New specification for the extension of FAST version 1.2

New specification for FAST Session Control Protocol (SCP), version 1.1

Please click the link above to access the FAST Protocol specifications.

Please click the link above to find out more about the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's agreement with FPL which provides assurances to FIX Protocol users regarding the use of CME patented technology which affects the FAST Protocol.

Reference source code for the FAST Protocol (CODEC and SERDES). This source is provided on an open source basis via the W3C Software License (you will be prompted to accept prior to downloading). C and C# versions are available.

FAST Protocol software is being made available to the general public on an open source basis via the W3C Software License. These terms are documented in this file.

Based on features introduced in FAST version 1.2 which was released in February 2009, this document puts forward recommendations and suggests best practices for addressing implementation issues relating to the use of FAST(SM) encoding of FIX messages, to enable participants to engage in low-latency message interchange in a standards-compliant environment.

The FAST Protocol Technical Overview explains in detail how FAST successfully presents a solution to the problem of spiralling market data volumes.

The purpose of this document is to describe the proper use of the FAST Protocol in a one-way exchange of data, from a sender to one or more receivers as commonly found in market data applications. The document will address both broadcast and point-to-point configurations

On February 1st 2007, FPL held the inaugural FPL Exchanges and ECNs Briefing in London, at Thomson Financial. The event proved to be an outstanding success with more than 100 delegates and speakers from across the globe attending on the day. The concept behind the event was to provide a forum where the challenges and issues impacting the current Exchange landscape could be addressed. Please find attached the slides presentated at the event which focused on the FAST(SM) Protocol.

Nigel Harris's presentation at the FAST Breakfast Briefing held on June 27, 2006 at the BT Tower in London.

Kevin Houstoun's presentation at the FAST Breakfast Briefing held on June 27, 2006 at the BT Tower in London.

All presentations from the FAST Technical Summit held at CME on April 18th, 2006. File is in zip format.

All presentations from the FAST Technical Summit held at LSE on January 31, 2006

FPL provides the FAST Interoperability Portal to assist implementors of the FAST protocol in making sure their implementation will interoperate with other FAST implementations. The site supports FAST 1.1, SCP 1.0, and SCP 1.1. There are two modes the site can be used, the first is via uploading and downloading of templates and unencoded or encoded data files. The second mode is an interactive mode that uses the FAST Session Control Protocols over a TCP/IP sockets connection to test your application.

Results from Phase1A of the of FAST Protocol Proof of Concept showing the effect on proprietary formats. In this phase proprietary feeds from Arca, OPRA, CME and NOREX were used as test subjects

Results from Phase1B of the of FAST Protocol Proof of Concept showing the effect on FIX message formats. In this phase proprietary feeds from Arca, OPRA and CME were first converted to FIX message formats and used as test subjects. LSE market data was also tested in native format.

This document describes the ArcaFast project for Archipelago, its design and implementation

In December 2008 FIX/FAST became the only protocol used to disseminate electronic market data from the CME's Globex platform, which runs the electronic markets for CME, CBOT, NYMEX, DME (Dubai Mercantile Exchange), MGEX (Minneapolis Grain Exchange), and the KCBT (Kansas City Board of Trade). This case study explains the process followed and demonstrates the CME's significant support for developing a standard within the market data space.

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