$CME announced 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached a record 16.3MM contracts, up 4% from 2016. During 2017, there were 34 trading days above 20MM contracts, up from 32 days in 2016, despite significantly lower volatility.

$CME's 2017 average daily volume reached a record 16.3MM contracts, up 4% from 2016. 4Q17 volume averaged 15.9MM contracts per day, down 2% from the same period a year ago.

$CME declared its annual variable dividend, amounting to $3.50 per share.  The dividend is payable on Jan. 15, 2018, to shareholders of record on Dec. 28, 2017. The annual variable dividend totals about $1.2Bil.

$CME has declared an annual dividend of $3.50 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2018, to shareholders of record on December 28, 2017.

$CME said November 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 18MM contracts, down 14% from November 2016, but up 21% compared with October 2017. Options volume averaged 3.5MM contracts per day, down 18% vs. Nov. 2016. Open interest at the end of November was 123MM contracts, up 9% from the end of November 2016.

$CME reached average daily volume of 18MM contracts in November 2017, down 14% from last year. Options volume average 3.5MM contracts per day, down 18% from last year. Open interest at the end of November was 123MM contracts, up 9% from the end of November 2016.

$CME and Japan Exchange Group (JPX) announced the launch of Japanese Yen-denominated Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) futures contracts to begin trading on CME Globex by 1Q18, pending all relevant regulatory review periods.

$CME will exit its credit default swap (CDS) clearing business by mid-2018, freeing up $650MM in clearing member capital. Going forward, $CME will focus its over-the-counter (OTC) clearing services on interest rate swaps (IRS) and foreign exchange (FX), as well as on developing further capital efficiencies for market participants.

$CME announced that August 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 16MM contracts, up 16% compared with August 2016. August 2017 options volume averaged 3.1MM contracts per day, up 30% vs August 2016, with electronic options averaging 2.2MM contracts per day, up 51% YoY. Open interest at the end of August was 119MM contracts, up 13% YoY.

$CME has declared a 3Q17 dividend of $0.66 per share, payable on Sept. 25, 2017 to shareholders of record as on Sept. 8, 2017.

Derivatives marketplace $CME reported a 1% annual drop in its average daily volume to 14MM contracts in July. The average options volume decreased 8% to 2.9M contracts per day. Electronic options averaged 2MM contracts per day, up 21% from last year.

Derivatives marketplace $CME has decided to develop futures and options on a new benchmark, following a recent recommendation by the Alternative Reference Rate Committee. It was recommended that the broad Treasuries repo financing rate should serve as the reference rate in certain new US dollar derivatives and other financial instruments.

$CME said its 2Q17 average daily volume reached 16.5MM contracts, up 7% YoY.  Options volume averaged 3.6MM contracts per day, up 21%, while interest rate options and energy options average daily volume grew 37% and 22%, respectively. Open interest at the end of June, 2017, was 113MM contracts, up 7% YoY.

$CME has received regulatory clearance from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to provide clearing services for over-the-counter FX options.

$CME announced that May 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 16.5MM contracts, up 11%. CME Group's monthly options volume averaged 3.4MM contracts per day, up 21%.

$CME's shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2017. The shareholders also approved the amended and restated $CME Omnibus Stock Plan.

$CME's shareholders elected Terrence Duffy, Timothy Bitsberger, Charles Carey, Dennis Chookaszian, Ana Dutra, Martin Gepsman, Larry Gerdes, Daniel Glickman, Leo Melamed, Alex Pollock, John Sandner, Terry Savage, William Shepard and Dennis Suskind each for a one-year term expiring in 2018.

$CME declared a 2Q17 dividend of $0.66 per share, payable June 26, 2017, to shareholders of record as of June 9, 2017.