CHICAGO, March 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group,
the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace,
announced it set a total open interest record of 123.1 million
contracts on March 9, 2017, driven
primarily by strong open interest in the interest rates complex.
The new record surpassed the previous open interest record of 122.7
million contracts set on Dec. 15,
2016.
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risk. Through its exchanges, CME Group offers the widest
range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes,
including futures and options based on interest rates, equity
indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and
metals. CME Group provides electronic trading globally on its
CME Globex platform. The company also offers clearing
and settlement services across asset classes for exchange-traded
and over-the-counter derivatives through its clearinghouses CME
Clearing and CME Clearing Europe. CME Group's products and
services ensure that businesses around the world can effectively
manage risk and achieve growth.
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