Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) - Financial definition
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Country
: United States of America
Concise definition of the term Chicago Mercantile Exchange
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is an American exchange for financial and commodity derivatives based in Chicago.
Comprehensive definition of the term Chicago Mercantile Exchange
The CME was founded in 1898 in Chicago as an exchange for agricultural commodities.
Products
CME offers a very large scope of futures contracts, covering the following product groups:
- Agricultural
- Energy
- Equity indexes
- Foreign exchange
- Interest rates
- Metals
- Real estate
- Weather
CME also lists options on futures and clearing of OTC contracts.