All Blog Posts Tagged 'CME' (21)

CME Group Expands Multi-Asset Class OTC Offering with First Cleared FX Non-Deliverable Forward

CME Group Expands Multi-Asset Class OTC Offering with First Cleared FX Non-Deliverable Forward

CHICAGO, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced today that on April 27 the company cleared its first customer FX Over-the-Counter Non Deliverable Forward (NDF) trade, further expanding the company's market leading OTC solution across multiple asset classes. The currency cleared was the Brazilian Real.…

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Added by Francesc Riverola on April 30, 2012 at 4:24pm — No Comments

Ice to compete with CME and LCH.Clearnet on FX clearing

Ice to compete with CME and LCH.Clearnet on FX clearing

By Risk Magazine

Competition in forex clearing intensifies as LCH.Clearnet receives regulatory approval and Ice explains how its rival offering will differentiate itself

The IntercontinentalExchange (Ice) plans to launch a clearing service for over-the-counter foreign exchange…

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Added by Francesc Riverola on March 19, 2012 at 10:26am — No Comments

CME Group Launches New Online Magazine Open Markets

CME Group Launches New Thought-Provoking Online Magazine

Company's award-winning magazine and innovative thought leadership site come together in one-stop shop for perspective on global finance

CHICAGO, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of the company's new online magazine Open Markets. The comprehensive new site publishes a variety of content including magazine-style…

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Added by Francesc Riverola on March 12, 2012 at 7:56pm — No Comments

CME, ICE daily trading volumes fall in December

CME, ICE daily trading volumes fall in December

By MarketWatch

CME Group Inc.'s December daily exchange trading volume declined on a sizable drop in trading volume for interest-rate futures, while rival IntercontinentalExchange Inc. also saw volume slip amid a lighter contribution from its key Brent crude futures and options line.

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Added by Francesc Riverola on January 9, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

CME FX Daily Volume Falls 16% In November From Same Month Previous Year

CME Group Volume Averaged 13.2 Million Contracts per Day in November 2011, Up 6 Percent from October 2011

CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced November volume averaged 13.2 million contracts per day, up 6 percent from October 2011, but down 7 percent from November 2010. Average daily volume for November 2010, boosted by the completion of QE2, came in at 14.2 million contracts per…

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Added by Francesc Riverola on December 2, 2011 at 12:44pm — No Comments

MF Global Files Bankruptcy and Suspended From LME Trading and CME Clearing

... and THE END.

Francesc

CFTC-SEC…

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Added by Francesc Riverola on November 1, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

CME Group Limits MF Global Trading to Liquidation Only

the end of the company seems to be around the corner....

Francesc

CME Group Limits MF Global Trading to Liquidation Only

CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective immediately, and until further notice, CME's Emergency Financial Committee, in accordance with rule 975, is limiting all trading for customers of MF Global for liquidation only.

In addition, and until further notice, CME Group will no longer recognize MF Global or any of its…

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Added by Francesc Riverola on October 31, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

CME Group Forex Volume Up 14% In September From Same Period Previous Year

CME Group Averaged 14.7 Million Contracts Per Day in Third-Quarter 2011, up 27 Percent From Third-Quarter 2010

CHICAGO, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced September volume averaged 14.0 million contracts per day, up 16 percent from September 2010. Total volume for September was 294 million contracts, of which 85 percent was traded electronically.

In September 2011, CME Group…

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Added by Francesc Riverola on October 4, 2011 at 1:13pm — No Comments

WSJ: Volatile August Produces Hefty Forex Trading Volume At CME, ICE

Volatile August Produces Hefty Forex Trading Volume At CME, ICE

By Howard Packowitz Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Trading volume surged for exchange-traded foreign currency futures in August, a period of heightened market volatility due to fears about U.S. and European sovereign debt and a weakened global economy.

CME Group Inc. (CME) reported Friday… Continue

Added by Francesc Riverola on September 5, 2011 at 7:55am — No Comments

DJ: CME, ICE Forex Volumes Fell In July At Height Of US Debt Crisis

CME, ICE Forex Volumes Fell In July At Height Of US Debt Crisis

By Howard Packowitz Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Investors curtailed their activity last month in exchange-traded foreign currency futures during a time when extension of the U.S. debt ceiling was in doubt.

CME Group Inc. (CME) reported Tuesday that an average of 885,000 foreign exchange… Continue

Added by Francesc Riverola on August 3, 2011 at 11:31am — No Comments

CME Volume per Day in July 2011 Up 17 Percent from July 2010

CME Group Volume Averaged 12.7 Million Contracts per Day in July 2011, Up 17 Percent from July 2010

Thirty-seven percent increase in July interest rate volume

- Double-digit monthly year-over-year growth in interest rates, agricultural commodities and metals volumes

CHICAGO, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced July volume averaged 12.7 million contracts per day, up 17…

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Added by Francesc Riverola on August 2, 2011 at 3:52pm — No Comments

WSJ: CME Looking For A Leading Role In Forex

An addition to what was already published here yesterday:

CME Launches New Chinese Yuan Forex Futures Contracts

Francesc

CME Group Pushes Futures For Central Role In Global Currency…

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Added by Francesc Riverola on July 12, 2011 at 10:42am — No Comments

CME Launches New Chinese Yuan Forex Futures Contracts

CME Group Announces the Launch of New Yuan FX Futures Contracts

Innovative New Product Design Developed to Suit Global Customers' Needs

SINGAPORE, July 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace and the largest regulated market for foreign exchange, today announced the launch of new foreign exchange (FX) futures contracts based on the Chinese Yuan…

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Added by Francesc Riverola on July 11, 2011 at 8:05am — No Comments

June Forex Volume Steady At CME; Record Dollar Index Volume At ICE

June Forex Volume Steady At CME; Record Dollar Index Volume At ICE
By Wall Street Journal
Trading volume of foreign exchange futures at CME Group Inc. (CME) held about steady in June as the threat of a Greek government default and U.S. economic worries created volatile market conditions.

Added by Francesc Riverola on July 7, 2011 at 7:35am — No Comments

CME Group to sell Chicago Board of Trade building

I guess that in the Internet era and with the massive migration of trading to computer screen, there is no need anymore for big and emblematic locations to host trading floors and exchanges facilities. Internet now rules the business.

The king is dead... long live the king (French: Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!)

Francesc

CME Group to sell Chicago Board of… Continue

Added by Francesc Riverola on June 14, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

ICE Expands FX Futures Offerings In Push To Compete With CME

ICE Expands FX Futures Offerings In Push To Compete With CME

By Stephen L. Bernard, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- IntercontinentalExchange is revamping its foreign- exchange futures offerings as it looks to cut into competitor CME Group's position in the… Continue

Added by Francesc Riverola on June 3, 2011 at 9:04am — No Comments

Volatility sparks CME's May currency-trading surge

Volatility sparks CME's May currency-trading surge

By Howard Packowitz

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Heightened volatility produced surging trade in foreign exchange derivatives during May at CME Group Inc, compared to the previous month.

However, forex volumes fell from year-earlier levels because May of 2010 generated even greater… Continue

Added by Francesc Riverola on June 3, 2011 at 9:02am — No Comments

CME Group Announces Clearing Services for OTC Forex

CME Group Announces Clearing Services for OTC FX

Chilean Peso NDFs First Step in Broader Effort to Clear Wide Range of FX Products

CHICAGO, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of post-execution clearing services for over-the-counter… Continue

Added by Francesc Riverola on May 16, 2011 at 4:07pm — No Comments

CME Group Plans To Become The Biggest Forex Trading Platform This Year

CME Group: Aims To Be Biggest Forex Trading Platform This Year

By Jacob Bunge Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

CME Group Inc. (CME) is angling for the number-one spot among currency-trading platforms as the futures exchange operator hopes to overtake rivals by the end of this year, according to a senior executive.

Year to date, CME's foreign exchange futures market represents… Continue

Added by Francesc Riverola on May 11, 2011 at 7:50am — No Comments

CME Group Stakes Out Ground In Emerging-Market Currencies

CME Group Stakes Out Ground In Emerging-Market Currencies

By Jacob Bunge, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

CME Group Inc. (CME) is promoting the soundness of futures markets to build on growth in contracts linked to the Brazilian and Russian currencies, according to a senior… Continue

Added by Francesc Riverola on April 12, 2011 at 7:54am — No Comments