CME Group

CME Group operates large futures exchanges in Chicago and New York City.

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) operates large futures exchanges in Chicago and New York City. It is headquartered in Chicago and was formed by the 2007 merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). On March 17, 2008, it announced its acquisition of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange and Commodity Exchange, Inc (COMEX), which was formally completed on August 22, 2008. The 3 Exchanges and the Board now operate as Designated Contract Markets (DCM) of the CME Group.