CME Group Inc. (CME), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts. Valued at $94.3 billion by market cap, the company offers futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, and more. It facilitates trading on its trading floors, electronic platform, and through privately negotiated transactions that it clears.
Shares of this leading derivatives marketplace have underperformed the broader market over the past year. CME has declined 4.1% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has rallied nearly 20.2%. In 2026, CME stock is down 3.8%, while SPX is up 13.2% on a YTD basis.