CME Group

company

About

CME Group is a diverse derivatives marketplace that manages risk and capture opportunities.

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Equity
Last Funding Money Raised
$1B
Industries
Finance,Financial Services,Marketplace,Stock Exchanges
Founded date
Jan 1, 1848
Number Of Employee
1001 - 5000
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
nasdaq:CME
Legal Name
CME Holdings
Sub-Organizations
New York Mercantile Exchange

CME Group is a diverse derivatives marketplace that manages risk and capture opportunities.

CME Group operates large futures exchanges in Chicago and New York City. It is headquartered in Chicago and was formed by the 2007 merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

On March 17, 2008, it announced its acquisition of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange and Commodity Exchange, Inc (COMEX), which was formally completed on August 22, 2008. The 3 Exchanges and the Board now operate as Designated Contract Markets (DCM) of the CME Group.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
2
$1.16B
CME Group has raised a total of $1.16B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 4, 2021 from a Post-IPO Equity round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Nov 4, 2021 Post-IPO Equity $1B 1 Google Detail
Dec 6, 2002 IPO $166.28M Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
1
CME Group is funded by 1 investors. Google are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Google Yes Post-IPO Equity

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
56
CME Group has 56 current employee profiles, including Employee Maximilian Felgenhauer

Acquisition

CME Group has acquired 3 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Credit Market Analysis on Mar 23, 2008. They acquired Credit Market Analysis for $96.40M.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Financial Services acquisition $ 96.40M Detail
Aug 6, 2012 Pivot
Electronics acquisition Detail
Mar 29, 2018 NEX Group
Finance acquisition Detail