Looking for a stock that has been consistently beating earnings estimates and might be well positioned to keep the streak alive in its next quarterly report? CME Group (CME) , which belongs to the Zacks Securities and Exchanges industry, could be a great candidate to consider.This parent company of the Chicago Board of Trade and other exchanges has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two ...

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CME Group (CME) is well poised to grow, banking on the strength of its global presence, a compelling product portfolio, a focus on over-the-counter clearing services and a solid capital position. These coupled with optimistic growth projections and upward estimate revisions make the stock worth retaining in one’s portfolio.Shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have gained 4.4% year to date, outperforming the industry’s increase of 4%.This largest futures exchange in the world in terms of trading volum ...

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Torsten Asmus Simply put, if you hate market volatility, you’ll probably love the CME Group (NASDAQ:CME). This company prints money in volatile markets because of its toll booth-like business model that benefits from transaction volume. I’m able to sleep well at night as a CME shareholder knowing that when the markets get shaky, I benefit from traders putting on hedges and trying to capitalize on near-term momentum shifts, regardless of which direction stock, bond, and commodity prices are headed. What’ ...

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volume, lower revenues and higher costs. In addition, while we may be entitled to recovery for breaches of, or liabilities otherwise incurred in connection with, our agreements with third-party suppliers and service providers, such recovery is limited by the terms of these agreements and may not compensate us in full. Our business exposes us to substantial credit risk of our clearing firms and other counterparties and, consequently, a decrease in their financial resources could adversely af ect us. Our clea ...

CME Group (CME 3.74%) reported some good news Wednesday morning, and investors rewarded the company by trading its stock up on the day. Following the release of its fourth-quarter results before the market opened, the shares zoomed up to close nearly 4% higher. That outpaced the slightly less than 1% gain of the S&P 500 index.Double beats for the fourth quarterFor the period, CME, which owns and operates a collection of derivatives markets, posted revenue of $1.44 billion. This was up from the $1.21 billion ...

AMANDA RIVKIN/AFP via Getty Images Introduction Last weekend, it was the first time I watched a Super Bowl without betting some money, as I decided to completely quit sports betting. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't addicted. I always bet very small amounts, as I liked researching sports teams and wanted to see if I could beat "the house." The reason I stopped is because I figured I wasted too much time. Although I did manage to make money over the past few years, I lost interest because it simply required too ...