CHICAGO, May 13, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that Kevin Kometer, formerly Deputy Chief Information Officer, has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Information Officer effective June 30, 2008. Kometer succeeds James R. Krause, Man... Read more

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) today announced that CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange and leading agricultural commodities market, will sponsor the 2008 U.S. - Africa Agribusiness Forum to be held in Chicago June 25-27. Charles P. Ca... Read more

CHICAGO, May 7, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today declared a second-quarter dividend of $1.15 per share, payable June 25, 2008, to shareholders of record June 10, 2008. CME Group (http://www.cmegroup.com) is the world's largest and most diverse deri... Read more

CHICAGO, May 7, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) today announced the election results from its annual meeting. Shareholders elected ten directors to three-year terms expiring in 2011. The following individuals were elected by Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single cl... Read more

CHICAGO, May 6, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- WHAT: CME Group 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders WHEN: Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time WHERE: University of Chicago Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, Illinois TO RSVP: Media repre... Read more

CHICAGO, May 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced April 2008 volume averaged 10.2 million contracts per day, up 30 percent from April 2007. Total volume exceeded 224 million contracts for the month, of which 81 percent was traded electronicall... Read more

CHICAGO, April 29, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced the appointment of Nelson Low as Director, Commodity Products, Asia. In this newly-created position, Low will be responsible for growing CME Group's commodities business, including leading s... Read more

SAN DIEGO and CHICAGO, April 29, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, and Storm Exchange, Inc., a leading weather risk management originator, announced today the results of a benchmark study which revealed that 82 percent of senior finance and risk managers beli... Read more

CHICAGO, April 22, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced that the Chicago Board of Trade, its subsidiary, has submitted a petition to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today for approval to clear corn basis swaps and calendar swaps for cor... Read more

CHICAGO, April 22, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) today reported total revenues increased 88 percent to $625 million and net income increased 118 percent to $284 million for first-quarter 2008 compared with first-quarter 2007. Diluted earnings per share rose 42 percent to $5.25. These GAAP ... Read more

CHICAGO, April 8, 2008, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced that it will host its inaugural Global Financial Leadership Conference, featuring some of the world's leaders in business, finance and politics. Speakers include Tony Blair, former Prime Mini... Read more

CHICAGO, April 4, 2008, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced the appointment of Ricardo Sant'Anna as Director, Business Development, Latin America. Sant'Anna will act as the primary business liaison to CME Group's strategic partner in the region,... Read more

CHICAGO, April 1, 2008, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced first-quarter 2008 volume averaged a record 13.7 million contracts per day, up 32 percent from first-quarter 2007. Total electronic volume increased 41 percent versus the first quarter ... Read more

CHICAGO, March 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Treasury Department's "Blueprint for Financial Regulatory Reform" and its call for, as an intermediate but not short-term goal, a merger of the C... Read more

CHICAGO, March 25, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) will announce earnings for the first quarter of 2008 before the financial markets open on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. The company has scheduled an investor conference call that day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time (7:30 a.m. Central time). A live ... Read more

CHICAGO, March 25, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that it has acquired Credit Market Analysis Limited (CMA), a leading provider of credit derivatives market data. This move will provide CME Group with greater exposure to the rapidly growing... Read more

CHICAGO, March 24, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved new daily price limits to begin March 28, 2008, for corn, mini-sized corn, soybeans, mini-sized soybeans and soybean oil fut... Read more

CHICAGO and LONDON, March 19, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today released results from a new global study that reveals market participants' growing focus on electronic trading, risk management and cost control is driving the record growth in global forei... Read more

CHICAGO, March 17, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group confirms that all clearing members, including MF Global and Bear Stearns, remain in good standing and continue to meet all of their obligations to the clearing house. CME Clearing clears, settles and guarantees all matched transactions in CME Group contracts. Th... Read more

CHICAGO and NEW YORK, March 17, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- CME Group Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) and NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX) today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which CME Group will acquire NYMEX Holdings (NYMEX), the parent company of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. on the terms previo... Read more