CME Group

The CME Group Inc. (CME Group) is an American financial services company that operates one of the world's largest and most diversified derivatives marketplaces. Formed in 2007 through the merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the company subsequently expanded through the acquisitions of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the Commodity Exchange, Inc. (COMEX) in 2008. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, CME Group provides electronic and open outcry trading, clearing, settlement, market data, and benchmark services across a broad range of asset classes. The company is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol CME and is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

CME Group operates global derivatives exchanges offering futures and options contracts on interest rates, equity indices, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy products, metals, cryptocurrencies, and weather-related instruments. Its principal trading venues include the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade, the New York Mercantile Exchange, and the Commodity Exchange, Inc., each specializing in different categories of financial and commodity derivatives. The company also operates the CME Globex electronic trading platform, which provides nearly continuous access to global derivatives markets, and CME Clearing, a central counterparty that guarantees settlement and manages counterparty risk for exchange-traded derivatives.

In addition to exchange operations, CME Group provides clearing services, market data, benchmark administration, trade repository services, and risk management solutions for financial institutions and market participants worldwide. The company develops benchmark indices and pricing services through subsidiaries and strategic partnerships, including its joint ownership of S&P Dow Jones Indices. CME Group also supports over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives clearing, collateral management, portfolio margining, and advanced risk analytics while investing in financial technology, cloud computing, algorithmic trading infrastructure, digital assets, and operational resilience to enhance global market efficiency.

CME Group works closely with domestic and international institutions including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the National Futures Association (NFA), the Federal Reserve System, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). Through its exchanges, clearing services, benchmark administration, and global derivatives infrastructure, CME Group plays a central role in international price discovery, risk transfer, and financial market stability, serving institutional and commercial participants across more than 150 countries.