On July 12, 2007, CME Group completed a merger with the CME's historical rival, the holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade, founded in 1848, in an $8 billion deal that created the world's largest financial market. The company then launched as CME Group Inc., a CME/Chicago Board of Trade Company.
In 2012, Phupinder Gill, then CME Group's president and COO, became the company's CEO.
In 2022, CME Group futures and options reached a record average daily volume of 23.3 million contracts.
On February 10, 2010, CME Group agreed to purchase 90% of Dow Jones & Company's financial-indexes business, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average. CME Group and Dow Jones & Company subsequently contributed the Dow Jones Indexes to the formation of S&P Dow Jones Indices joint venture, with CME Group receiving a 24.4% ownership interest and Dow Jones & Company receiving a 2.6% ownership interest in the joint venture. In April 2013, CME Group purchased the remaining Dow Jones & Company interest for $80.0 million, increasing CME Group's interest in S&P Dow Jones Indices from 24.4% to 27.0%.
On March 15, 2016, the firm announced the sale of its suburban Chicago data center in Aurora, IL to CyrusOne for $130 million, in a leaseback transaction.
The company also operates two cash market businesses: BrokerTec, which facilitates dealer-to-dealer trading for fixed-income markets, and EBS, which provides foreign exchange spot trading.
In addition, CME Group operates CME Clearing, which serves as a counterparty to every cleared transaction, including both listed and OTC derivatives, within the company's marketplace. CME Group is a member of CCP Global, a trade group of central counterparty clearinghouses from around the globe.
CME Group's history of member-owned exchanges and mergers and acquisition of rivals have led to an unconventionally large board size for a publicly traded company. In 2018, six of its 20 sitting board directors were elected by holders of Class B shares, representing owners of exchange seats, as opposed to that of publicly traded Class A shares. In comparison, the average company in the S&P 500 had no more than 11 board directors.
On August 23, 2018, the company offered holders of Class B shares about $10 million to relinquish control of their six board seats. The move was subsequently rejected.
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