CME Group (CME) Declares $2.90 Annual Dividend; 3.1% Yield

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CME Group Inc. Declares Annual Variable Dividend of $2.90 per Share

December 9, 2015 6:36 PM EST

CHICAGO, Dec. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today declared its annual variable dividend, amounting to $2.90 per share.  The dividend is payable January 12, 2016, to shareholders of record on December 28, 2015.  When CME Group adopted its annual variable dividend structure in February 2012, the intention was to determine the excess cash available at the end of each year, with the level to increase or decrease from year to year based on operating results, potential investment activity and other forms of capital return. 

The annual variable dividend of $2.90 per share to be paid in... More

CME Group Wins Multiple FOW International Awards

December 9, 2015 2:23 PM EST

LONDON and CHICAGO, Dec. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it has won two categories at the Futures and Options World (FOW) International Awards:

Exchange of the Year - U.S. and Canada Most Innovative New Contract Launch by an Exchange - Cocoa on CME Europe

CME Group was named as Exchange of the Year in the U.S. and Canada. FOW cited CME Group for being at the forefront of innovation with the expansion of its commodities offering in cocoa, zinc... More