CME Group
The CME Group is one of the world's largest options exchanges and the largest futures exchange in the world.[1] The company is based in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois (U.S. state). It was formed on July 12, 2007 from the merger of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The CME Group employs 2570 people in its company, who work at nine locations. With the exception of two locations owned by the CME Group, some of these are leased until 2069. They currently process around 12.3 million contracts per day. [2]
The share capital is divided into Class A shares and Class B shares. Class A shares are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol CME. Class B shares cannot be freely traded, these are tied to membership of one of the exchanges operated by the CME Group.[3]
References
- ↑ How Exxon, Chevron's suffering stock affects your 401(k). Retrieved on 2020-02-28.
- ↑ CME Group Volume Averaged 12.3 Million Contracts per Day in First-Quarter 2012, Up 5 Percent from Fourth-Quarter 2011, and 12.5 Million Contracts per Day in March. Retrieved on 2012-04-03.
- ↑ CME Group Investor relations. Retrieved on 2021-05-30.