CME Group

Amid Record Demand, CME Group Announces Expansion of WTI Options

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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CHICAGO, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to expand WTI Crude Oil options to include Monday and Wednesday expiries.

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  • CHICAGO, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to expand WTI Crude Oil options to include Monday and Wednesday expiries.
  • "Weekly WTI Crude Oil options are CME Group's fastest growing energy products, and we are pleased to provide market participants with flexibility to manage volatility through our expanded Monday and Wednesday expiries," said Peter Keavey, Global Head of Energy at CME Group.
  • Weekly WTI Crude Oil options allow market participants to purchase short-term protection against surprise announcements that can move markets quickly in any direction," continued Keavey.
  • Average daily volume (ADV) in Weekly WTI Crude Oil options is approximately 8,900 contracts, up 69% year-over year.

CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy to Present at Piper Sandler Global Exchange and FinTech Conference

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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CHICAGO, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group announced today that Terry Duffy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Piper Sandler Global Exchange and FinTech Conference on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Time).

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  • CHICAGO, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group announced today that Terry Duffy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Piper Sandler Global Exchange and FinTech Conference on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Time).
  • The presentation will be available for livestreaming via CME Group's investor website at http://investor.cmegroup.com .
  • Please allow extra time prior to the presentation to visit the site and download the streaming media software required to listen to the Internet broadcast.
  • An audio webcast will be available for replay at the same address approximately 24 hours following the conclusion of the conference.

CME Group Reports May 2023 Monthly Market Statistics

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Friday, June 2, 2023
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Double-digit volume increases in interest rates, energy, agricultural and metals, as well as many individual products

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  • Double-digit volume increases in interest rates, energy, agricultural and metals, as well as many individual products
    CHICAGO, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group , the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its May 2023 market statistics, showing average daily volume (ADV) increased 3% to 25 million contracts during the month, the highest May ADV in company history.
  • Market statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume .
  • May 2023 ADV across asset classes includes:
    Additional May 2023 product highlights compared to May 2022 include:
    Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options ADV of 2.1 million contracts represented 34% of overall Equity Index ADV, Micro WTI Crude Oil futures accounted for 5.2% of overall Energy ADV, Micro Ether futures accounted for 0.2% of overall Equity Index ADV and Micro Bitcoin futures accounted for 0.2% of overall Equity Index ADV

Crypto Valley Conference Kicks Off Today With An Unmissable Agenda And Captivating Speaker Line-Up

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Friday, June 2, 2023
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Rotkreuz, Switzerland, June 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  The Crypto Valley Association’s leading event, the Crypto Valley Conference (CVC), commences today in Rotkreuz, Switzerland. The two-day immersive conference will host 1200 attendees and showcase over 85+ global industry leaders as it returns to the heart of Crypto Valley.

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  • Rotkreuz, Switzerland, June 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Crypto Valley Association ’s leading event, the Crypto Valley Conference (CVC), commences today in Rotkreuz, Switzerland.
  • The two-day immersive conference will host 1200 attendees and showcase over 85+ global industry leaders as it returns to the heart of Crypto Valley.
  • Commenting, Emi Lorincz, President of the Crypto Valley Association, said: “From its inception, the Crypto Valley Conference has been bringing together the strongest, steadiest and most influential minds of the Swiss and global crypto ecosystem.
  • The Crypto Valley Conference is a wonderful mix of quality content and intimate networking that fuels our community.”
    For more information visit cryptovalleyconference.com , follow @thecryptovalley on Twitter, or check out #CVC23.

Exclusive Historical Futures Options Data Now Available from Barchart

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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CHICAGO, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Barchart, a leading provider of market data and technology solutions, announces the expansion of its comprehensive market data inventory with historical futures options data (options on futures).

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  • CHICAGO, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Barchart, a leading provider of market data and technology solutions, announces the expansion of its comprehensive market data inventory with historical futures options data (options on futures).
  • With the addition of historical futures options data covering end-of-day prices, Greeks and other essential metadata, users can now harness this exclusive data for in-depth analysis, risk evaluation, and informed decision-making across options on futures markets.
  • Barchart's coverage extends back to the early 2000s for options on futures historical market data from CME Group, ICE, Euronext, Eurex and other futures exchanges.
  • "The addition of twenty plus years of historical options on futures across global futures markets is an exclusive data set that has not been widely available.

BrokerTec Collaborates with LCH RepoClear SA to Integrate Clearing of Euro Denominated Securities for RFQ Trading Solution

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
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Sponsored Clearing enables buyside market participants to become direct members of LCH RepoClear and clear their transactions with the dealer of their choice via the sponsorship of an Agent.

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  • Sponsored Clearing enables buyside market participants to become direct members of LCH RepoClear and clear their transactions with the dealer of their choice via the sponsorship of an Agent.
  • "We're delighted to further extend our collaboration with LCH to enhance BrokerTec Quote by offering clients new efficiencies in trading Euro-denominated securities," said John Edwards, Global Head of BrokerTec.
  • "We are pleased to expand our partnership with BrokerTec and further extend the LCH RepoClear Sponsored Clearing ecosystem," said Emmanuel Rolland, COO Repoclear, Collateral and Liquidity Management, LCH SA.
  • The collaboration between BrokerTec and LCH RepoClear builds on an existing agreement to provide Sponsored Clearing of Gilt Repo on BrokerTec Quote.

Crypto Valley Conference Returns In June for Its Sixth Annual Event, Revealing Headline Speakers And Immersive Agenda

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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Rotkreuz, Switzerland, May 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), a leading global blockchain and cryptographic technology ecosystem, has announced that its Crypto Valley Conference (CVC) is returning this summer. The flagship event will take place from 1st-2nd of June 2023, in Rotkreuz, Switzerland. 

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  • Now in its sixth year, the Crypto Valley Conference is synonymous with the Swiss blockchain ecosystem and will once again bring together the most influential leaders in the global blockchain and crypto industry.
  • With over 60 speakers lined up, the event will cover a broad range of topics across technology, economics and finance, and regulation.
  • The Crypto Valley Conference is a wonderful mix of quality content and intimate networking that fuels our community.
  • We can't wait to welcome you in June.”
    With more speakers yet to be announced, keep an eye on the official agenda here .

Architect Launches Institutional Trading Technology Suite for Derivatives and Digital Assets in Private Beta

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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CHICAGO, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Architect Financial Technologies Inc. ("Architect" or "the Company") today announced the private beta launch of its first product, a low-latency financial technology platform designed for institutional trading in traditional and digital asset markets.

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  • CHICAGO, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Architect Financial Technologies Inc. ("Architect" or "the Company") today announced the private beta launch of its first product, a low-latency financial technology platform designed for institutional trading in traditional and digital asset markets.
  • Private beta users will be selected from a waitlist to test features and infrastructure performance.
  • Clients of Architect will be able to trade futures and digital assets across a wide variety of exchanges and decentralized protocols, as well as with over-the-counter liquidity providers, using industry-defining technology, tools, and security features.
  • The platform features API connectivity to Qualified Custodians, including within Anchorage Digital and BitGo, and also provides technologically innovative solutions for self-custody of digital assets.

Three Weeks Until ISDA’s 37th AGM in Chicago – Did You Register?

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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Join the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) at its 37th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Chicago from Tuesday May 9 until Thursday May 11, 2023.

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  • Join the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) at its 37th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Chicago from Tuesday May 9 until Thursday May 11, 2023.
  • An updated agenda will be available in due course.
  • Journalists are invited to attend all social events, including the pre-conference welcome reception on Tuesday May 9 at 8:00PM.
  • Please note that attendance at the evening events is granted on a strictly off-the-record basis and is for networking purposes only, not for reporting.

FS-ISAC Leads Financial Sector in Live-Fire Cyber Exercise Locked Shields

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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Locked Shields involves a complex and cascading set of cyber attacks on a fictional country, with impacts ranging from military and government to critical infrastructure such as energy, telecommunications, shipping, and financial services.

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  • Locked Shields involves a complex and cascading set of cyber attacks on a fictional country, with impacts ranging from military and government to critical infrastructure such as energy, telecommunications, shipping, and financial services.
  • FS-ISAC designed the 2023 financial sector scenario in the strategic exercise, which simulates real life payments system outages by a central bank and the cascading impacts on the financial system.
  • Cyber threats to critical infrastructure systems, including financial systems, have become a reality of modern warfare, and Locked Shields has worked since 2010 to facilitate systematic, multi-sector, public-private cyber defense cooperation and coordination in anticipation of these threats from nation-states.
  • “Exercises like Locked Shields strengthen the resilience of the global financial sector and encourage collaboration and coordination across all critical infrastructure and public sectors,” said Steven Silberstein, CEO, FS-ISAC.