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What is the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)?

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or Merc, is an organized exchange for trading futures and options. CME was originally called the Chicago Butter and Egg Board and was used for trading agricultural products, such as wheat and corn. In the 1970s the CME added financial futures, followed shortly by precious metals, Treasuries, and other assets.

Do commodities trade on the Chicago Board of trade?

Commodities still play a central role in trading on the Chicago Board of Trade, but other products like U.S. Treasury bonds and equity index futures now trade there as well. Today, the Chicago Board of Trade is part of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group.

What is the Chicago Board of trade?

Today, the Chicago Board of Trade is part of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group is the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, made up of four exchanges: The COMEX. Each exchange offers a wide range of global benchmarks across major asset classes.

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