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 portfolio management, financial resource optimization, regulatory reporting, and trade processing. In addition, the company offers a range of market data services, including real-time and historical data services. It serves professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. The company has strategic partnership with B3 S.A. to develop risk management products for Brazilian domestic and international market participants. The company was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and changed its name to CME Group Inc. in July 2007. CME Group Inc. was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
IPO Year: 2002
Exchange: NASDAQ
Website: cmegroup.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
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| 1/6/2025 | $255.00 → $250.00 | Buy → Neutral | Citigroup |
| 10/8/2024 | $244.00 | Buy → Neutral | Redburn Atlantic |
| 9/27/2024 | $235.00 | Sector Perform | RBC Capital Mkts |
| 9/26/2024 | $221.00 | Hold | TD Cowen |
| 9/3/2024 | $212.00 → $177.00 | Neutral → Underperform | BofA Securities |
| 6/21/2024 | $206.00 → $187.00 | Neutral → Underweight | JP Morgan |
| 1/8/2024 | $244.00 → $222.00 | Overweight → Equal Weight | Barclays |
| 1/3/2024 | $195.00 | Neutral → Sell | Goldman |
| 9/6/2023 | $167.00 → $204.00 | Underperform → Neutral | BofA Securities |
| 6/28/2023 | $215.00 | Overweight | Barclays |
CHICAGO, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024 before the markets open on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Written highlights for the quarter will be posted on the company's website at 6:00 a.m. Central Time, the same time it provides its earnings press release. The company will also hold an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, at which time company executives will take analysts' questions. A live audio Webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website. Following the conference call, an archived recording will be available at the same site
CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, announced that its Board of Directors approved two initiatives to return capital to shareholders. The Board declared the company's 2024 annual variable dividend, amounting to $5.80 per share. The dividend is payable January 16, 2025, to shareholders of record on December 27, 2024, and totals approximately $2.1 billion. In addition, the Board authorized a share repurchase program of up to $3 billion of CME Group Class A common stock, subject to market conditions. "The combination of a flexible share repurchase program with our existing quarterly and annual variable dividend structure allows us to e
CHICAGO, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $1.15 per share. The dividend is payable December 27, 2024, to shareholders of record as of December 9, 2024. 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, energy, agri
Record revenue of $1.6 billionRecord quarterly ADV of 28.3 million contracts - the second consecutive quarter of volume, open interest growth across every asset classCHICAGO, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2024. The company reported revenue of $1.6 billion and operating income of $1.0 billion for the third quarter of 2024. Net income was $913 million and diluted earnings per common share were $2.50. On an adjusted basis, net income was $977 million and diluted earnings per common share were $2.68. Financial results presented on an adjusted basis for the third quarter of 2024 and 2023 exclude certain items,
CHICAGO, Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the third quarter of 2024 before the markets open on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Written highlights for the quarter will be posted on the company's website at 6:00 a.m. Central Time, the same time it provides its earnings press release. The company will also hold an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, at which time company executives will take analysts' questions. A live audio Webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website. Following the conference call, an archived recording will be available at the same site. Those wishing
CHICAGO, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today declared a third-quarter dividend of $1.15 per share. The dividend is payable September 25, 2024, to shareholders of record as of September 9, 2024. 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, energy
Record quarterly adjusted net income and earnings per shareHighest Q2 average daily volume (ADV) in company history (26 million contracts)Year-over-year growth across every asset class CHICAGO, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2024. The company reported revenue of $1.5 billion and operating income of $1.0 billion for the second quarter of 2024. Net income was $883 million and diluted earnings per common share were $2.42. On an adjusted basis, net income was $932 million and diluted earnings per common share were $2.56. Financial results presented on an adjusted basis for the second quarter of 2024 and 2023 e
Record Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) ADV of 5.8M, up 28% in Q2 2024 Asia Pacific (APAC) ADV of 1.7M, up 9%; Latin America (LatAm) ADV of 182K, up 8% in Q2 2024LONDON and SINGAPORE, July 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its quarterly international average daily volume (ADV) reached a record 7.8 million contracts in Q2 2024, up 23% year on year. Reflecting all trading reported outside the United States, the record volume was driven by growth across all asset classes, with the highest trading volumes coming from interest rate and equity products. Commodities saw strong growth, with metals up 50%, energy up 40% and agr
CHICAGO, June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its new U.S. Credit futures have traded 415 contracts since their launch on June 17. "In just one week since launch, our credit futures are generating strong trading activity as clients turn to more capital efficient ways to manage their duration risk and U.S. credit exposure," said Agha Mirza, CME Group Global Head of Rates and OTC Products. "These products have already provided bid-offer spreads lower than 0.1% of index points, as well as offered access to an anonymous, centralized marketplace with significant potential margin offsets." "We welcome the new credit index futur
CHICAGO, May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the second quarter of 2024 before the markets open on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Written highlights for the quarter will be posted on the company's website at 6:00 a.m. Central Time, the same time it provides its earnings press release. The company will also hold an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, at which time company executives will take analysts' questions. A live audio Webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website. Following the conference call, an archived recording will be available at the same site. Those wishing to
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All-time high ADV for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), Asia Pacific (APAC) and CanadaLONDON and SINGAPORE, Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its international average daily volume (ADV) reached a record 7.8 million contracts in 2024, up 14% from 2023. Reflecting all trading reported outside the United States, this was driven by record growth in Energy up 31%, Metals up 27%, Agricultural up 25%, Interest Rate up 12% and Foreign Exchange products up 10% compared to the same period in 2023. "We were especially pleased to see so many clients outside the U.S. turning to CME Group to access the markets and trade products
CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced its plans to launch physically-delivered Hard Red Spring Wheat futures and options in early Q2 2025, pending regulatory approvals. "By adding Hard Red Spring Wheat futures and options, market participants will now be able to manage price risk across every major type of wheat on one exchange and all cleared in a single clearing house," said John Ricci, Managing Director and Global Head of Agricultural Products at CME Group. "In addition to providing important capital efficiencies and increased spread capabilities, our new physically-delivered Hard Red Spring Wheat futures contract wi
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmer sentiment drifted lower in December as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 9 points to a reading of 136. The decline was driven by producers' weaker perspective on current conditions in U.S. agriculture and their farms, with the Index of Current Conditions falling 13 points to 100. Although the Current Conditions Index declined this month, it remains 24 points above its low in September and 5 points higher than in October. The Index of Future Expectations also fell 8 points to 153, remaining 59 points above its September low and 29 points higher than the October reading. This month's survey was conducted from
CHICAGO, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024 before the markets open on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Written highlights for the quarter will be posted on the company's website at 6:00 a.m. Central Time, the same time it provides its earnings press release. The company will also hold an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, at which time company executives will take analysts' questions. A live audio Webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website. Following the conference call, an archived recording will be available at the same site
Record annual ADV in interest rate, agricultural, foreign exchange and metals productsRecord annual ADV for U.S. Treasury and SOFR complexesRecord annual ADV reached outside the U.S.Record Q4 ADV for U.S. Treasury and cryptocurrency complexesCHICAGO, Jan. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its full-year, Q4 and December 2024 market statistics, showing it reached a record average daily volume (ADV) of 26.5 million contracts during the year, an increase of 9% over 2023. Q4 ADV reached 25.5 million contracts and December ADV reached 22.3 million contracts. Market statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web
CHICAGO, Dec. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, has announced that it will honor the passing of former President Jimmy Carter by implementing an early close for agricultural, equity and interest rate markets on the National Day of Mourning on Thursday, January 9, 2025. U.S. equity markets will be open until 8:30 a.m. CT on January 9. All U.S. equity options expiring on January 9 will be moved to expire on January 8. Interest rates and agricultural markets will close at 12:15 p.m. CT on Thursday, January 9. BrokerTec U.S. Repo and Treasury products will have an early close of 2:30 p.m. CT and 1:30 p.m. CT, respectively, on January 9. CME Group c
CHICAGO, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will conduct its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Additional information will be provided in the company's proxy statement. 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,
CHICAGO, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that as of November 29, more than 3 billion Micro E-mini Equity Index futures traded across all four indices. "With over three billion of these contracts traded in less than five years, our Micro E-mini Equity Index futures continue to establish themselves among the most actively traded and deeply liquid index products," said Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equities, FX and Alternative Products at CME Group. "As investors continue to navigate ongoing market uncertainty, index choice is as important as ever. Our breadth of products across every major U.S. index allow clients of all sizes
CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch a 1-Ounce Gold (1OZ) futures contract on January 13, 2025, pending regulatory review. "Gold has always been a popular investment, but retail interest has surged in recent years as more market participants look to diversify their portfolios," said Jin Hennig, Managing Director and Global Head of Metals at CME Group. "1-Ounce Gold futures will broaden opportunities for a wider range of retail traders, providing even more flexibility to access the liquidity and efficiencies that our futures provide." "We are pleased to support CME Group's launch and offer clients access
CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, announced that its Board of Directors approved two initiatives to return capital to shareholders. The Board declared the company's 2024 annual variable dividend, amounting to $5.80 per share. The dividend is payable January 16, 2025, to shareholders of record on December 27, 2024, and totals approximately $2.1 billion. In addition, the Board authorized a share repurchase program of up to $3 billion of CME Group Class A common stock, subject to market conditions. "The combination of a flexible share repurchase program with our existing quarterly and annual variable dividend structure allows us to e
Citigroup downgraded CME Group from Buy to Neutral and set a new price target of $250.00 from $255.00 previously
Redburn Atlantic downgraded CME Group from Buy to Neutral and set a new price target of $244.00
RBC Capital Mkts initiated coverage of CME Group with a rating of Sector Perform and set a new price target of $235.00
TD Cowen initiated coverage of CME Group with a rating of Hold and set a new price target of $221.00
BofA Securities downgraded CME Group from Neutral to Underperform and set a new price target of $177.00 from $212.00 previously
JP Morgan downgraded CME Group from Neutral to Underweight and set a new price target of $187.00 from $206.00 previously
Barclays downgraded CME Group from Overweight to Equal Weight and set a new price target of $222.00 from $244.00 previously
Goldman downgraded CME Group from Neutral to Sell and set a new price target of $195.00
BofA Securities upgraded CME Group from Underperform to Neutral and set a new price target of $204.00 from $167.00 previously
Barclays initiated coverage of CME Group with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $215.00
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CHICAGO, July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the appointment of Mike Dennis as Global Head, Fixed Income. In this position, Dennis will oversee the company's largest, most actively traded global benchmark futures and options contracts on SOFR and U.S. Treasuries, including the 30-year bond, 10-, 5- and 2-year notes that enable investors to manage risk across the entire U.S. yield curve. He will also lead BrokerTec, the world's most liquid electronic cash trading platform for U.S Treasury benchmarks, E.U., U.K. and U.S. Repo trading. Dennis will report to CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy and serve on th
CHICAGO, June 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the appointment of John Ricci as Managing Director and Global Head of Agricultural Products. Reporting to Derek Sammann, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Commodities Markets, Ricci will be responsible for leading the development, execution and management of the exchange's agricultural business globally. He will be based in Chicago. "We are pleased to welcome John to CME Group," said Derek Sammann, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Commodities Markets. "Our benchmark agricultural products play a vital role in the global economy, helping our customers manage risk
CHICAGO, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2024 annual meeting. At the meeting, shareholders: Elected Terrence A. Duffy, Kathryn Benesh, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Bryan T. Durkin, Harold Ford Jr., Martin J. Gepsman, Larry G. Gerdes, Daniel R. Glickman, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Terry L. Savage, Rahael Seifu, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel and Dennis A. Suskind, each for a one-year term expiring in 2025;Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024;Approved, on an advisory basis, the
CHICAGO, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2023 annual meeting. At the meeting, shareholders: Elected Terrence A. Duffy, Kathryn Benesh, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Bryan T. Durkin, Harold Ford Jr., Martin J. Gepsman, Larry G. Gerdes, Daniel R. Glickman, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Terry L. Savage, Rahael Seifu, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel and Dennis A. Suskind, each for a one-year term expiring in 2024;Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023; andApproved, on an advisory basis,
Sean Tully to Retire in June CHICAGO, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it has appointed Tim McCourt to serve in an expanded role as Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Financial & OTC Products, following the retirement of Sean Tully, Senior Managing Director, Interest Rates and OTC Products, on June 2, 2023. "We appreciate the leadership Sean provided over the past decade for our financial products businesses, which included the successful migration to SOFR derivatives that now serve as the leading tool for hedging short-term interest rates," said CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy. "We ar
CHICAGO, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the appointment of two new global heads for its Equity Index and Cryptocurrency businesses to continue driving product innovation and supporting long-term growth. Paul Woolman, Global Head of Equity Index Products, will oversee the company's Equity Index product portfolio, while Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products, will assume responsibility for the company's Cryptocurrency products. Woolman and Vicioso will report to Tim McCourt, who previously led both business lines and was recently named to the CME Group management team as Global Head of Equity and FX Product
CHICAGO, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2022 annual meeting. At the meeting, shareholders: Elected Terrence A. Duffy, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Dennis H. Chookaszian, Bryan T. Durkin, Ana Dutra, Martin J. Gepsman, Larry G. Gerdes, Daniel R. Glickman, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Terry L. Savage, Rahael Seifu, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel and Dennis A. Suskind, each for a one-year term expiring in 2023; andRatified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2022; andApproved the Amended and Re
CHICAGO, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2021 annual meeting. At the meeting, shareholders: Elected Terrence A. Duffy, Timothy S. Bitsberger, Charles P. Carey, Dennis H. Chookaszian, Bryan T. Durkin, Ana Dutra, Martin J. Gepsman, Larry G. Gerdes, Daniel R. Glickman, Daniel G. Kaye, Phyllis M. Lockett, Deborah J. Lucas, Terry L. Savage, Rahael Seifu, William R. Shepard, Howard J. Siegel and Dennis A. Suskind, each for a one-year term expiring in 2022; Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2021; and Approved, on an advisory bas
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