CME Group

187 results about this entity

Period: 17 Oct 2006 - 24 Apr 2025

CME Group to take control of Dow Jones index business through JV

CME Group has struck a deal to take control of the Dow Jones stock index business through a joint venture with current owner News Corp that values the business at $675 million.

Centralised clearing for OTC derivatives receives industry support but concerns remain

The majority of financial institutions and corporations around the world agree that moving OTC derivatives trading to a system of centralised clearing would help manage risk but many market participants still harbour serious concerns about the prospect, according to a survey from Greenwich Associates.

CME closes in on Dow Jones index business - WSJ

Exchange operator CME Group is in talks to buy Dow Jones' index business for up to $700 million, according to the Wall Street Journal.

CME Group launches CDS clearing

CME Group has begun clearing credit default swaps (CDS) as it moves to take advantage of increasing regulatory scrutiny of the market and compete with the rival InterContinentalExchange.

CME to launch CDS clearing house with support of eight major dealers

After months of wrangling, The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has finally secured agreement with eight leading dealers to participate in its credit default swaps counterparty clearing initiative.

CBOE prepares to demutualise after settling suit

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has settled a long-running legal dispute with members of the Chicago Board of Trade (Cbot), paving the way for demutualisation within "days or weeks".

CME and Citadel ditch CDS trading platform plan to focus on clearing

CME Group and Citadel have abandoned plans to launch a credit default swaps (CDS) trading platform and will instead focus on offering clearing services for the $27 trillion market.

Mexican Exchange in talks to sell stake to CME Group

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores is in preliminalry talks to sell a minority stake to Chicago-based derivatives exchange operator CME Group.

Nyse Liffe shelves CDS clearing

Nyse Euronext subsidiary Liffe has suspended its European credit default swaps (CDS) clearing service after failing to attract a single trade since launching in December.

Data compression firm files patent infringement suits against banks and exchanges

A US firm specialising in data compression has filed lawsuits against a host of investment banks, stock exchanges and financial news and data outfits, accusing them of patent infringement.

CME Group hires ex-LCH.Clearnet boss to lead European clearing

Chicago-based derivatives exchange operator CME Group has hired former LCH.Clearnet boss Andrew Lamb to head up its planned European clearing venture.

ELX Futures offers free trades during July

ELX Futures, which is set to launch tomorrow, says it will not charge for trades in July as it looks to strike an early blow in the battle to take market share from the dominant CME Group.