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Full Schedule Released for Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2024

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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HONG KONG, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the success of its record-breaking 2023 event, HK Web3 Festival is returning for its second edition from 6 to 9, April at Hall3FG, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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  • HONG KONG, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the success of its record-breaking 2023 event, HK Web3 Festival is returning for its second edition from 6 to 9, April at Hall3FG, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
  • Hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, the Festival will convene over 160 game-changing projects, 100 media and 300+ notable speakers to exchange up-to-date knowledge, experiences, and views that are expected to shape the narrative around Web3 and blockchain.
  • With the event taking place in the innovation-rich city of Hong Kong, the Web3 Festival 2024 converges East and West ideologies.
  • It sets four regular conference areas and an open stage, providing an avenue for eclectic discussions around Web3, idol performance, Web3 professional esports tournament, and more!

Full Schedule Released for Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2024

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Tsinghua University, Festival, Exchange-traded product, Fidelity International, Associate, CME Group, Blockchain, Digital asset, Magic, AI, Senior, AWS, Convention center, Stage 2, Entrepreneurship, Associate professor, Open, Cryptocurrency

HONG KONG, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the success of its record-breaking 2023 event, HK Web3 Festival is returning for its second edition from 6 to 9, April at Hall3FG, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Key Points: 
  • HONG KONG, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the success of its record-breaking 2023 event, HK Web3 Festival is returning for its second edition from 6 to 9, April at Hall3FG, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
  • Hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, the Festival will convene over 160 game-changing projects, 100 media and 300+ notable speakers to exchange up-to-date knowledge, experiences, and views that are expected to shape the narrative around Web3 and blockchain.
  • With the event taking place in the innovation-rich city of Hong Kong, the Web3 Festival 2024 converges East and West ideologies.
  • It sets four regular conference areas and an open stage, providing an avenue for eclectic discussions around Web3, idol performance, Web3 professional esports tournament, and more!

CME Group Inc. Announces First-Quarter 2024 Earnings Release, Conference Call

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Friday, March 15, 2024
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CHICAGO, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the first quarter of 2024 before the markets open on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

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  • CHICAGO, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the first quarter of 2024 before the markets open on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
  • Written highlights for the quarter will be posted on the company's website at 6:00 a.m. Central Time, the same time it provides its earnings press release.
  • The company will also hold an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, at which time company executives will take analysts' questions.
  • A live audio Webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website, www.cmegroup.com .

CME Group Executives to Present at 2024 Raymond James Annual Institutional Investors Conference

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Friday, March 1, 2024
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CHICAGO, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that Global Head of Financial & OTC Products Tim McCourt, Chief Accounting Officer Jack Tobin and Executive Director of Investor Relations Adam Minick will present at the 45th Annual Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 5, at 8:40 a.m. (Eastern Time).

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that Global Head of Financial & OTC Products Tim McCourt, Chief Accounting Officer Jack Tobin and Executive Director of Investor Relations Adam Minick will present at the 45th Annual Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 5, at 8:40 a.m. (Eastern Time).
  • Please allow extra time prior to the presentation to visit the site and download the streaming media software required to listen to the online broadcast.
  • An audio webcast will be available for replay at the same address approximately 24 hours following the conclusion of the conference.
  • CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates , equity indexes , foreign exchange , energy , agricultural products and metals .

CME Group Launches Clearing Service for Mexican F-TIIE Overnight Index Swaps

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that nine market participants have cleared over-the-counter (OTC) Mexican Overnight Funding Rate (F-TIIE) index swaps since the company launched its clearing service on February 5.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that nine market participants have cleared over-the-counter (OTC) Mexican Overnight Funding Rate (F-TIIE) index swaps since the company launched its clearing service on February 5.
  • Market participants who have already cleared these swaps through CME Group include Banorte, BBVA, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Santander.
  • "Our new swaps clearing service provides critical infrastructure for clients navigating the F-TIIE benchmark transition," said Agha Mirza, CME Group Global Head of Rates and OTC Products.
  • For more information on clearing F-TIIE index swaps at CME Group, please visit https://www.cmegroup.com/articles/2023/transition-from-28d-tiie-to-tiie-... .

CME Group to Launch Micro Euro-denominated Bitcoin and Ether Futures on March 18

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it plans to further expand its cryptocurrency derivatives offering with the addition of Micro Bitcoin Euro and Micro Ether Euro futures on March 18, pending regulatory review.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it plans to further expand its cryptocurrency derivatives offering with the addition of Micro Bitcoin Euro and Micro Ether Euro futures on March 18, pending regulatory review.
  • As such, we have seen a four-fold increase in volume in our USD-denominated Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether futures," said Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products at CME Group.
  • Designed to match their U.S. dollar-denominated counterparts, Micro Bitcoin Euro and Micro Ether Euro futures contracts will be sized at one-tenth of their respective underlying cryptocurrencies.
  • Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether futures also saw a trading surge, with average daily volumes growing 43% versus December 2023.

CME Group Inc. Names Slate of Director Nominees

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced its slate of candidates for its board of directors for election at the company's annual meeting to be held Thursday, May 9, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced its slate of candidates for its board of directors for election at the company's annual meeting to be held Thursday, May 9, 2024.
  • In addition, the CME Group Nominating and Governance Committee is recommending the following individuals for election by CME Group's Class B shareholders.
  • CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates , equity indexes , foreign exchange , energy , agricultural products and metals .
  • In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.

CME Group to Launch U.S. Corporate Bond Index Futures in Summer 2024

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its interest rate complex will expand in summer 2024 with the launch of U.S. Corporate Bond Index futures, pending regulatory review.

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  • CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its interest rate complex will expand in summer 2024 with the launch of U.S. Corporate Bond Index futures, pending regulatory review.
  • "The launch of listed futures on the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Indices is intended to provide investors with the ability to more accurately and efficiently gain exposure to the corporate bond market and hedge their credit risk."
  • Available to trade on CME Globex and eligible for submission to clearing via CME ClearPort, U.S. Corporate Bond Index futures will be listed with, and subject to, the rules of a Designated Contract Market at CME Group.
  • These contracts will also receive automatic margin offsets against existing CME Group Interest Rate and Equity Index futures upon launch.

CME Group Reports Record January ADV of 25.2 Million Contracts

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Friday, February 2, 2024
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Record January interest rate ADV of 13.1 million contracts, up 27%

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  • Record January interest rate ADV of 13.1 million contracts, up 27%
    Record January options ADV of 6.1 million contracts, up 26%
    CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its January 2024 market statistics, reaching a new overall average daily volume (ADV) record of 25.2 million contracts for the month, up 16% from January 2023.
  • The company's interest rate ADV saw double-digit growth, driven by its SOFR complex and U.S. Treasury futures.
  • ADV also increased by double-digits across energy, agricultural and foreign exchange products.
  • CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates , equity indexes , foreign exchange , energy , agricultural products and metals .

CME Group to Launch E-mini S&P 500 Equal Weight Futures on February 26

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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CHICAGO, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch E-mini S&P 500 Equal Weight futures on February 26, pending regulatory review.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch E-mini S&P 500 Equal Weight futures on February 26, pending regulatory review.
  • While the S&P 500 Index weights companies based on market capitalization, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index applies equal weight to all constituents in the index.
  • "The introduction of E-mini S&P 500 Equal Weight futures will provide market participants with a new way to access equity market breadth," said Paul Woolman, Global Head of Equity Products at CME Group.
  • The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("S&P DJI").