Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Direct Platform Resumes Trading After Previous Connection Interruption Situation

According to traders, the CME Direct platform, owned by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), briefly halted trading on Monday due to a technical issue, but has now resumed trading. "Due to a third-party network issue, some CME Direct clients experienced connection interruptions around 1 pm Central Time. Some affected clients also experienced delays when reconnecting. CME Globex was not affected," a spokesperson for the CME said in an email statement. Traders say that this incident affected trading in commodities such as oil, natural gas, copper, gold, and silver.