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CME Group
CME Group is a global leader in derivatives markets, offering trading across asset classes including commodities, equities, and interest rates
About CME Group
CME Group operates the world's leading derivatives marketplace, providing a wide range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather, and real estate. The company serves a diverse client base, including individual traders, institutional investors, and commercial entities. CME Group operates through a business model that generates revenue primarily from transaction fees, clearing and settlement fees, and market data services. The company also offers a suite of trading platforms, tools, and resources to facilitate efficient trading and risk management. By leveraging its four exchanges—CME, CBOT, NYMEX, and COMEX—CME Group provides unparalleled access to a broad array of financial instruments, enabling clients to hedge risk, discover prices, and gain market insights.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Listed
- Founded
- 1848
- Headquarters
- Chicago, United States
- Listing
- IPO 2002
- Employees
- 3,797
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 37.8/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Wealth Management
- Sector
- Fintech, Trading, Risk Management, Derivatives, Data Analytics, Streaming, Foreign Exchange, Cash Management, Brokerage, Oil & Gas
- Client focus
- b2c
- Investment activity
- 8 companies, latest Aug 2026
- Capital deployed
- $62M
- Preferred round
- SERIES A
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST IPO EQUITY✓Other financing | Feb 2025 | $1.7M | — | Moran Wealth Management | ↗ |
| POST IPO EQUITY✓Other financing | Nov 2021 | $1B | — | Alphabet | Google | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for CME Group is 4.7M monthly website visits, up 88% over the last three months. CME Group's team grew 10.5% over the past year.
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series B and later3 investors entered at this stage
General AtlanticAlphabet | Google
Moran Wealth Management
Other known investors2 additional known investors
Tullett Prebon- VCVernon & Park Capital
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Global footprint
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