CME market data options

Hi,

I know you offer multiple CME market data options, and I’m trying to determine which one(s) will work best for my needs. I need programmatic access to tick or last trade data with the aggressor side as provided from CME and want to get up and running quickly with minimal onboarding friction.

For each of your live market data options u offer, can you clarify:

  1. Which ones include an aggressor side for both live and historical tick data? Is the aggressor tag preserved in historical/backfill data?

  2. How far back does the historical tick/backfill data go for key CME products like NQ and ES?

  3. Is it required to do a conformance/certification test before live API access? If yes, what’s the typical timeline? I’m looking for the quickest path to production. I want data now for first stage of production. Trading comes later.

  4. Based on my use case (live analytics with consistent aggressor-side data), which of your options would you recommend and why?

  5. Brief pricing overview, exchange licensing requirements, and any limits for each option.

Thanks for your help.