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25 items- PRCME Group Announces First Trade of U.S. Zinc FuturesCHICAGO, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that the first trades of its U.S. Zinc Futures contracts were executed on CME Globex by Glencore and Trafigura. The first trades, executed on screen on August 20, were for September delivery. CME Group updated its Zinc contract to U.S. duty-paid in March 2026 in response to client demand for a tool to manage U.S. pricing dynamics. As an exchange-traded, centrally cleared instrument that provides a risk management tool for the all-in U.S. zinc price, the contract will help improve accuracy, transparency and hedging optimization for producers, consumers and intermediaries."As geopolit
- ANALYSTCME Group downgraded by Deutsche Bank with a new price targetDeutsche Bank downgraded CME Group from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $270.00
- PRCME Group Foundation Invests $360K in First-Generation Illinois ScholarsMore than $4.9 million in scholarships granted since 2019CHICAGO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Foundation announced today it has awarded $360,000 in scholarships to 15 low-income, first-generation Illinois college students who are majoring in finance, technology and related fields. To honor this year's recipients, CME Group executives will host a Day of Recognition and Market Education. At the event, students will learn more about internship and career opportunities available at CME Group and in the financial services industry. Since its launch in 2019, the program has awarded more than $4.9 million in scholarships to 138 students at 13 partner colleges and universities in the Uni
- SECCME Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits8-K - CME GROUP INC. (0001156375) (Filer)
- PRCME Group to Launch World's First NHL Futures Based on CME FutureSports Performance Indexes on September 28New Standard-sized and Micro-sized contracts will be benchmarked to official NHL statisticsCHICAGO, August 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch the world's first index-based Hockey futures on September 28, pending regulatory review. The new contracts will track CME FutureSports Performance Indexes that include exclusive, real-time National Hockey League (NHL) statistics beginning with the 2026-2027 season. "With our first major-league futures contracts on our NHL indexes, CME Group is bringing the principles and discipline of regulated markets to the businesses that need to manage price risk in professional sports," s
- PRCME Group and Silicon Data to Launch Compute Futures on October 5 to Unlock New Way to Hedge AI RisksCHICAGO, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, and Silicon Data, the industry leader in GPU market intelligence and benchmarking backed by global trading firm DRW, today announced plans to launch two Compute futures contracts on October 5, 2026, pending regulatory review. These innovative new trading tools will bring much-needed hedging and investment vehicles to businesses looking to manage the cost of compute, the processing power and hardware infrastructure that machines need to train and run AI models. Both Silicon Data H100 Rental Index Futures and Silicon Data B200 Rental Index Futures will track indexes measuring hourly rental GPU costs
- PRCME Group to Expand 24/7 Trading to 100-Ounce Silver Futures After Gold's Strong Debut24/7 trading in silver commences September 11Over $200M traded in weekend sessions for 1-Ounce Gold futures since July 24 launchCHICAGO, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will expand 24/7 trading to its 100-Ounce Silver futures contract from September 11, 2026, pending regulatory review. "Silver bridges the precious and industrial metals worlds, acting as a diversifier for investors that responds to both macroeconomic news and real-world demand," said Jin Hennig, Managing Director and Global Head of Metals at CME Group. "Our retail clients have shown a strong appetite for right-sized gold futures available whenever t
- PRCME Group Latin American FX Futures and Options Hit New Records in H1 2026CHICAGO, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its Mexican peso and Brazilian real futures and options achieved record average daily volume (ADV) and open interest (OI) during the first half of 2026. "Our record-breaking first half for Latin American FX highlights the rapidly growing demand for our Mexican peso and Brazilian real futures and options," said Paul Houston, Global Head of FX Products, CME Group. "Traders are increasingly choosing these exchange-traded contracts alongside their over-the-counter (OTC) activity because they offer a much more efficient
- PRCME Group Declares Quarterly DividendCHICAGO, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today declared a third-quarter dividend of $1.30 per share. The dividend is payable September 25, 2026, to shareholders of record as of September 9, 2026. As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, cryptoc
- PRCME Group July Volume Hits New Record of 27 Million Contracts, Up 23% Year Over YearRecord July ADV in interest rate, equity index, energy, agricultural and metals productsInternational ADV grew 32% to 8.8 million contractsCHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its highest July average daily volume (ADV) on record at 27 million contracts, an increase of 23% year-over-year. Market statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume. July 2026 ADV across asset classes includes:Interest Rate ADV of 12.6 million contractsEquity Index ADV of 8.2 million contractsEnergy ADV of 2.6 million contractsAgricultural ADV of 2 million contractsForeign Exchange ADV of 811,000 con
- PRCME Group to Expand Retail Access to Four Leading Benchmarks with E-nano Equity Index Futures Launch on August 24Contracts will be one-tenth the size of Micro E-mini futures for S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial AverageCHICAGO, Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to expand its smaller-sized contract suite with the launch of E-nano equity index futures on August 24, pending regulatory review. At one-tenth the size of Micro E-mini futures, these new nano-sized contracts are designed to enable institutional and retail investors to optimize exposure to the market's leading equity benchmarks. Clients can express views on the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average 23 hours per day, with
- PRTraders Drive Strong Demand in First Weekend of CME Group's 24/7 Gold FuturesCHICAGO, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that nearly 15,000 1-Ounce Gold futures contracts traded during the inaugural weekend of its new 24/7 trading schedule, representing approximately $60 million in notional value. "Gold is a global safe-haven asset, and global events don't stop on weekends," said Jin Hennig, Managing Director and Global Head of Metals at CME Group. "Our launch demonstrates that retail traders were ready and waiting for always-on, regulated and right-sized products to manage their exposure to gold.""24/7 Gold futures from CME Group offer our customers the ability to trade regulated futures contracts at
- SECSEC Form 10-Q filed by CME Group Inc.10-Q - CME GROUP INC. (0001156375) (Filer)
- SECCME Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits8-K - CME GROUP INC. (0001156375) (Filer)
- PRCME Group Inc. Reports Strong Financial Results for Q2 2026CHICAGO, July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2026. The company reported revenue of $1.7 billion and operating income of $1.1 billion for the second quarter of 2026. Net income was $1.0 billion and diluted earnings per common share were $2.88. On an adjusted basis, operating income was $1.2 billion, net income was $1.1 billion and diluted earnings per common share were $2.99. Financial results presented on an adjusted basis for the second quarter of 2026 and 2025 exclude certain items, which are detailed in the reconciliation of non-GAAP results.1 "The first half of 2026 was the strongest in CME Group's histor
- PRCME Group Launches Sorghum Basis Futures to Meet Global Feed, Export and Biofuel DemandCHICAGO, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to launch Sorghum basis futures. Trading is expected to start on August 24, 2026, pending regulatory review. Sorghum is a versatile commodity uniquely positioned to meet global demand from the domestic feed industry, the international export market and, more recently, biofuels.The new basis contract reflects the price difference between sorghum and corn, two types of grain used in animal feed as well as ethanol feedstock. Sorghum's premium over corn usually signals international demand driving values higher. A deep discount compels domestic buyers to shift feed rations toward
- PRCME Group to Launch Treasury Link, Enhancing U.S. Treasury Spread Trading Between Cash and Futures Markets- New functionality will make interest rate trading more efficient for CME Group global market participantsCHICAGO, July 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will launch Treasury Link, an industry-first functionality to seamlessly connect the world's largest U.S. Treasury futures and cash liquidity pools. The new service will enable transparent, centralized spread trading between CBOT Treasury futures and BrokerTec cash Treasuries on CME Globex and is expected to launch in Q4 2026, pending regulatory review. Leveraging proven FX Link technology, Treasury Link will allow market participants to transact the differential between
- PRCME Group's New Agriculture Index Delivers Unified Price Benchmark for the Global Farm EconomyCHICAGO, July 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of its Agriculture Index, a broad-based price benchmark designed to track the aggregate performance of five sectors fundamental to the global farm economy. The index, which will be updated monthly, integrates futures prices from Grains, Oilseeds, Livestock, Dairy and Lumber. These components allow the benchmark to comprehensively track structural changes in supply chains, shifting industrial demand and changing consumer habits impacting the cost of farm goods around the world."Agriculture doesn't move one commodity at a time–and neither should the benchmarks that track it,
- PRCME Group Reports Record June Average Daily Volume and Second-Highest Q2 EverRecord June ADV of 30.6 million contractsAll-time monthly records for equity index and agricultural products in JuneQ2 ADV reached 29.8 million contractsCHICAGO, July 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its average daily volume (ADV) reached a new June record of 30.6 million contracts, up 19% year-over-year. The company also hit its second-highest Q2 volume ever, with 29.8 million contracts. Market statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume. June 2026 monthly highlights across asset classes include:Interest Rate ADV increased 17% to 13.6 million contractsU.S. Treasury futures and opti
- PRCME Group to Launch Beef Trim Contracts to Manage Risk Across the Cattle Supply ChainCHICAGO, June 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to launch two types of Beef Trim contracts, which will help the agriculture industry manage risk associated with the key ingredient in producing hamburgers. Trading is expected to start on July 20, 2026, pending regulatory review. The financially-settled 90% and 50% Lean Beef Trim futures and options contracts track products used to produce high-volume ground beef. In the physical market, 90% and 50% represent the lean percentages for beef trim relative to the fat."These new contracts are designed for the last stage of bringing cattle to market, giving producers a complete set
- PRCME Group to Launch Single Stock Futures on July 27Offering to include standard- and micro-sized contracts across 50+ leading U.S. stocksAlphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Nvidia and SpaceX among listed firms CHICAGO, June 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch Single Stock futures across more than 50 of the top U.S. stocks on July 27, pending completion of all regulatory review and processes. This new offering will include 55 larger-sized and 22 Micro-sized futures contracts, providing market participants with additional flexibility to manage their equity exposure. "Clients want to manage equity price risk with more precision and with the capital efficiencies of a centrali
- INSIDERDirector Tierney Robert J Jr was granted 645 units of Common Stock Class A, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 14,345 units (SEC Form 4)4 - CME GROUP INC. (0001156375) (Issuer)
- INSIDERDirector Gepsman Martin J was granted 645 units of Common Stock Class A, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 25,644 units (SEC Form 4)4 - CME GROUP INC. (0001156375) (Issuer)
- INSIDERDirector Shepard William R was granted 1,067 units of Common Stock Class A and bought $78,186 worth of Common Stock Class A (339 units at $230.57), increasing direct ownership by 43% to 3,621 units (SEC Form 4)4 - CME GROUP INC. (0001156375) (Issuer)
- INSIDERDirector Seifu Rahael was granted 645 units of Common Stock Class A, increasing direct ownership by 16% to 4,739 units (SEC Form 4)4 - CME GROUP INC. (0001156375) (Issuer)
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8 questionsWhat does CME Group Inc. do?
CME Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It offers futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, as well as fixed income products through its electronic trading platforms, open outcry, and privately negotiated transactions. The company also provides clearing for exchange-traded contracts and cleared swaps, as well as settlement services; and transaction lifecycle management services, such as trade and...Where does CME stock trade?
CME Group Inc. (CME) is listed on NASDAQ.What sector and industry is CME in?
CME Group Inc. operates in the Finance sector, Investment Bankers/Brokers/Service industry.When did CME Group Inc. go public?
CME Group Inc. (CME) completed its IPO in 2002.Does CME pay a dividend?
Yes. CME's next ex-dividend date is 2026-09-09 with a declared cash dividend of $1.30 per share, payable 2026-09-25.What are analysts saying about CME?
CME Group Inc. has had 8 recent analyst actions on file. The most recent action was from Deutsche Bank: Hold on 2026-08-19.What companies are similar to CME?
Notable peers in the same industry include MS (Morgan Stanley), GS (Goldman Sachs Group Inc.), SCHW (Charles Schwab Corporation), BLK (BlackRock Inc.), HOOD (Robinhood Markets Inc.). Compare CME side-by-side with any of them on Quantisnow.How can I track CME on Quantisnow?
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