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November 17, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

CME Group confirms it was hacked, client information compromised

What the CME called a 'cyber intrusion' occurred in July, and is the subject of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) confirmed in a communication to certain customers last week that its systems had been hacked back in July. Apparently, certain customer information relating to the CME ClearPort platform was compromised. To protect…

November 04, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Ouch! CME Group and EBS see lowest FX volume metrics in years in October

Government shutdown leads to slow institutional trading month. Forex ECN EBS and derivatives marketplace CME Group each released October volume figures today, and they were scary low (from their perspective, of course). CME Group FX futures volumes decreased by 22% from September, and 9% from last year October, averaging 644,000 contracts per day --…

October 25, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

CME Group reports record Crude spread trading volumes

Oil's roller coaster ride has helped crude trading volumes in October. Based on information we've received from across the forex and CFD trading world, the second half of October has seen strong trading volumes in crude oil and related products, as the oil price volatility has increased (see chart below), primarily on the downside. With…

October 24, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

ICAP taps CME Group exec Laurent Paulhac as CEO of ICAP SEF

ICAP looks to regain its leading position in forex liquidity providing. Interdealer broker ICAP has announced that Laurent Paulhac will join the company as managing director and will be in charge of its US based ICAP SEF LLC. He is joining the firm from the CME Group where he was managing the over-the-counter (OTC) products and…

August 12, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

CME Group reports several Crude Oil trading volume records

The normally slow summer trading season has been anything but that at the CME. CME Group, which runs the world's largest derivatives marketplace, announced it saw several volume records in a number of crude oil related products over the past two weeks. Crude Oil prices have bounced around nicely in early August, starting the month…

August 02, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

CME Group July forex volumes drop 33%

Summer slowdown, or forex market shift? We'll actually attribute this one to the summer doldrums. After seeing a steady rise in trading volumes as 2013 progressed, culminating with its second-ever month for forex volumes in June, the CME Group reported that July FX volumes dropped by a whopping 33% to average 807 million contracts per…

August 01, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

CME Group Q2 revenues and earnings beat expectations

Greater volatility and record volumes from Asia and Latin America drive growth. CME Group, which runs the world's largest derivatives marketplace, released its Q2 results today, which were up nicely and which handily beats Wall Street analysts' expectations. CME Q2 revenues came in at $816 million, up 14% from Q1, while net earnings totaled 311…

July 25, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

Gold price rebound helps CME to set Gold volume trading record

CME Gold options open interest hits 1,808,693 contracts on July 22. As Gold prices have recovered nicely from their sub-$1,200-per-ounce lows late last month, up more than 10% to the mid-$1,300's currently, interest in Gold trading has risen in step. The CME Group has reported that open interest levels in Gold options have now hit an…

July 02, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

CME Group June forex volumes highest in three years

CME's 1.2 million daily FX futures contracts traded were its second best ever month. The good volume news keeps on rolling in the Forex industry... CME Group, which runs the world's largest derivatives marketplace, announced that June FX futures volumes increased by 18% from May (and by 15% from last year June) to 1.2 million. The…

June 26, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

CME Group reports another Crude Oil trading volume record

This is the first time NYMEX Brent volumes surpassed 65,000 contracts at the CME. CME Group, which runs the world's largest derivatives marketplace, announced it has reached record volumes in NYMEX Brent trading, with 65,065 contracts trading hands this past Monday (June 24). This is the first time NYMEX Brent has surpassed 65,000 contracts, and shattered the…

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