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CME Group Inc. (CME), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, operates contract markets for trading futures and options on futures contracts. Valued at $75.2 billion by market cap, it offers futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, metals, and more. It facilitates trading on its trading floors, electronic platform, and through privately negotiated transactions that it clears.
Shares of this leading derivatives marketplace have underperformed the broader market considerably over the past year. CME has gained 2.4% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has rallied nearly 28.1%. In 2024, CME stock is down marginally, while SPX is up 17.3% on a YTD basis.
