The FIX/FAST on Market Data Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) is designed to facilitate development and certification to FIX/FAST on the Market Data Platform.

The FIX/FAST SM market data format, the latest step in CME Group market data, drastically reduces end-to-end latency and improves bandwidth scalability. The new format is based on FIX SM and FAST SM protocols for increased efficiency. FIX provides the core message structure and syntax while the FAST protocol increases optimization. FIX/FAST is the basis of a new industry standard for market data.

To facilitate market data development to the CME Globex platform, documentation is available from CME Group for FIX/FAST. For current documentation, please visit the FIX/FAST Software Development Kit on the CME Group Web site.