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Global exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. said Thursday its profit rose as it cut costs and recorded fewer special charges during the third quarter.

CME Group Inc., the worlda s largest futures exchange, will offer trading in Argus Sour Crude Index futures after Saudi Arabiaa s state-owned oil producer said it will abandon the companya s main crude contract amid viability concerns.

CME Group Inc. October 29, 2009 8:30 am ET Executives Craig Donohue a ' CEO Jamie Parisi a ' Managing Director and CFO Rick Redding a ' Managing Director, Products & Services Phupinder Gill a ' President Kim Taylor a ' Managing Director and President of Clearing House Division Analysts Dan Fannon a ' Jefferies Donald Fandetti - Citigroup Jonathan ...

CME Group Inc. has launched trading and clearing services for two new NYISO Zone F peak and off-peak electricity swap futures contracts.

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Oct. 29 -- Craig Donohue, chief executive officer of CME Group Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan about the company's third-quarter earnings reported today.

Exchange operator CME Group Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit increased 20 percent as cost-cutting and a smaller tax provision offset a 4 percent decline in revenue.

CME Group Inc. said on Thursday that its third-quarter profit grew 20% to $202 million, or $3.04 a share, from $169 million, or $2.81 a share a year ago.

As U.S. regulators consider reining in excessive energy speculation, the two major U.S. futures exchanges have squared off over whether authorities should impose a blanket cap on positions traders hold on one exchange.

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On Friday October 16, CME Group decided that it wants to allow customers across the globe to use gold, physical gold, as collateral on all of its exchange products .

Following a report from Crain's Chicago Business that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange were in "informal" talks of merging a seat on the CBOE, it declared that membership sold for $2.8 million on Monday.

Crain's Chicago Business reports: CME Group Inc., the world's top derivatives exchange operator, began accepting physical gold as collateral for all trading products, marking the first time an exchange has allowed gold bullion to be used for margin requirements.

A move by CME Group Inc. to allow gold to be used as collateral for margin requirements on all exchange products raises the profile of the metal, but the development probably will not mean a significant increase in demand for physical gold itself, analysts said.

CME Group Inc., the world's largest derivatives exchange, allowed gold to be used as collateral for trades on all its markets as an alternative to debt or equities.

A seat on the Chicago Board Options Exchange sold for $2.8 million Monday, rising from the previous transaction amid reports of exploratory takeover talks with CME Group Inc.

A seat on the Chicago Board Options Exchange sold for $2.8 million Monday, rising from the previous transaction amid reports of exploratory takeover talks with CME Group Inc.

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CME Group Inc , the world's largest derivatives exchange, is in talks to take over the Chicago Board Options Exchange in a deal that would value the largest U.S. options market at up to $5 billion, according to Crain's Chicago Business.