004)
• SLEDS User Guide, version 1.2, (Not yet available)
• APS Allocation Examples FIX 4.4 V1 (PDF)
• APS Allocation Flow V2.ppt (PDF)

*CME recommends using an XML editing tool such as XMLSpy to view the schema files.

Other Resources:

• The Business Case for FIXML (PPT)
• Integrating XML into your Application(PPT)
• FIXML Naming Conventions (PDF)
• TREX to FIXML Trade Capture Report Mapping Table (PDF)
• TREX to FIXML Trade Type Mapping Table (PDF)
• Example of PCS via FIXML(PDF) - an annotated example of a file of PCS (Position Change Specification) data in FIXML format, showing how simple it is to create such a file and exactly how to identify the firm and product on each record
• XmlLine.exe - utility program which takes a text file containing XML as input, and outputs a text file in which each XML tag is on a line by itself.  Useful for inspecting XML files using NotePad or other simple text editor.  Run it at the command line, and simple provide two arguments – the name of the input file, and the name of the output file.  Particularly useful for FIXML, where typically each message is produced as a single line, which can be hard to read using simple text editors because of the line length.

For all FIXML related questions, comments or concerns, please e-mail fixml@cme.com.