Past, Present & Futures: Chicago Mercantile Exchange celebrates the rich history of a renegade futures exchange formed in 1919 with an innovative spirit and the drive to one day trade other
commodities besides butter and eggs. Reshaping the futures industry with its ��ree markets for free men��ideals, CME has a long history of ceaseless innovation, including the creation of the
world's first financial futures contracts, the introduction of CME Eurodollar futures, CME E-mini equity products, and the development of CME Globex簧, the first global electronic trading
platform for futures and options. With the landmark merger of CME and the Chicago Board of Trade in 2007, the newly formed CME Group became the largest and most diverse derivatives exchange in
the world. Valued at ＄29 billion with an average daily trading volume of nearly 9 million contracts representing ＄4.2 trillion in notional value, CME Group serves the risk-management needs of
customers around the globe and offers the widest range of benchmark products available on any exchange. Past, Present & Futures: Chicago Mercantile Exchange provides a compelling and
in-depth account of how CME evolved to attain its coveted leadership position in the highly competitive financial and commodities exchange sector.
