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Volatility Supports Earnings Growth at Derivatives Giant CME, Q4 Revenues in the Green
- CME, the world's largest derivatives exchange, reports strong trading metrics for the last quarter of 2014, the venue saw an increase in quarterly revenues as well as a jump in average daily volumes during the three month period.
Thursday, 05/02/2015 | 21:43 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
With Acquisition Goal Nearing, BGC Extends Tender Offer of $6.10 for GFI Group Shares
- Continuing on its efforts to acquire GFI Group, BGC Partners has announced that they are extending their $6.10 tender offer for shares of GFI Group after nearly achieving their tender goal of 45% of total shares.
Wednesday, 04/02/2015 | 11:34 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Breaking: GFI Shareholders Reject Proposal for CME-GFI Management Merger
Friday, 30/01/2015 | 22:48 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
CME Group Calls BGC Partners' $5.85 a Share Offer for GFI
- A week before the crucial vote of GFI shareholders on a prospective sale of the company, the CME Group matched the latest offer of BGC Partners last week, throwing the ball back to New York City.
Tuesday, 20/01/2015 | 14:00 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
CME "Sees and Calls" BGC Partners, Matches Offer of $5.60 per Share for GFI
- This new offer price represents more than an 80% premium above the closing price of $3.11 per share for GFI Group common stock as of July 29, 2014, the last day of trading prior to the announcement of the CME transaction.
Thursday, 15/01/2015 | 14:36 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
CME Group Launches Free Education Portal for Futures Trading, FX Included
- Participants also can enter a "Futures Challenge" with fellow traders. The challenge provides them with the ability to trade 36 of the most liquid futures contracts across asset classes including: Indexes, Energy, Metals and FX.
Wednesday, 14/01/2015 | 16:45 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
BGC Ups the Ante in Its Bid to Acquire GFI, Increases Offer to $5.60 a Share
- BGC's new proposed revision to its cash offer of $5.60 per share represents a premium of $0.35, or approximately 7%, over the $5.25 per share stock and cash transaction announced by CME and GFI on December 2, 2014.
Wednesday, 14/01/2015 | 12:03 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
CME Group Launches Physical Gold Kilo Futures in Asia
- The ever-growing appetite by Asian investors to park money into physical gold has prompted a gold kilobar listing on COMEX starting to trade from January 26th with physical delivery to select Hong Kong vaults.
Tuesday, 06/01/2015 | 07:49 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Average FX Trading Volume Rose by 3% at CME Group in December but Overall down 9% in 2014
- Fourth-quarter 2014 volume averaged 14.8 million contracts per day in all categories, up 31% from fourth-quarter 2013, and included 36% growth in FX average daily volume and 26% in equities over Q4 2013.
Monday, 05/01/2015 | 13:09 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Tbricks Trading Technology Selected for Market Making on CME by Maize Capital
- Leading Options marketing making firm, Maize Capital, selects Tbricks trading technology for transactions on the CME. The firm deploys Tbricks' apps based architecture for customisable solutions.
Tuesday, 09/12/2014 | 23:43 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
CME Reports Only a 4% Comeback in Revenues for Q3 despite Record Options Volume
- CME's third-quarter 2014 average daily volume was 13.5 million contracts, up 12% from third-quarter 2013. Clearing and transaction fee revenues were $641.8 million, up 7% compared with third-quarter 2013.
Thursday, 30/10/2014 | 12:44 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Korea Exchange Dollar Futures to Be Listed on CME Globex Later This Year
- Korea Exchange and the CME announce the listing of a new Dollar Futures contract on CME Globex. The listing gives KRX an additional avenue through which to attract investors while the CME further tightens its stranglehold on derivatives clearing globally.
Tuesday, 28/10/2014 | 08:58 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
The CME Group Reports an All-Time Daily High of 39.6 Million Contracts on October 15th
Thursday, 16/10/2014 | 16:04 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
CME Group Fights for Market Share Boosted by Competitive Pricing and Resilient APAC Demand
- The CME wants a 20% crude oil market share after starting from zero merely 18 months ago. But with a 80% discount rate as the catalyst, the venue may find keeping market share just as hard as earning it after the discount rate finally ends.
Wednesday, 24/09/2014 | 13:59 GMT by
George Tchetvertakov
On Eve of Scottish Referendum, GBP/USD Speculation Rises, CME Open Interest at Record
- Brokers and FX trading venues have been the winners of the Scottish Independence Referendum taking place tomorrow as speculation of voting results has led to increased volatility and volumes in the pound.
Wednesday, 17/09/2014 | 14:07 GMT by
Ron Finberg
GFI Hasn't Terminated CME Takeover Deal yet, despite BGC's Superior $675 MLN Proposal
- Despite getting an over 15% better price for the GFI Shares, the company's board of directors "has not changed its recommendation with respect to, and continues to support, the pending transaction with CME."
Tuesday, 16/09/2014 | 16:03 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
BGC Partners Enters into a Tough Bidding War with CME for Acquisition of GFI
- After the CME Group bid $4.55 in an all-shares deal in late July, BGC Partners comes to the table allegedly owning close to 14% of GFI's float with an all-cash $675 million unsolicited offer.
Tuesday, 09/09/2014 | 11:40 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Kuwait’s CMA Sacks Its Regulatory Head Amid Widespread Criticism
- All wars have casualties and Saleh al-Falah, the Chairman of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), has been relieved of duty following widespread criticism of his unsuccessful crusade at reforming Kuwait’s infamous stock market.
Wednesday, 27/08/2014 | 00:01 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
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