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CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced its plans to launch physically-delivered Hard Red Spring Wheat futures and options in early Q2 2025, pending regulatory approvals."By adding Hard Red Spring Wheat futures and options, market participants will now be able to manage price risk across every major type of wheat on one exchange and all cleared in a single clearing house," said John Ricci, Managing Director and Global Head of Agricultural ...

CME Group (CME) has been trading above its 50-day simple moving average (SMA), signaling a short-term bullish trend. Its share price, as of Jan. 6, 2025, was $225.82, down 9.3% from its 52-week high of $249.02.The 50-day SMA is a key indicator for traders and analysts to identify support and resistance levels. It is considered particularly important as this is the first marker of an uptrend or downtrend. CME is the largest futures exchange in the world in terms of trading volume as well as notional value tr ...

CHICAGO, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024 before the markets open on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Written highlights for the quarter will be posted on the company's website at 6:00 a.m. Central Time, the same time it provides its earnings press release. The company will also hold an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, at which time company executives will take analysts' questions. A live audio Webcast of ...

Core Insights - CME Group reported a record average daily volume (ADV) of 26.5 million contracts for the full year 2024, marking a 9% increase from 2023 [1] - The company achieved record ADV across various asset classes, including interest rates, agricultural products, foreign exchange, and metals [2] Full-Year 2024 Highlights - Interest Rate ADV increased by 10% to a record 13.7 million contracts [3] - U.S. Treasury futures and options ADV reached a record of 8.1 million contracts [3] - SOFR futures and options ADV also set a record at 5.2 million contracts [3] - International ADV rose by 14% to a record 7.8 million contracts, with EMEA ADV at 5.8 million contracts and Asia ADV at 1.7 million contracts [3] Q4 2024 Highlights - Q4 ADV for U.S. Treasury and cryptocurrency complexes reached record levels [2] - Interest Rate ADV for Q4 was 10.1 million contracts, with a record Q4 U.S. Treasury futures and options ADV of 7.9 million contracts [5] - Cryptocurrency ADV surged by 307% to 197,000 contracts, with a notional value of $10 billion [5] December 2024 Highlights - December ADV for agricultural products increased by 24% to 1.5 million contracts [5] - Foreign Exchange ADV reached 1.1 million contracts, with Canadian Dollar futures ADV increasing by 29% to 132,000 contracts [5] - Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options ADV represented 34.3% of overall Equity Index ADV [5] Additional Metrics - BrokerTec U.S. Repo average daily notional value (ADNV) increased by 8% to $339.9 billion [5] - EBS Spot FX ADNV rose by 6% to $55.8 billion, while FX Link ADV increased by 91% to a record 32,000 contracts [5]

CHICAGO, Dec. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, has announced that it will honor the passing of former President Jimmy Carter by implementing an early close for agricultural, equity and interest rate markets on the National Day of Mourning on Thursday, January 9, 2025.U.S. equity markets will be open until 8:30 a.m. CT on January 9. All U.S. equity options expiring on January 9 will be moved to expire on January 8.Interest rates and agricultural markets will cl ...

Author Background - Albert Anthony is a contributing analyst on Seeking Alpha, covering over 200 stocks since 2023 and amassing over 1.07K followers [1] - He is working on a new book titled *The Future Investor: Growing a Diversified Portfolio (2025 edition)* [1] - Holds a B.A. in political science from Drew University and has certifications from Microsoft, CompTIA, UVA Darden School of Business, and Corporate Finance Institute [1] - Previously worked as an information systems analyst, including at Charles Schwab [1] Content Focus - The Future Investor series focuses on growing a diversified portfolio and identifying future performance drivers across multiple sectors [1] - The YouTube channel @FutureInvestorChannel was launched in late 2024 to complement the articles [1] Personal Interests - Manages a small equities portfolio called the Future Investor Fund using personal capital [1] - Attends business and innovation conferences in the US and Croatia [1] - Active member of the Croatian Association of Economists since 2024 [1]

For Immediate ReleaseChicago, IL – December 12, 2024 – Today, Zacks Equity Research Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) , CME Group (CME) , Nasdaq Inc. (NDAQ) , Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) and MarketAxess (MKTX) .Industry: Securities and ExchangesLink: https://www.zacks.com/commentary/2382236/5-stocks-to-watch-from-the-prospering-securities-and-exchanges-industryA compelling and diversified product portfolio helps drive revenues of Zacks Securities and Exchanges industry players. An increase in trading volumes, ...

Share buyback authorizations are useful indicators to stay aware of. Share buybacks are often thought of as an indirect return of capital to shareholders. When a company buys back its shares, it lowers the number of outstanding shares. All else being equal, this increases earnings per share (EPS), which often leads to higher stock prices. They can also indicate that management has confidence in the state of the company. The company must buy shares in the market. They likely wouldn't do so if they believe th ...

Core Insights - CME Group's Board of Directors approved initiatives to return capital to shareholders, including a variable dividend of $5.80 per share, totaling approximately $2.1 billion, payable on January 16, 2025 [1][3] - A share repurchase program of up to $3 billion for CME Group Class A common stock was authorized, allowing flexibility based on market conditions [2][5] - The total yield for CME Group dividends in 2024 is 4.9%, reflecting an 8% increase from 2023, with over $28 billion paid in dividends since 2012 [3] Dividend and Share Repurchase Details - The annual variable dividend will be declared and paid in alignment with the first quarter regular dividend starting in 2026 [4] - The share repurchase plan does not have a specified end date and is contingent on stock price and market conditions [5] Company Overview - CME Group is the leading derivatives marketplace, facilitating trading across various asset classes, including interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products, and metals [6]