CME reports revenues of $732 million for second quarter of 2014

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today reported revenues of $732 million and operating income of $412 million for the second quarter of 2014. Net income attributable to CME Group was $264 million and diluted earnings per share were $0.79. Excluding the items noted in the reconciliation, adjusted earnings per share would have been $0.771.

“Historically low levels of volatility impacted the overall market during the second quarter, although the effect on CME was lessened by the diversity of our product lines,” said CME Group Executive Chairman and President Terry Duffy.

“Though total volumes were nearly flat year-to- date through the second quarter, our interest rate complex was up 7 percent, a strong outperformance compared with the rest of the market. We continue to see positive economic signs that could potentially lead to a more traditional Federal Reserve monetary policy. This would affect the Fed Funds rate and likely accelerate market activity as firms shift back into growth mode. Already we are nearing historic levels of open interest as we approach 100 million contracts, up 18 percent year-to-date.”

“We continue to strengthen our global footprint with a record 24 percent of our electronic volume coming from outside the United States during the second quarter, mainly driven by activity coming from European customers,” said CME Group Chief Executive Officer Phupinder Gill. ”

“Also, we announced plans to acquire Trayport and FENICS, pending regulatory approval. Trayport will give us deepened access to commercial customers in the rapidly evolving European energy markets, while FENICS’ strong client base, particularly in Asia, will further complement our foreign exchange (FX) product distribution. In addition, we are encouraged that trading volumes in our recently launched European exchange are beginning to gain early traction” concluded Mr. Gill.

Second-quarter 2014 average daily volume was 12.6 million contracts, down 12 percent from second-quarter 2013 and impacted by low volatility across all asset classes. Clearing and transaction fee revenues were $609 million, also down 12 percent compared with the strong second-quarter 2013, when market participants reacted to the Federal Reserve chairman’s comments about potential tapering of quantitative easing. Second-quarter 2014 total average rate per contract was 74.9 cents, down from 76.7 cents in first-quarter 2014, driven primarily by a higher proportion of total volume coming from interest rate products, which have lower average fees.

As of June 30, 2014, the company had $1.1 billion of cash and marketable securities and $2.1 billion of long-term debt.

A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial results mentioned to the respective GAAP figures can be found within the Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures chart at the end of the financial statements.

CME Group will hold a conference call to discuss second-quarter 2014 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.

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