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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 ...

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript February 14, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Adam Minick - IR Terry Duffy - Chairman and CEO Lynne Fitzpatrick - CFO Sunil Cutinho - CIO Julie Winkler - CCO Suzanne Sprague - Senior Managing Director & Global Head Of Clearing and Post-Trade Services Derek Sammann - Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Commodities, Options & International Markets Tim McCourt - Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Financial & OTC Products Conference Cal ...

For the quarter ended December 2023, CME Group (CME) reported revenue of $1.44 billion, up 19.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.37, compared to $1.92 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.43 billion, representing a surprise of +0.93%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4.41%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.27.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how the ...

CME Group Inc. (CME) reported fourth-quarter 2023 record adjusted earnings per share of $2.37, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.4%. The bottom line increased 23.4% year over year.Quarterly results benefited from an increase in trading volumes. Average daily volume increased in five of its six asset classes.Performance in DetailCME Group’s revenues of $1.4 billion increased 19.2% year over year. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to higher clearing and transaction fees (up 20.7% year o ...

Aslan Alphan Introduction This may be the shortest introduction of my articles this year (so far). In this article, I'll explain why the market is doing so well, why I'm getting very cautious, and how to bet on super-safe stocks while still getting good income and a shot at outperforming the market. So, let's get to it! "Everyone" Is Bullish Whenever the market keeps making new all-time highs, I'm getting more cautious. Not necessarily because I'm bearish or not invested, but because these are the times whe ...

Wall Street analysts forecast that CME Group (CME) will report quarterly earnings of $2.27 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year increase of 18.2%. It is anticipated that revenues will amount to $1.43 billion, exhibiting an increase of 18.1% compared to the year-ago quarter.The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 0.4% higher over the last 30 days to the current level. This reflects how the analysts covering the stock have collectively reevaluated their initial e ...

The cryptocurrency market started 2024 on a positive note after an impressive rally last year. The much-hyped reformation in the cryptocurrency space took place on Jan 10. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved rule changes to allow the creation of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).As many as 11 spot bitcoin ETFs were launched last month. Following the news, the price of bitcoin (BTC) jumped above the technical barrier of 47,000 to reach 47,893.70. However, Bitcoin’s price has fa ...