New York Mercantile Exchange

CME Group Announces Launch of Event Contracts for Trading Global Benchmark Products

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Lundi, septembre 19, 2022

CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of event contracts.

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  • CHICAGO, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of event contracts.
  • "We continue to see increasing demand from retail investors looking for less-complex ways to gain exposure to and participate in CME Group benchmark products some of the world's most widely quoted futures markets," said Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equity and FX Products at CME Group.
  • Ryan Moroney, CEO of CQG, said: "We've seen growing demand on the retail side and are excited to have closely collaborated with CME Group on the launch of event contracts.
  • CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates , equity indexes , foreign exchange , energy , agricultural products and metals .

CME Group Announces Record Volume as Participation in Aluminum Futures Accelerates

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Vendredi, septembre 16, 2022

CHICAGO, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that Aluminum Futures average daily volume is up 359% in Q3 to-date from Q1, reaching a record single-day volume of 6,709 contracts on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.

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  • CHICAGO, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that Aluminum Futures average daily volume is up 359% in Q3 to-date from Q1, reaching a record single-day volume of 6,709 contracts on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.
  • "Participation in CME Group's aluminum futures market has grown considerably this year, offering manufacturers and distributors another viable tool to manage their exposure to aluminum prices," said Andy Massey, Vice President of Metals, Procurement and Transportation of U.S.-based Bonnell Aluminum.
  • "Bonnell Aluminum has recently begun using CME Group contracts as a hedging tool to manage underlying aluminum price risk, and we will also be referencing CME Group's Aluminum Futures prices in our 2023 contracts for critical infrastructure markets.
  • We appreciate the efforts by CME Group to further build these markets for the long-term health of our industry."

CME Group FX Futures and Options Reach New Volume and Open Interest Records

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Vendredi, septembre 16, 2022

This was the first time CME Group FX futures and options traded more than 3 million contracts in a single day and was 7% higher than the previous record of 2.8 million contracts set on Dec. 3, 2020.

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  • This was the first time CME Group FX futures and options traded more than 3 million contracts in a single day and was 7% higher than the previous record of 2.8 million contracts set on Dec. 3, 2020.
  • Open interest (OI) for CME Group FX futures and options also reached a record high of 3.3 million contracts on Sept. 8, 2022, up 17% year-on-year and reflecting a notional value of around $295 billion.
  • "Clients are increasingly accessing the deep liquidity, as well as the potential capital and cost efficiencies, offered by our FX futures and options products to manage their currency exposure," said Paul Houston, Global Head of FX Products, CME Group.
  • The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.

CME Group Announces Launch of Ether Options

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Lundi, septembre 12, 2022

CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group ,the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of options on Ether futures.

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  • CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group ,the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of options on Ether futures.
  • "The launch of our new Ether options contracts is particularly well-timed to provide the crypto community with another important tool to gain access to and manage exposure to ether.Our new options contracts will also complement CME Group's Ether futures which have seen a 43% increase in average daily volume year over year."
  • As ether transitions through the anticipated merge this week, we expect we'll continue to see strong demand for this Ether options contract."
  • "The launch of the new Ether options contract ahead of the highly anticipated Ethereum Merge provides our clients with greater flexibility to trade and hedge their Ether price risk."

CME Group to Launch E-mini Nasdaq-100 Tuesday and Thursday Weekly Options on October 3

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Jeudi, septembre 8, 2022

CHICAGO, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will expand its suite of E-mini Nasdaq-100 options with the launch of Tuesday and Thursday Weekly options on October 3, pending regulatory review.

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  • CHICAGO, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will expand its suite of E-mini Nasdaq-100 options with the launch of Tuesday and Thursday Weekly options on October 3, pending regulatory review.
  • These new weekly options contracts will complement the existing Monday, Wednesday and Friday Weeklies, End-of-Month and Quarterly options on Nasdaq-100 futures.
  • "We're pleased to be continuing our work with CME Group to expand the weekly options supporting investors with innovative tools to customize their investments and risk management."
  • Year-to-date, E-mini Nasdaq-100 Monday, Wednesday and Friday Weekly options average daily volume is 29.4K contracts, representing a 66% increase year-over-year.

Farmer sentiment improves, but farmers still concerned about rising costs and inflation

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Mardi, septembre 6, 2022

and CHICAGO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer farmer sentiment index rose 14 points in August to a reading of 117.

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  • and CHICAGO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer farmer sentiment index rose 14 points in August to a reading of 117.
  • The Ag Economy Barometer is calculated each month from 400 U.S. agricultural producers' responses to a telephone survey.
  • On the farm level, there is a big disparity in opinions among farmers regarding whether or not input prices will retreat or escalate in 2023.
  • It includes a detailed breakdown of each month's barometer, in addition to a discussion of recent agricultural news that affects farmers.

CME Group Reports 22% ADV Growth in August 2022

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Vendredi, septembre 2, 2022

CHICAGO, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its August 2022 market statistics, showing average daily volume (ADV) increased 22% to 21.2 million contracts during the month.

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  • CHICAGO, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its August 2022 market statistics, showing average daily volume (ADV) increased 22% to 21.2 million contracts during the month.
  • CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates , equity indexes , foreign exchange , energy , agricultural products and metals .
  • The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.
  • In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.

CME Group Executives to Present at Barclays Global Financial Services Conference

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Jeudi, septembre 1, 2022

CHICAGO, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group ,the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that Chief Financial Officer John Pietrowicz, Deputy Chief Financial Officer Lynne Fitzpatrick and Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Commodities, Options & International Markets Derek Sammann will present a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 2:45 p.m. (Eastern Time).

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  • CHICAGO, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group ,the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that Chief Financial Officer John Pietrowicz, Deputy Chief Financial Officer Lynne Fitzpatrick and Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Commodities, Options & International Markets Derek Sammann will present a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 2:45 p.m. (Eastern Time).
  • The presentation will be available for livestreaming via CME Group's investor website at http://investor.cmegroup.com .
  • An audio webcast will be available for replay at the same address approximately 24 hours following the conclusion of the conference.
  • CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates , equity indexes , foreign exchange , energy , agricultural products and metals .

TOP Financial Group Limited Enters into Share Purchase Agreement to Acquire Australian Broker Top 500 Sec PTY Ltd.

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Jeudi, septembre 1, 2022

Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agrees to acquire, and PRO800 Limited (the Seller) agrees to sell, 100% of the equity interest in the Target for a total consideration of $700,000.

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  • Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agrees to acquire, and PRO800 Limited (the Seller) agrees to sell, 100% of the equity interest in the Target for a total consideration of $700,000.
  • The closing of the transaction is conditioned upon completion of due diligence reviews of the Target and any required regulatory approvals.
  • The Target is a profitable broker that owns an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL:328866) and is principally engaged in providing financial services business in Australia that includes arranging or providing financial advice on financial products such as derivatives, foreign exchange contracts, stock and bond issuance etc.
  • The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

CME Group Announces Launch of Euro-denominated Bitcoin and Ether Futures

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Lundi, août 29, 2022

CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group ,the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today launched Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro futures.

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  • CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group ,the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today launched Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro futures.
  • "The launch of these new futures contracts builds on the strong growth and deep liquidity we have seen in our existing U.S. dollar-denominated Bitcoin and Ether futures contracts," said Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equity and FX Products, CME Group.
  • Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro futures contracts will be sized at five bitcoin and 50 ether per contract.
  • The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.