👀👀👉CME Futures Trading Halted by CyrusOne Cooling Failure
Trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group Inc.) was halted due to a cooling issue at one of its data centers operated by CyrusOne, specifically the CHI2 data center in Aurora, Illinois. The cooling malfunction caused a suspension of futures and options trading across multiple asset classes including currencies, commodities, and equities. CME has confirmed support teams are working to resolve the issue and will update clients on pre-open details as soon as possible.
Regarding the background, CME sold this Aurora, Illinois data center to CyrusOne in 2016 for $130 million and then leased it back under a 15-year lease agreement. This facility spans approximately 428,000 square feet and remains home to CME's electronic trading platform, CME Globex, along with co-location services for their clients. The acquisition was aimed at strengthening CyrusOne’s infrastructure in the financial services market while allowing CME to continue operations at this critical data center location.
The CME Group data center glitch, did not affect cryptocurrency trading, as reports specify halts in currencies, stock futures, commodities, and foreign exchange but omit crypto futures and options.
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