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CME Group Inc. () owns and operates large derivatives and futures exchanges in Chicago and New York City, as well as online trading platforms.
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S. Department of Agriculture will solicit public comments as it reviews release times for its monthly crop reports, the agency announced Friday.The move comes following CME Group's (CME) decision to expand electronic trading hours for grain futures to 21 hours per day, which will mean USDA reports, which often cause major market shifts, are released as the market is trading. Many traders are concerned about the volatility that will result from the new schedule on USDA report days, as market participants try to digest the reports."It is important that USDA continue to ensure the integrity of its report release process, particularly as global exchanges move closer to 24-hour trading," USDA chief economist Joe Glauber said in a statement.The USDA crop reports are currently released at 7:30 a.m. CT. Until this month, electronic trading had been halted each day from 7:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.Earlier Friday, CME announced it would start open outcry trading early on USDA report days, at 7:2...Options traders will soon have more time to position their bets on the S&P 500 index, as the Chicago Board Options Exchange plans to begin listing weekly options far...
Linn Group Director of Research Jerrod Kitt on the impact of the CME expanding grain trading from 17 to 21 hours a day.
CME Group Inc. (CME) Tuesday announced the launch of CME Direct, a new technology that will allow market participants to trade both exchange-listed and over-the-coun...
CME Group Inc. (CME) has been eliminated from the sale process to buy the London Metal Exchange after being given more time to come up with a higher priced offer, le...
CME Group Inc. (CME) confirmed that it is now seeking to expand grains futures trading to 21 hours per day, rather than 22 hours, in response to concerns from grain ...
U.S. financial stocks mostly fell on Friday with modest losses, but a few shares, like CME Group Holdings Inc. and Morgan Stanley bucked the trend to move higher. Mo...
Shareholders in the London Metal Exchange, who are also its members, need to be shown a compelling reason to sell the 135-year-old business to any of the remaining b...
Shareholders in the London Metal Exchange, who are also its members, need to be shown a compelling reason to sell the 135-year old business to any of the remaining b...
KT McFarland weighs in
FBN's Jeff Flock reports on demonstrations ahead of the NATO summit.
Futures brokerage R.J. O'Brien called on CME Group Inc. (CME) and IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) to halt grains trading on mornings when the U.S. Department of ...
During trading today, the Financial sector (XLF) showed little change while the S&P 500 fell 0.3%.Although it went in the opposite direction of the market today, the...
The parent of the Chicago Board Options Exchange on Friday claimed victory over a rival stock-options market in a years-long battle over the right to offer contracts...
CME Group Inc. (CME) will open floor trading of grains futures 10 minutes before key government crop reports are released, the exchange said Friday.The change, which...
CME Group Inc. (CME) will open floor trading of grains futures 10 minutes before key government crop reports are released, the exchange announced Friday.The change, ...
FBN's Sandra Smith breaks down business headlines.
Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Friday's session are Delphi Automotive PLC (DLPH), VeriFone Systems Inc. (PAY) and SemTech Corp. (SMTC)...
Exchange operator CME Group Inc. (CME) declared a five-for-one stock split, as the company said it hoped a lower share price would appeal to "a broader, more diverse...
Leaders of exchange operator CME Group Inc. (CME) said on Wednesday that they acted properly and in accordance with bankruptcy laws following the collapse of brokera...