December 11, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
CME Group declares annual variable dividend of $2.00 per share
The annual variable dividend of $2.00 per share to be paid in January 2015 totals more than $673 million.
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December 03, 2014 BY LeapRate Staff
Bidding war for interdealer broker GFI breaks out as CME Group matches BGC offer
Well a good old fashioned shootout is taking place for control of the GFI Group, an interdealer derivatives broker serving banks and other financial institutions from around the world. First, the CME Group made an offer to buy the 83% of GFI it didn't already own for $4.55 per share back in July. That bid…
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October 30, 2014 BY Mike Fox
CME Group reports Q3 revenues of $762 million up 4%; FX ADV up 24.9% to 797k MoM
CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today reported revenues of $762 million and operating income of $430 million for the third quarter of 2014. Revenue is up 6.7% from 2013's third quarter of $714 million and up 4% from 2014 second quarter revenues of $730 million. Net income attributable to CME Group was $290 million and…
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September 17, 2014 BY Mike Fox
CME Group reports open interest record for FX futures and options
Forex open interest stands at 2.6 million contracts; $309 billion in notional value
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September 11, 2014 BY Mike Fox
CME Group appoints Cees Vermaas as Managing Director and CEO of CME Europe Limited
CME Group (NASDAQ:CME), the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it has appointed Cees Vermaas as Managing Director and CEO of CME Europe Limited, its London-based derivatives exchange, effective January 2nd 2015. Vermaas, whose appointment as CEO is subject to regulatory approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), will report to…
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September 05, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
Breaking News - ICE to acquire SuperDerivatives for $350 million
Both the Financial Times and Israel business news source Calcalist are reporting this morning that transatlantic exchange and clearing house operator ICE (or IntercontinentalExchange, NYSE:ICE) has agreed in principle to acquire SuperDerivatives, an Israeli-based financial data and analytics provider. SuperDerivatives provides data and analytics on OTC derivatives, but also has a chat platform similar to the one…
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August 28, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
CME Group promotes John Pietrowicz from within as new CFO
CME Group Promotes John Pietrowicz to Chief Financial Officer; Announces Retirement of Jamie Parisi
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August 07, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
CME announces third quarter dividend to shareholders
CME shareholders are set to receive a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share, an identical figure to the previous quarter.
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July 02, 2014 BY Mike Fox
CME Group FX volumes rise 30% in June - still 37% below last year
CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) has rebounded in their FX volumes for June reporting a 30% MoM increase with 765k contracts per day being reported. In contrast, May's 589k was the 2nd slowest month for FX ever, following the low of April at the CME. For further comparison, June 2013 saw 1.2M contracts moved for the 37%…
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June 14, 2014 BY Gerald Segal
June FX volumes looking up - CME Group reports record British Pound Futures trading
After several months of lackluster FX trading volumes on the heels of low volatility in the currency markets, finally a ray of hope. The CME Group (NASDAQ:CME), the world's largest derivatives marketplace, has reported that it saw record trading volumes for British pound (GBPUSD) futures contracts this past Thursday June 12. British pound futures volume reached…
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