CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME)

Q: What is CME Group Inc.'s revenue?

CME Group Inc. has annual revenue of approximately $6.52 billion.

Q: How many employees does CME Group Inc. have?

CME Group Inc. employs approximately 4,500 people.

Financial Data & Stock Exchanges · Chicago, IL, United States · Founded 1898

$80.0B

Market Cap

$6.52B

Revenue

4,500

Employees

$4.07B

Net Income

📊 Key Statistics for CME Group Inc. (CME)

Market capitalization: $80.0 billion
Annual revenue: $6.52 billion
Net income: $4.07 billion
Employees: 4,500
Sector: Financial Services
Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Founded: 1898

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📋 About CME Group Inc.

CME Group is the world's largest derivatives exchange operator, running the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, New York Mercantile Exchange, and COMEX. The company facilitates trading in futures and options across interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, and metals. CME's benchmark products include Eurodollar futures, S&P 500 futures, and WTI crude oil futures.

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💰 How CME Group Inc. Makes Money

CME Group earns revenue from transaction fees on futures and options trades, clearing fees, and market data subscriptions. The exchange model benefits from volatility—uncertain markets drive more hedging and speculative activity, increasing trading volumes and fee revenue.

📜 Key Milestones

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange was founded in 1898 as the Chicago Butter and Egg Board. CME Group was formed through the 2007 merger of CME and the Chicago Board of Trade, followed by the acquisition of NYMEX in 2008. The company pioneered electronic futures trading through its Globex platform, which now handles the vast majority of volume.

📊 Financial Overview

Market Capitalization	$80.0B
Annual Revenue	$6.52B
Net Income	$4.07B
Profit Margin	62%
Revenue per Employee	$1448889K
Stock Exchange	NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol	CME

Financial data is approximate and based on most recent annual filings.

💡 Did You Know?

CME Group's interest rate futures complex is the most liquid derivatives market in the world—daily notional volume regularly exceeds $5 trillion. The company's original trading pits, once the most chaotic places in finance, are now largely silent as electronic trading has taken over.

📝 Analyst Take

CME Group is a natural monopoly in derivatives—liquidity begets liquidity, and no competitor can replicate the depth of CME's benchmark contracts. The variable-cost model means profits surge during volatile markets, making it a portfolio hedge that also pays a healthy dividend.

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