CME Group Declares Quarterly Dividend

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CME Group, the leading derivatives marketplace, announced a $0.85 dividend per share for Q3 2020, payable on September 25, 2020, to shareholders of record by September 10, 2020. This decision reflects the company's commitment to returning value to shareholders while maintaining its position in the derivatives market. CME Group continues to empower market participants through its extensive trading platforms across various asset classes, ensuring effective risk management and opportunity capture.

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• Declaring a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share demonstrates strong financial health.
• The dividend payment reflects commitment to returning value to shareholders.
• CME Group maintains a leadership position in the global derivatives marketplace.

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CHICAGO, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc., the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today declared a third-quarter dividend of $0.85 per share, payable September 25, 2020, to shareholders of record as of September 10, 2020.

As the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals.  The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex® platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing. With a range of pre- and post-trade products and services underpinning the entire lifecycle of a trade, CME Group also offers optimization and reconciliation services through TriOptima, and trade processing services through Traiana.

CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and, E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.  NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.  COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec, EBS, TriOptima, and Traiana are trademarks of BrokerTec Europe LTD, EBS Group LTD, TriOptima AB, and Traiana, Inc., respectively. Dow Jones, Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and S&P are service and/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and S&P/Dow Jones Indices LLC, as the case may be, and have been licensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

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FAQ

What is CME Group's dividend amount for Q3 2020?

CME Group declared a dividend of $0.85 per share for Q3 2020.

When will the Q3 2020 dividend be paid?

The dividend will be payable on September 25, 2020.

What is the record date for CME Group's Q3 2020 dividend?

The record date for the dividend is September 10, 2020.

How often does CME Group pay dividends?

CME Group typically declares dividends on a quarterly basis.

Is the dividend sustainable for CME Group?

The sustainable nature of the dividend can be inferred from CME Group's strong market position, but specific financial metrics should be reviewed for detailed analysis.