Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) has announced that it has received clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act from the United States Department of Justice - Antitrust Division for its proposed acquisition of London listed NEX Group plc (LON:NXG). CME and NEX have announced earlier this year that CME will be buying NEX in a £3.9 billion (USD $5.4…
Read moreDerivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has announced it has reached an all-time high quarterly average daily volume (ADV) of 22.2 million contracts during first-quarter 2018, up 30% from first-quarter 2017. Highlights include: Record quarterly average daily volume (ADV) in five of six asset classes Record quarterly ADV across Options Record Eurodollar futures ADV of…
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Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) today declared its annual variable dividend, amounting to $3.50 per share. The dividend is payable January 15, 2018, to shareholders of record on December 28, 2017. When CME Group adopted its annual variable dividend structure in February 2012, the intention was to determine the excess cash available at the end…
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Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) today announced that November 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 18 million contracts, down 14 percent from the record November 2016 average daily volume, but up 21 percent compared with October 2017 and representing the second highest monthly average daily volume to date in 2017. CME Group November 2017 options…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) just announced that Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) has filed a product certification with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer bitcoin futures trading. The product certification is subject to regulatory review. Cboe has also released its trading volumes today and reported increasing usage of new Complex Order Options…
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New contract to provide regulated trading venue for cryptocurrency futures market Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) just announced that it has self-certified the initial listing of its Bitcoin futures contract to launch Monday, December 18, 2017. We are pleased to bring Bitcoin futures to market after working closely with the CFTC and market…
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Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today reported that October 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 14.9 million contracts, up 14 percent compared with October 2016, but a drop of 12% compared to previous month. CME Group October 2017 options volume averaged 3.6 million contracts per day, up 44 percent versus October 2016, with…
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Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today reported revenue of $891 million and operating income of $568 million for the third quarter of 2017. Net income was $309 million and diluted earnings per share were $0.91. On an adjusted basis, net income was $406 million and diluted earnings per share were $1.19. Financial results…
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Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today announced that April 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 16.3 million contracts, up 18% from April 2016. Highlights for April 2017 include: FX volume was 788,000 contracts in April - down 19% from March 2017 (or 978,000 contracts), options volume averaged 4 million contracts per day, up 52% versus April…
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Average daily volume reached a record 17.1 million contracts, including records in Interest Rates, Metals, Interest Rate Options and Equity Options Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today reported revenue of $929 million and operating income of $601 million for the first quarter of 2017. Net income was $400 million and diluted earnings per…
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