CME Group Inc.

CME Group Inc. is a US company that operates derivatives exchanges and clearing services. Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the ticker CME.

The group comprises four exchanges: CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX. Futures and options contracts based on interest rates and US Treasury bonds, equity indices, crude oil and natural gas, agricultural products, gold and other metals, and exchange rates trade on these platforms. CME Clearing operates as the central clearing house that takes on the counterparty risk of trades. In addition, bond and currency trading takes place on the BrokerTec and EBS platforms; market data and index licensing are also among its income sources. Its customers are banks, funds, energy and agricultural companies and professional investors.

For derivatives exchanges, trading volumes, market volatility, interest rate uncertainty, per-contract fees and rival platforms are watched. The CME page on Lzzo.com presents the price in US dollars; there is an option to convert into Turkish lira, euros or pounds sterling. A historical price chart, technical indicators, the data source and the time of the last update are also on the page.