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CHICAGO , April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will launch Lithium Hydroxide CIF CJK ( Fastmarkets ) futures on May 3 , pending all relevant regulatory reviews. Lithium futures are designed to help market Read more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and CHICAGO , April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Purdue University /CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 12 points in March to a reading of 177, marking the highest reading for the barometer since October 2020 . The rise was attributed to producers' more optimistic view of the Read more

CHICAGO , April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  CME Group , the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today reported its Q1 and March 2021 market statistics, showing it reached average daily volume (ADV) of 21.8 million contracts during the first quarter, and 21.7 million contracts Read more

CHICAGO , March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  CME Group , the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will expand its suite of crypto derivatives with the introduction of a new Micro Bitcoin futures contract on May 3 , pending regulatory review. Read more

CHICAGO , March 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that more than 1 million options on its Micro E-mini S&P 500 and Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contracts have traded since launch on August 31, 2020 . Read more

NEW YORK and CHICAGO , March 24, 2021  BrokerTec, a leading provider of electronic trading platforms and technology services in fixed income markets, this week launched Relative Value (RV) Curve spread trading, allowing clients to trade cash U.S.   Treasury benchmark spreads in a single order for Read more

CHICAGO , March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  CME Group , the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will expand its suite of E-mini Nasdaq-100 options with the launch of Monday and Wednesday Weekly options on April 12 , pending regulatory review. These new options Read more

CHICAGO and NEW YORK and LONDON , March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- EBS, the leading global provider of electronic trading platforms and technology services in foreign exchange markets, today announced a collaboration with TORA, provider of the industry's most advanced cloud-based, multi-asset order Read more

CHICAGO , March 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Chairman and CEO Terry Duffy today issued the following statement on behalf of the company: "Today is an extremely difficult day for our company and our industry.  It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Jack Sandner who was among our Read more

CHICAGO , March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that Micro E-mini Equity Index futures reached record trading volume of 5.1 million contracts on March 4 across all four indexes – the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 Read more

CHICAGO , March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Foundation today announced that it has awarded over $2.2 million in grants to further support higher education and career initiatives across Chicago and Illinois . "Every stage of the pipeline from classroom to career has been impacted by the Read more

CHICAGO , March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the first quarter of 2021 before the markets open on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 . 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 Read more

CHICAGO , March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that its Global Emissions Offset (GEO) futures have launched and are available for trading. The total volume for the first two trading days was 81 contracts across five Read more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and CHICAGO , March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmers continue to report strong current economic conditions on their farms, according to the February Purdue University /CME Group Ag Economy Barometer . While the overall reading for the Ag Economy Barometer changed very little Read more

CHICAGO , March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today reported February 2021 market statistics, including average daily volume (ADV) of 24.6 million contracts during the month. Market statistics are available in greater detail at Read more

CHICAGO , March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  CME Group ,  the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that Micro E-mini Equity Index futures reached back-to-back trading volume records last week of 4.4 million contracts on February 26 and 4.2 million contracts on Read more

CHICAGO , Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group announced today that John Pietrowicz , Chief Financial Officer; Julie Winkler , Chief Commercial Officer; and Derek Sammann , Global Head of Commodities and Options Products; will present virtually at the 42nd Annual Raymond James Virtual Read more

CHICAGO , Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) futures reached a daily volume record of 265,511 contracts on February 25 , surpassing the previous record of 240,288 Read more

CHICAGO , Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  CME Group , the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that Ultra 10-Year Note futures reached a record volume of 1.7 million contracts on February 23 , surpassing the previous record of 1.5 million set on February 25, 2020 Read more

CHICAGO , Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group announced today that John Pietrowicz , Chief Financial Officer and Sean Tully , Global Head of Financial and OTC Products, will present virtually at the 22nd Annual Credit Suisse Virtual Financial Services Forum on Thursday, Feb. Read more