Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

July 22, 2008

 

 

CME GROUP INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-33379   36-4459170

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File No.)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

20 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 930-1000

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information set forth under “Item 2.02. Results Of Operations And Financial Condition,” including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of CME Group Inc. dated July 22, 2008, reporting CME Group Inc.’s financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS INC.
  Registrant
Date: July 21, 2008   By:  

/s/ Kathleen M. Cronin

  Name:   Kathleen M. Cronin
  Title:   Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated July 22, 2008.
Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

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FOR IMMEDIATELY RELEASE

CME Group Inc. Reports Strong Second-Quarter Revenues and Net Income

 

   

GAAP second-quarter earnings per share increased three percent to $3.67

 

   

Pro forma non-GAAP second-quarter earnings per share increased 12 percent to $3.93

CHICAGO, July 22, 2008 – CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today reported total revenues increased 71 percent to $563 million and net income increased 60 percent to $201 million for second-quarter 2008 compared with second-quarter 2007. Diluted earnings per share rose 3 percent to $3.67. The 2008 GAAP results reflect the operations of both Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Board of Trade of the City of Chicago (CBOT) and include: $6.7 million of CBOT merger-related operating expenses consisting of restructuring charges, integration and legal costs, and the acceleration of depreciation related to CBOT data centers; $13.2 million of costs related primarily to changes in the fair value of the company’s FX hedge associated with its investment in BM&F BOVESPA SA; and a $3.6 million increase to non-operating expenses associated with the guarantee for holders of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) exercise right privilege (ERP). The GAAP results for 2007 reflect the operations of CME only.

Pro forma non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the second quarter were $3.93, a 12 percent increase versus second-quarter 2007. Pro forma results for second-quarter 2008 exclude the items listed above related to the CBOT merger, BM&F BOVESPA SA and the CBOE ERP guarantee. Pro forma non-GAAP revenues increased 10 percent to $563 million and net income increased 11 percent to $215 million for second-quarter 2008 compared with second-quarter 2007. The pro forma comparative results for 2007 reflect the operating results of both CME and CBOT as if they were combined. Pro forma measures do not replace and are not a substitute for GAAP financial results. They are provided to improve overall understanding of current financial performance and to provide a meaningful comparison with prior periods. A full reconciliation of these pro forma results is included in the attached tables.

“CME Group’s product diversity helps customers mitigate risks across a wide array of asset classes, which is especially important in a challenging economy,” said CME Group Executive Chairman Terry Duffy. “We have seen record quarterly volumes in our foreign exchange and commodities product lines, and view current market conditions for interest rates

 

All references to volume and rate per contract information in the text of this document exclude our non-traditional TRAKRS products, for which CME Group receives significantly lower clearing fees than other CME Group products, CME Group Auction Markets products, which were available to trade prior to July 2007, and Swapstream products.

 

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as a cyclical slowdown rather than a long-term issue. We have a number of new interest rate and treasury products in the pipeline – including cleared swaps and inter-commodity spreads – and continue to innovate within all our product lines as we extend distribution and enhance speed and functionality. We also continue to expand globally, and are on schedule to launch order routing from CME Group to BM&FBOVESPA, the largest exchange in Latin America, in September.”

“The increased revenues and earnings posted by CME Group reflect the strength and stability of our business model and the continued success of our global growth plan,” said CME Chief Executive Officer Craig Donohue. “We serve our expanding base of customers through the growth of new products that build on our core business and also through multiple non-core initiatives that strengthen our position in the exchange space. Going forward, for example, our proposed NYMEX transaction will enable us to diversify into energy and metals markets as well as expand into over-the-counter markets. In addition to new trading opportunities, our customers will benefit from the potential for significant cost savings and streamlined operations. We are confident in the value this transaction represents for shareholders of both companies and in the opportunity it provides for capitalizing on the global growth trend in derivatives.”

CME Group Inc. Second-Quarter 2008 Results

Financial Highlights:

GAAP

 

($s in millions, except per share)    Q2 FY08     Q2 FY07     Y/Y     YTD FY08     YTD FY07     Y/Y  

Revenues

   $ 563     $ 329     71 %   $ 1,188     $ 661     80 %

Expenses

   $ 220     $ 137     61 %   $ 446     $ 268     66 %

Operating Income

   $ 343     $ 192     79 %   $ 742     $ 393     89 %

Operating Margin %

     61.0 %     58.4 %       62.5 %     59.4 %  

Net Income

   $ 201     $ 126     60 %   $ 485     $ 256     89 %

Diluted EPS

   $ 3.67     $ 3.57     3 %   $ 8.91     $ 7.26     23 %

Pro Forma Non-GAAP

 

($s in millions, except per share)    Q2 FY08     Q2 FY07     Y/Y     YTD FY08     YTD FY07     Y/Y  

Revenues

   $ 563     $ 510     10 %   $ 1,188     $ 1,008     18 %

Expenses

   $ 213     $ 211     1 %   $ 427     $ 420     2 %

Operating Income

   $ 350     $ 299     17 %   $ 761     $ 588     30 %

Operating Margin %

     62.2 %     58.7 %       64.1 %     58.3 %  

Net Income

   $ 215     $ 194     11 %   $ 508     $ 379     34 %

Diluted EPS

   $ 3.93     $ 3.52     12 %   $ 9.34     $ 6.89     36 %

NOTE: See the CME Group Inc. Reconciliation of Pro Forma Non-GAAP to GAAP Measures for detail related to the adjustments made to reach the pro forma results. The first quarter 2008 pro forma results are shown as excluding the impact of the company’s FX hedge related to the BM&F BOVESPA SA investment.

 

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Pro Forma Non-GAAP Second-Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Second-quarter 2008 volume averaged 11.1 million contracts per day, up 7 percent versus the same period in 2007. This volume growth resulted in $458 million in clearing and transaction fee revenue, an increase of 9 percent from $422 million in second-quarter 2007. The average rate per contract was $0.648 for the quarter, up one percent compared with the average rate per contract of $0.639 in second-quarter 2007.

CME Group processing services revenue for the combined company increased 32 percent to $19 million for second-quarter 2008 from $14 million for second-quarter 2007. NYMEX volume on CME Globex has increased every quarter since the NYMEX products began trading on CME Globex in June 2006. Additionally, second-quarter 2008 quotation data fees were up 23 percent to $60 million, in part due to the addition of Credit Market Analysis Limited (CMA) revenue.

Total pro forma operating expenses increased one percent to $213 million compared with the same period last year. In addition, second-quarter pro forma operating expenses were down slightly from the first quarter of this year despite the addition of expense related to CMA.

Second-quarter operating income on a pro forma basis was $350 million, an increase of 17 percent from $299 million for the year-ago period. The company’s operating margin was 62 percent compared with 59 percent for the same period last year. Operating margin is defined as operating income as a percentage of total revenues.

Company Guidance

CME Group currently expects full-year 2008 pro forma operating expense to be closer to the bottom end of the previously stated guidance range of $855 to $870 million, excluding NYMEX.

CME Group will hold a conference call to discuss first-quarter results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today. A live audio Webcast of the call will be available on the Investor Relations section of CME Group’s Web site at www.cmegroup.com. An archived recording will be available for up to two months after the call.

CME Group (http://www.cmegroup.com/) is the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives exchange. Formed by the 2007 merger of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME) and CBOT Holdings, Inc. (CBOT), CME Group serves the risk management needs of customers around the globe. As an international marketplace, CME Group brings buyers and sellers together on the CME Globex electronic trading platform and on its trading floors. CME Group offers the widest range of benchmark products available across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, and alternative investment products such as weather and real estate. CME Group is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ under the symbol “CME”.

The Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CME Group, Globex and E-mini, are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. TRAKRS and Total Return Asset Contracts are trademarks of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. These trademarks are used herein under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Further information about CME Group and its products can be found at http://www.cmegroup.com/.

 

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Statements in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. Among the factors that might affect our performance are: our ability to obtain the required approvals and to satisfy the closing conditions for our proposed merger with NYMEX Holdings, Inc. and our ability to realize the benefits and control the costs of the proposed transaction; our ability to successfully integrate the businesses of CME Holdings and CBOT Holdings, including the fact that such integration may be more difficult, time consuming or costly than expected and revenues following the merger may be lower than expected; increasing competition by foreign and domestic entities, including increased competition from new entrants into our markets and consolidation of existing entities; our ability to keep pace with rapid technological developments, including our ability to complete the development and implementation of the enhanced functionality required by our customers; our ability to continue introducing competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis, including through our electronic trading capabilities, and our ability to maintain the competitiveness of our existing products and services; our ability to adjust our fixed costs and expenses if our revenues decline; our ability to continue to generate revenues from our processing services; our ability to maintain existing customers and attract new ones; our ability to expand and offer our products in foreign jurisdictions; changes in domestic and foreign regulations; changes in government policy, including policies relating to common or directed clearing or as a result of a combination with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; the costs associated with protecting our intellectual property rights and our ability to operate our business without violating the intellectual property rights of others; our ability to generate revenue from our market data that may be reduced or eliminated by decreased demand or the growth of electronic trading; changes in our rate per contract due to shifts in the mix of the products traded, the trading venue and the mix of customers (whether the customer receives member or non-member fees or participates in one of our various incentive programs) and the impact of our tiered pricing structure; the ability of our financial safeguards package to adequately protect us from the credit risks of clearing members; the ability of our compliance and risk management methods to effectively monitor and manage our risks; changes in price levels and volatility in the derivatives markets and in underlying fixed income, equity, foreign exchange and commodities markets; economic, political, geopolitical and market conditions; natural disasters and other catastrophes, our ability to accommodate increases in trading volume and order transaction traffic without failure or degradation of performance of our systems; our ability to execute our growth strategy and maintain our growth effectively; our ability to manage the risks and control the costs associated with our acquisition, investment and alliance strategy; our ability to continue to generate funds and/or manage our indebtedness to allow us to continue to invest in our business; industry and customer consolidation; decreases in trading and clearing activity; the imposition of a transaction tax on futures and options on futures transactions; and the seasonality of the futures business. More detailed information about factors that may affect our performance may be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is available in the Investor Relations section of the CME Group Web site. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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CME Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands)

 

     June 30, 2008    December 31, 2007

ASSETS

     

Current Assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,067,644    $ 845,312

Collateral from securities lending

     —        2,862,026

Marketable securities, including pledged securities

     138,484      203,308

Accounts receivable, net of allowance

     237,346      187,487

Other current assets

     85,858      55,900

Cash performance bonds and security deposits

     971,560      833,022
             

Total current assets

     2,500,892      4,987,055

Property, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization

     389,828      377,452

Intangible assets - trading products

     7,987,000      7,987,000

Intangible assets - other, net of accumulated amortization

     1,804,467      1,796,789

Goodwill

     5,108,034      5,049,211

Other assets

     772,411      108,690
             

Total Assets

   $ 18,562,632    $ 20,306,197
             

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current Liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

   $ 63,198    $ 58,965

Payable under securities lending agreements

     —        2,862,026

Short-term debt

     164,938      164,435

Other current liabilities

     147,074      157,615

Cash performance bonds and security deposits

     971,560      833,022
             

Total current liabilities

     1,346,770      4,076,063

Deferred tax liabilities

     3,809,926      3,848,240

Other liabilities

     77,567      76,257
             

Total Liabilities

     5,234,263      8,000,560

Shareholders’ equity

     13,328,369      12,305,637
             

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 18,562,632    $ 20,306,197
             


CME Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Quarter Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Revenues

        

Clearing and transaction fees

   $ 458,492     $ 252,722     $ 983,559     $ 510,963  

Quotation data fees

     59,872       24,326       116,637       49,342  

Processing services

     18,552       37,560       36,034       72,319  

Access and communication fees

     10,761       7,712       21,300       15,375  

Other

     15,511       6,689       30,768       13,341  
                                

Total Revenues

     563,188       329,009       1,188,298       661,340  

Expenses

        

Compensation and benefits

     73,588       56,729       146,877       113,129  

Communications

     12,850       8,850       27,622       17,929  

Technology support services

     18,118       8,645       35,112       17,537  

Professional fees and outside services

     16,074       12,110       30,825       21,282  

Amortization of purchased intangibles

     17,901       322       34,111       628  

Depreciation and amortization

     34,467       20,106       68,782       39,789  

Occupancy and building operations

     17,211       9,361       33,944       18,188  

Licensing and other fee agreements

     12,049       6,794       25,539       13,829  

Restructuring

     236       —         2,016       —    

Other

     17,234       13,848       41,349       26,178  
                                

Total Expenses

     219,728       136,765       446,177       268,489  

Operating Income

     343,460       192,244       742,121       392,851  

Non-Operating Income and Expense

        

Investment income

     12,049       19,395       23,423       36,700  

Gains (losses) on derivative investments

     (13,065 )     —         (15,262 )     —    

Securities lending interest income

     —         35,520       23,644       68,410  

Securities lending interest expense

     —         (34,331 )     (18,219 )     (66,756 )

Interest expense

     (1,240 )     (24 )     (3,344 )     (24 )

Guarantee of exercise right privileges

     (3,624 )     —         4,773       —    

Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     (3,941 )     (3,371 )     (7,870 )     (6,391 )

Other non-operating expense

     (75 )     —         (8,465 )     —    
                                

Total Non-Operating

     (9,896 )     17,189       (1,320 )     31,939  

Income Before Income Taxes

     333,564       209,433       740,801       424,790  

Income tax provision

     (132,382 )     (83,558 )     (256,071 )     (168,887 )
                                

Net Income

   $ 201,182     $ 125,875     $ 484,730     $ 255,903  
                                

Earnings per Common Share:

        

Basic

   $ 3.69     $ 3.61     $ 8.96     $ 7.34  

Diluted

   $ 3.67     $ 3.57     $ 8.91     $ 7.26  

Weighted Average Number of Common Shares:

        

Basic

     54,500       34,882       54,125       34,867  

Diluted

     54,752       35,242       54,390       35,236  


CME Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Pro Forma Non-GAAP Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Quarter Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Revenues

        

Clearing and transaction fees

   $ 458,492     $ 422,276     $ 983,559     $ 832,170  

Quotation data fees

     59,872       48,502       116,637       98,600  

Processing services

     18,552       14,100       36,034       27,063  

Access and communication fees

     10,761       9,334       21,300       18,634  

Other

     15,511       15,761       30,768       31,778  
                                

Total Revenues

     563,188       509,973       1,188,298       1,008,245  

Expenses

        

Compensation and benefits

     73,588       76,319       146,877       154,415  

Communications

     12,850       12,512       27,622       25,458  

Technology support services

     18,118       16,340       35,112       33,137  

Professional fees and outside services

     14,266       12,592       26,573       23,361  

Amortization of purchased intangibles

     17,901       17,114       34,111       34,239  

Depreciation and amortization

     30,296       31,957       60,611       63,100  

Occupancy and building operations

     17,211       14,162       33,944       28,182  

Licensing and other fee agreements

     12,049       10,030       25,539       20,433  

Other

     16,719       19,641       36,573       38,191  
                                

Total Expenses

     212,998       210,667       426,962       420,516  

Operating Income

     350,190       299,306       761,336       587,729  

Non-Operating Income and Expense

        

Investment income

     12,115       26,397       23,489       50,079  

Gains (losses) on derivative investments

     —         —         —         —    

Securities lending interest income

     —         35,520       23,644       68,410  

Securities lending interest expense

     —         (34,331 )     (18,219 )     (66,756 )

Interest expense

     (1,240 )     (46 )     (3,344 )     (261 )

Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     (3,941 )     (3,638 )     (7,870 )     (7,077 )
                                

Total Non-Operating

     6,934       23,902       17,700       44,395  

Income Before Income Taxes

     357,124       323,208       779,036       632,124  

Income tax provision

     (141,733 )     (129,283 )     (271,238 )     (252,849 )
                                

Net Income

   $ 215,391     $ 193,925     $ 507,798     $ 379,275  
                                

Earnings per Diluted Common Share

   $ 3.93     $ 3.52     $ 9.34     $ 6.89  

Weighted Average Number of Diluted Common Shares*

     54,752       55,088       54,390       55,078  

Note: Pro Forma Non-GAAP results exclude merger-related costs. The pro forma results for 2007 reflect both the operating results for CME and CBOT as if they were combined. See CME Group Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP to Pro Forma Non-GAAP Measures for detail on the adjustments made to reach the pro forma results. The first quarter 2008 pro forma results are shown as excluding the impact of the company’s FX hedge related to the BM&F BOVESPA SA investment.

 

* Weighted average number of diluted common shares includes CBOT sharecount for the entire period reported.


CME Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of GAAP to Pro Forma Non-GAAP Measures

(in thousands)

 

     Quarter Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

GAAP Results

        

Revenues

   $ 563,188     $ 329,009     $ 1,188,298     $ 661,340  

Expenses

     219,728       136,765       446,177       268,489  
                                

Operating income

     343,460       192,244       742,121       392,851  

Non-operating income and expense

     (9,896 )     17,189       (1,320 )     31,939  
                                

Income before income taxes

     333,564       209,433       740,801       424,790  

Income tax provision

     (132,382 )     (83,558 )     (256,071 )     (168,887 )
                                

Net Income

   $ 201,182     $ 125,875     $ 484,730     $ 255,903  
                                

Pro Forma Adjustments

        

Revenues:

        

CBOT pre-merger revenue

   $ —       $ 204,424     $ —       $ 392,161  

Common clearing service elimination (1)

     —         (23,460 )     —         (45,256 )
                                

Total Pro Forma Revenue Adjustment

     —         180,964       —         346,905  

Expenses:

        

CBOT pre-merger expense

     —         109,830       —         208,049  

Common clearing service elimination (1)

     —         (23,460 )     —         (45,256 )

Amortization of intangibles (2)

     —         16,357       —         32,714  

Other (3)

     (6,730 )     (28,825 )     (19,215 )     (43,480 )
                                

Total Pro Forma Expense Adjustment

     (6,730 )     73,902       (19,215 )     152,027  
                                

Adjustment to operating income

     6,730       107,062       19,215       194,878  

Non-operating income and expense:

        

CBOT pre-merger non-operating income

     —         6,713       —         12,456  

ERP guarantee (4)

     3,624       —         (4,773 )     —    

BM&F (5)

     13,206       —         23,793       —    
                                

Total Pro Forma Non-Operating Income and Expense Adjustment

     16,830       6,713       19,020       12,456  
                                

Adjustment to income before income taxes

     23,560       113,775       38,235       207,334  

Adjustment to income tax provision

     (9,351 )     (45,725 )     (15,167 )     (83,962 )
                                

Adjustment to net income

   $ 14,209     $ 68,050     $ 23,068     $ 123,372  
                                

Pro Forma Non-GAAP Results

        

Revenues

   $ 563,188     $ 509,973     $ 1,188,298     $ 1,008,245  

Expenses

     212,998       210,667       426,962       420,516  
                                

Operating income

     350,910       299,306       761,336       587,729  

Non-operating income and expense

     6,934       23,902       17,700       44,395  
                                

Income before income taxes

     357,124       323,208       779,036       632,124  

Income tax provision(6)

     (141,733 )     (129,283 )     (271,238 )     (252,849 )
                                

Net Income

   $ 215,391     $ 193,925     $ 507,798     $ 379,275  
                                

Notes:

(1) Eliminate clearing services provided to CBOT prior to the merger.
(2) Add amortization of intangible assets recorded in purchase of CBOT.
(3) Reverse effect of restructuring, accelerated depreciation, integration and legal expenses related to the merger with CBOT. Also removes CBOT merger-related transaction costs that were expensed and transaction costs related to the acquisition of Credit Market Analysis Limited (CMA).
(4) Reverse impact of exercise right guarantee associated with CBOT merger.
(5) Transaction costs related to investment in BM&F BOVESPA SA including costs related to changes in the fair value of the company’s FX hedge associated that investment.
(6) First-quarter 2008 includes tax benefit of $38.6 million due to a change in Illinois state tax treatment for apportionment of revenues sourced within the state.


CME Group Inc.

Quarterly Operating Statistics

(Pro forma for periods prior to 4Q 2007)

 

     2Q 2007    3Q 2007    4Q 2007    1Q 2008    2Q 2008

Trading Days

     64      63      64      61      64

Average Daily Volume (ADV)

(in thousands, average daily volumes combined for entire period)

Product Line

   2Q 2007    3Q 2007    4Q 2007    1Q 2008    2Q 2008

Interest rates

     6,670      8,060      6,290      8,251      6,467

Equity E-mini

     2,127      3,057      2,817      3,628      2,833

Equity standard-size

     180      202      166      201      161

Foreign exchange

     527      635      561      640      665

Commodities & alternative investments

     818      716      740      949      933
                                  

Total

     10,322      12,670      10,574      13,669      11,060

Venue

                        

Open outcry

     2,297      2,652      1,876      2,336      1,836

Electronic (excluding TRAKRS)

     7,838      9,806      8,528      11,097      9,054

Privately negotiated

     188      212      169      236      170
                                  

Total

     10,322      12,670      10,574      13,669      11,060

Average Rate Per Contract (RPC)

(in thousands, rate per contract generated from combined average daily volumes for entire period)

Product Line

   2Q 2007    3Q 2007    4Q 2007    1Q 2008    2Q 2008

Interest rates

   $ 0.516    $ 0.519    $ 0.530    $ 0.505    $ 0.522

Equity E-mini

     0.700      0.673      0.687      0.684      0.668

Equity standard-size

     1.334      1.451      1.427      1.506      1.453

Foreign exchange

     1.090      0.951      0.985      0.927      0.907

Commodities & alternative investments

     1.034      1.032      1.074      1.119      1.134
                                  

Average RPC (excluding TRAKRS)

   $ 0.639    $ 0.622    $ 0.648    $ 0.630    $ 0.648

Venue

                        

Open outcry

   $ 0.492    $ 0.473    $ 0.517    $ 0.553    $ 0.572

Electronic (excluding TRAKRS)

     0.626      0.613      0.629      0.609      0.629

Privately negotiated

     2.948      2.878      3.057      2.345      2.427

Note: All volume and rate per contract data prior to 4Q 2007 is based upon pro forma results. All data excludes our non-traditional TRAKRS products, for which CME Group receives significantly lower clearing fees than other CME Group products. Additionally, all data excludes Swapstream products and CME Group Auction Markets products while the CME Group Auction Market products were available prior to July 2007.