Intercontinental Exchange

Operator of a stock exchange based in New York, United States. The company facilitates firms and businesses to raise the capital and offers securities listing, market data products and thereby, enabling trading of exchange-traded funds, listed securities and equity derivatives.

Provider of electronic trading services catering to financial markets. The company's electronic trading services include a platform, connecting portfolio managers and traders directly to equity markets offering full-service trading desks, advanced algorithmic trading strategies, access to unique and specialized liquidity via an array of crossing pools.

Based in Chicago, CME Group operates exchanges giving investors, suppliers, and businesses the ability to trade futures and derivatives based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign currencies, energy, metals, and commodities. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange was founded in 1898 and in 2002 completed its IPO. Since then, CME Group has consolidated parts of the industry by merging with crosstown rival CBOT Holdings in 2007 before acquiring Nymex Holdings in 2008 and NEX in 2018. In addition, the company has a 27% stake in S&P Dow Jones Indices, making the Chicago Mercantile Exchange the exclusive venue to trade and clear S&P futures contracts. Through CME's acquisitionmore