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10About CME Group
CME Group is the world's largest and most diverse exchange. Formed by the 2007 merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), CME Group serves the risk management needs of customers around the globe. As an international marketplace, CME Group brings buyers and sellers together on the CME Globex electronic trading platform and on its trading floors. CME Group is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ under the symbol "CME."
CME Group Headquarter Location
20 South Wacker
Chicago, Illinois, 60606,
United States
312-930-1000
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Latest CME Group News
May 19, 2022
Download PDF / Print May 19, 2022, 6:00AM EDT · 3 min read The news comes shortly after Sam Bankman-Fried’s acquisition of a 7.6% stake in retail trading giant Robinhood. FTX’s stock offering will not charge commission fees, and will allow clients to fund their accounts with the popular stablecoin USDC. advertisement FTX.US is going where no crypto exchange has gone before: regulated US equities trading. The firm — which is owned by billionaire wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried — announced on Thursday the launch of a stock trading feature that would make the firm one of the most prominent companies in the crypto space to make the move into regulated securities. According to a press release, FTX Stocks will be offered through the FTX US mobile application. It plans to offer trading in hundreds of US-listed companies and exchange-traded funds. Elsewhere, rivals like Coinbase have indicated that they do not intend to move into trading US securities. In 2021, Binance shut down its stock-tied token trading operation. FTX, according to a press release, is offering brokerage services through FTX Capital Markets, which is "an affiliated broker-dealer registered with the SEC and member FINRA/SIPC." The functionality could be rolled out to all of FTX US' users over the course of the next several months. FTX US will not charge commission fees to make a trade and it will allow clients to fund their accounts with the popular stablecoin USDC. “Our goal is to offer a holistic investing service for our customers across all asset classes," commented FTX US president Brett Harrison, a former high-speed trading tech wonk at Citadel Securities and Jane Street. "With the launch of FTX Stocks, we have created a single integrated platform for retail investors to easily trade crypto, NFTs, and traditional stock offerings through a transparent and intuitive user interface.” The news is striking given that Sam Bankman-Fried recently acquired a 7.6% stake in the poster-child of US retail stock trading: Robinhood. The stake — which amounted to about $648 million at the time of the investment — has spurred speculation among individuals close to the billionaire that he is keen to acquire the entire company. Such a move would fit in neatly with his ever-expanding grip over US capital markets. FTX US has plans to offer crypto derivatives in the US via a proposal that would allow it to offer such instruments direct to consumers, potentially posing a threat to CME Group. Currently, exchanges offer futures and options products to customers through intermediaries like brokers and futures clearing merchants. CME Group — which dominates trading across commodity derivatives — has come out firmly against FTX, with its CEO Terry Duffy noting in a recent press release that FTX's proposal is "glaringly deficient and poses significant risk to market stability and market participants." FTX's mounting presence in traditional markets is also illustrated in its significant stake in equities exchange IEX, which was revealed in April. Still, FTX US plans to route its orders to Nasdaq's market, according to a news release. The firm does not plan to monetize the business via payment-for-order flow, which is the typical mechanism through which brokers make money. Through PFOF — as it is known in the industry — brokers route orders to liquidity providers to execute. Those trading firms pay the brokers for that order flow. "There is clear market demand for a new retail investment experience that offers full order routing transparency to customers and does not rely on payment for order flow," Harrison said. "As we grow the product offering and capabilities, we are excited to give our customers even greater choice for order execution, as well as the tools they need to make informed routing decisions." © 2022 The Block Crypto, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.
CME Group Investments
2 Investments
CME Group has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was in Digital Asset as part of their Series A on January 1, 2016.
CME Group Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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1/22/2016 | Series A | Digital Asset | $60M | Yes | 6 | |
2/22/2012 | Corporate Minority |
Date | 1/22/2016 | 2/22/2012 |
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Round | Series A | Corporate Minority |
Company | Digital Asset | |
Amount | $60M | |
New? | Yes | |
Co-Investors | ||
Sources | 6 |
CME Group Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
CME Group has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Credit Market Analysis on July 12, 2012.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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7/12/2012 | Acquired - II | ||||
Date | 7/12/2012 | |
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Exit | Acquired - II | |
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Valuation | ||
Acquirer | ||
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CME Group Acquisitions
13 Acquisitions
CME Group acquired 13 companies. Their latest acquisition was OSTTRA on September 01, 2021.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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9/1/2021 | Corporate Majority | 1 | ||||
11/5/2018 | Acq - P2P | 12 | ||||
10/18/2012 | Acquired | |||||
8/7/2012 | Debt | |||||
4/18/2012 |
Date | 9/1/2021 | 11/5/2018 | 10/18/2012 | 8/7/2012 | 4/18/2012 |
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Investment Stage | Debt | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Corporate Majority | Acq - P2P | Acquired | ||
Sources | 1 | 12 |
CME Group Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
CME Group has 10 strategic partners and customers. CME Group recently partnered with Broadway Technology on March 3, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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3/25/2022 | Licensee | United States | BrokerTec Integrates Relative Value Curve Spread Trading with Broadway Technology BrokerTec , a leading provider of electronic trading platforms and technology services in fixed income markets , announced that it has partnered with Broadway Technology to make its Relative Value Curve spread trading functionality available on Broadway 's Toc platform . | 1 | |
11/4/2021 | Client | United States | `` Through this long-term partnership with Google Cloud , CME Group will transform derivatives markets through technology , expanding access and creating efficiencies for all market participants , '' said Terry Duffy , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer , CME Group . | 12 | |
9/1/2021 | Partner | United Kingdom | CME Group , the world 's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace , and IHS Markit , a world leader in critical information , analytics and solutions , today announced they have launched their joint venture , OSTTRA , a new post-trade services company . | 1 | |
9/1/2021 | Partner | ||||
9/1/2021 | Partner |
Date | 3/25/2022 | 11/4/2021 | 9/1/2021 | 9/1/2021 | 9/1/2021 |
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Type | Licensee | Client | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | United States | United Kingdom | ||
News Snippet | BrokerTec Integrates Relative Value Curve Spread Trading with Broadway Technology BrokerTec , a leading provider of electronic trading platforms and technology services in fixed income markets , announced that it has partnered with Broadway Technology to make its Relative Value Curve spread trading functionality available on Broadway 's Toc platform . | `` Through this long-term partnership with Google Cloud , CME Group will transform derivatives markets through technology , expanding access and creating efficiencies for all market participants , '' said Terry Duffy , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer , CME Group . | CME Group , the world 's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace , and IHS Markit , a world leader in critical information , analytics and solutions , today announced they have launched their joint venture , OSTTRA , a new post-trade services company . | ||
Sources | 1 | 12 | 1 |
CME Group Team
13 Team Members
CME Group has 13 team members, including current President, Kim Taylor.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Kim Taylor | President | Current | |
Jamie Parisi | Chief Financial Officer | Former | |
Samantha Wren | Chief Financial Officer | Former | |
Guy Naor | Chief Technology Officer | Former | |
Drew Orsinger | Honeywell, SpaceX, Argonne National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and United States Coast Guard | Chief Security Officer | Former |
Name | Kim Taylor | Jamie Parisi | Samantha Wren | Guy Naor | Drew Orsinger |
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Work History | Honeywell, SpaceX, Argonne National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and United States Coast Guard | ||||
Title | President | Chief Financial Officer | Chief Financial Officer | Chief Technology Officer | Chief Security Officer |
Status | Current | Former | Former | Former | Former |
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