CME Group's first-quarter adjusted profit rises on trading strength

CME Group Inc. is the market of forward contract by mutual agreement and options on financial instruments the biggest and the most diversified by the world. The group proposes for contracts and options on interest rate, on stock exchange indexes, on currencies, on raw materials of agricultural origin or in industrial usage, on several forms of energy, as well as alternate products of investment such as contracts concerning the weather conditions or the real estate. The majority of operations are realized through electronic platforms of negotiation. CME Group Inc., through its clearing house, also insures the connection and the regulation of transactions on its markets, eliminating any risk of non-payment.