CME Group

CME

Market cap $108B

CME Group gets a strong buy rating yet again, driven both by fundamental and technical factors, despite a neutral consensus. Company growth factors, macro-level tailwinds, strong margins, and low leverage combine to form a convincing mix. The dividend growth is proven over 10 years and many market cycles, while the payout ratio appears sustainable.

CHICAGO, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch options on Eris SOFR Swap futures on June 16, 2026, pending regulatory review. "Our new options on Eris SOFR Swap futures will provide clients with additional flexibility in managing U.S. dollar interest rate risk," said Agha Mirza, CME Group Global Head of Rates and OTC Products.

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All-time high ADV for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), Asia Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LatAm) and Canada For the first time ever, quarterly international ADV for interest rate, metals, energy, agricultural products, equity index and FX all reached record levels LONDON and SINGAPORE, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its international average daily volume (ADV) reached a record 11.4 million contracts in Q1 2026, up 30% over Q1 2025. Reflecting all trading reported outside the United States, this strong performance was driven by record interest rate ADV of 5.7 million contracts, up 30% year-over-year.

CHICAGO, April 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to expand its leading suite of regulated Cryptocurrency derivatives with the launch of Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI) futures on May 4, pending regulatory review. Market participants will have the choice to trade both micro-sized and larger-sized contracts: AVAX futures (5,000 AVAX) and Micro AVAX futures (500 AVAX) SUI futures (50,000 SUI) and Micro SUI futures (5,000 SUI) "Our new micro- and larger-sized Avalanche and Sui futures will provide clients with greater choice, enhanced flexibility and more capital efficiencies across our deeply liquid, regulated Crypto derivatives complex," said Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products.

CME (CME) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Record monthly ADV of 41.1 million contracts in March Record quarterly ADV of 36.2 million contracts in Q1 Record quarterly ADV across interest rate, energy, metals, equity index, agriculture and foreign exchange products Record quarterly ADV in U.S. Treasury and SOFR complexes CHICAGO, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its average daily volume (ADV) reached a monthly record of 41.1 million contracts in March, up 33% year-over-year, and a quarterly record of 36.2 million contracts in Q1, up 22% year-over-year. Additionally, for the first time ever, quarterly volumes reached record levels across interest rate, energy, metals, equity index, agriculture and foreign exchange products.

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