Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)

What is Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)?

An organized exchange for trading futures and options is the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), sometimes known as the Chicago Merc. The CME trades futures and, in most cases, options in a variety of markets, including metals, real estate, agriculture, energy, stock indexes, foreign exchange, interest rates, and even weather.

The Chicago Butter and Egg Board, as CME was formerly known, traded agricultural commodities like wheat and corn.

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