CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has announced it will pay annual variable dividend of $2.90 per share, giving a total of approximately $977 million. The dividend is payable January 12, 2016, to shareholders of record on December 28, 2015. CME Group adopted its annual variable dividend structure in February 2012 and paid its first annual variable…
Read moreForex volumes edged down further at international derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) in November 2015, following an already subdued October 2015, in tune with picture of results the Forex industry has displayed thus far. Let’s examine the particular metrics: CME Group saw FX volumes average humble 713,000 contracts per day in November 2015, down…
Read moreInternational derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has just announced an expansion to its base metals offering via the launch of a new Aluminum Japan Premium (Platts) futures contract. Subject to regulatory approvals, the new contracts are set to start trading on December 7, 2015. They will be available for trading on CME Globex and…
Read moreInternational derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has announced extensions to employment agreements with Executive Chairman and President Terry Duffy and CEO Phupinder Gill. Mr Duffy's agreement is extended through December 31, 2020, and the agreement with Mr Gill is extended through December 31, 2019. Mr Duffy has served as CME Group's Executive Chairman and…
Read moreInternational derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has just announced fourth-quarter dividend of $0.50 per share. The dividend will be payable December 28, 2015, to shareholders of record as of December 10, 2015. The announcement comes shortly after the company reported a set of robust financial metrics for the third quarter of 2015, with net…
Read moreThe European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Wednesday announced an update to its list of authorized central clearinghouses (CCPs), which fall within the scope of the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The latest update concerns CME Clearing Europe, a subsidiary of CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME). CME Clearing Europe has been authorised to extend its…
Read moreInternational derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has just joined the number of companies that have reported a decrease in Forex volumes in October 2015, as trading activity lagged behind levels seen in September 2015 and successful October 2014. Let’s examine the particular metrics: CME Group saw FX volumes average humble 735,000 contracts per day in…
Read moreFinTech Sandbox, a nonprofit promoting innovation in fintech, and international derivatives marketplace CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today sealed a new data agreement. Under the terms of the deal, CME Group will provide FinTech Sandbox startups with free access to historical futures and options data, in a move that seeks to promote technological innovation. FinTech Sandbox…
Read moreThe earnings season keeps gaining momentum, with CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) adding its voice to the chorus of companies reporting strong financial results for the third quarter of 2015. The company saw its revenues grow across commodities, financial products and market data. The robust results were also attributed to tight discipline regarding expenditure. Net income…
Read moreDerivatives markets operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has announced a commercial agreement with Dwolla, a modern bank transfer platform. The arrangement will offer Dwolla's real-time architecture to facilitate on demand payment capabilities for clearing and settlement, as well as streamline payment operations for CME Clearing members and clients. The first application of Dwolla's technology will…
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