CME Group

180 results about this entity

Period: 17 Oct 2006 - 20 Feb 2024

Liffe to move into clearing - Bloomberg

London-based derivatives exchange Liffe is planning to enter the clearing business in a bid to fight off competition from Project Rainbow, the European exchange being set up by investment banks, according to a Bloomberg report.

TowerGroup names five to survive exchange consolidation

By 2012, the exchange-trading business will be dominated by five global powerhouses marketing a range of services to the securities industry, according to forecasts from TowerGroup.

DoJ calls for split of futures exchanges and clearing houses

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is calling for the separation of clearing and settlement services from futures exchanges after finding the current structure - where market operators such as CME Group own and control their own clearing operations - inhibits competition.

CME Group in talks to buy Nymex

The newly-merged CME Group is in preliminary discussions to buy The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) in a cash and stock deal that could be worth around $11 billion.

ICE completes technology overhaul

US market operator IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) says it has completed a two year upgrade of its technology infrastructure which included the transition of its futures markets to a state-of-the-art trading platform.

Financial firms to launch futures trading venture

News that a consortium of banks and trading firms are teaming up to establish an all-electronic futures trading exchange sent shares in CME Group tumbling over the holiday season.

Bursa Malaysia talks stake sale with Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Bursa Malaysia is in talks with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange over potential collaboration, including an equity holding, the Kuala Lumpur-based bourse has confirmed.

Cbot e-trading halted by glitch

Chicago Board of Trade (Cbot) was forced to halt electronic trading in agricultural and financial markets on Thursday morning because of a technical glitch, according to reports.

CME to axe 340 jobs; speed up integration

CME Group has disclosed plans to axe 380 jobs and accelerate integration of its operations with Cbot Holdings which it acquired last month.

ICE to establish London clearing house

US market operator IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has disclosed plans to terminate its existing clearing agreements with LCH.Clearnet and establish its own clearing operation in London.

Nymex bids against ICE for Winnipeg exchange - report

The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) is reported to be muscling in on Intercontinental Exchange's (ICE) planned purchase of Canada's Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE).

Combined CME Group to get cash assistance; axe 400 jobs

The newly-combined CME Group is set to receive millions of dollars in government assistance even though it is gearing up to axe around 400 jobs, according to press reports.