The market will be re opened in an orderly fashion with an announced pre open and market open. They don’t just flip a switch and let everything unload
I had CME direct issues in past, but was always able to login via other venues. This situation for such a long time, I have not seen.
CME direct is great for options, but more of a beta platform. No accounting update, no position management, no margin etc. I used it in 2017 and it was down often.
CME Group has identified the technical issue and is working to resolve it. When the iLink gateways are restarted they will be in the normal primary/backup configuration. We will publish the pre-open and opening times shortly.
Somewhere "a 400# kid is sitting on his bed" marveling at how he brought down the global financial system.