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DUBAI, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the leading energy futures exchange in the Middle East, today announced the addition of Owain Johnson as the Chief of Products and Services to the strategic management team of the Exchange. Owain joins DME from CME Group, where he spent the previous four years as Executive Director in Singapore, covering the Asian energy and commodity markets. Prior to that Owain spent 10 years as an energy market...
ATLANTA, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, reported volume for May 2012. Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE's futures markets was 1,544,072 contracts, up 8% from May 2011. Year-to-date through May 31, ADV across ICE's futures exchanges was 1,550,313 contracts, an increase of 3% compared to the first five months of 2011. Total May futures volume...
CHICAGO, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will offer expanded floor trading hours in its CBOT grain and oilseed futures and options during major United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Crop Reports, pending CFTC certification. The floor trading open will be changed to 7:20 a.m. CST, from 9:30 a.m. CST, on mornings of specified reports beginning June 12, 2012. The major USDA reports that...
CHICAGO and LONDON, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of CME Direct, a new technology offering side-by-side trading of exchange-listed and over-the-counter (OTC) markets. CME Direct will initially support trading of CME Group's benchmark energy futures markets alongside OTC energy swaps through leading inter-dealer brokers. The exchange-listed products on CME Globex that may be traded...
LONDON and FRANKFURT, Germany, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions provider, today announced that it is preparing for full support of Eurex's new trading system. With this support, RTS will help global clients achieve an easy transition to the new system Eurex will introduce in December, pending approvals. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101206/MM13143LOGO ) RTS will run both the old and new systems in...
CHICAGO, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it received CFTC approval to offer expanded electronic trading hours in its CBOT grain and oilseed futures and options beginning Sunday, May 20 for Monday, May 21 trade date. Hours will expand from the current 17 hours per day to 21 hours per day on CME Globex from 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT Sunday to Friday. Products included in the expanded hours are CBOT...
CHICAGO, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced measures to help farmers, ranchers and commercial market participants prepare to transition to expanded electronic trading hours for CBOT grain and oilseed futures and options on CME Globex. CME Group will now offer expanded market access to a variety of CBOT futures and options 21 hours per day, pending CFTC certification. "What sets CME Group apart is our...
CHICAGO, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of Short-Dated New Crop Options on CBOT Corn and Soybeans futures to begin trading Monday, June 4. Short-Dated New Crop Options on CBOT Wheat futures will be listed for trading beginning Tuesday, September 4. These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT. "An increasing number of our producer customers use...
CHICAGO, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group announced today that Chief Executive Officer Phupinder Gill and Chief Financial Officer Jamie Parisi will present at the UBS Global Financial Services Conference, to be held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, May 8, at( )2:20 p.m. (Eastern Time). The presentations will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed via the exchange's web site at http://investor.cmegroup.com. Please allow extra time prior...
CHICAGO, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will expand electronic trading hours for its CBOT Denatured Fuel Ethanol futures and options on CME Globex in line with recently announced plans to expand CBOT grain and oilseed trading hours. Pending CFTC certification, CME Group customers will have expanded market access to a variety of CBOT futures and options on CME Globex 22 hours per day....
