CME Group Named to IDG's Insider Pro and Computerworld's 2020 List of 100 Best Places to Work in IT

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CME Group has been recognized as one of the 2020 Best Places to Work in IT by IDG's Insider Pro and Computerworld, marking the third consecutive year of this honor. The ranking is based on a comprehensive evaluation of company benefits, career development, and IT worker surveys. CME Group's CIO, Kevin Kometer, highlighted the importance of talented teams in delivering cutting-edge technology solutions. The recognition underscores CME Group's focus on empowering employees with growth opportunities and competitive compensation.

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• Recognition as a top workplace for IT professionals for three consecutive years.
• Comprehensive benefits and career development programs attract and retain IT talent.

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CHICAGO, June 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it has been selected by IDG's Insider Pro (https://www.idginsiderpro.com) and Computerworld (http://www.computerworld.com) as a 2020 Best Places to Work in IT, one of 100 top organizations that challenge their IT staffs while providing great benefits and compensation. This is the third consecutive year CME Group has received this recognition. Organizations will be included in coverage on IDGInsiderPro.com and Computerworld.com along with results from the 2020 Best Places to Work in IT survey.

The Best Places to Work in IT list is an annual ranking of the top 100 work environments for technology professionals by Insider Pro and Computerworld. The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, career development, training and retention. In addition, IDG conducts extensive surveys of IT workers, and their responses factor heavily in determining the rankings.

"We are pleased and proud for our IT organization to once again receive this recognition, which would not be possible without our talented teams working around the clock and around the world to deliver cutting-edge technology platforms and solutions to meet ever-increasing market demand," said CME Group Chief Information Officer Kevin Kometer. "At CME Group, we're focused on empowering our people, giving them the tools they need to succeed and grow in their careers, while rewarding them for the ingenuity and commitment they bring to their work."

"As technology continues to evolve more rapidly than ever, attracting and retaining top IT talent to research, deploy and maintain that technology has never been more important or more challenging," said Mark Lewis, VP Audience Development at IDG's Insider Pro. "Companies that have earned a spot on the Insider Pro and Computerworld 2020 Best Place to Work in IT list share a common denominator: They create an environment that not only rewards workers with competitive compensation and benefits, but they also foster a spirit of diversity, social responsibility, training and innovation."

About CME Group
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. 

About Insider Pro
InsiderPro provides its subscribers with access to in-depth journalism, exclusive research, enterprise product reviews, hands-on advice, editor-curated special reports and feature articles on topics such as AI, machine learning, cloud platforms, analytics, network security, cyber threats, IoT, tech careers and much more. Insider Pro is published by IDG Communications, Inc. Company information is available. at www.idg.com.

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About Computerworld
Computerworld is the leading technology media brand empowering enterprise users and their managers, helping them create business advantage by skillfully exploiting today's abundantly powerful web, mobile, and desktop applications. Computerworld also offers guidance to IT managers tasked with optimizing client systems—and helps businesses revolutionize the customer and employee experience with new collaboration platforms. Computerworld's award-winning website (www.computerworld.com ), strategic marketing solutions and research forms the hub of the world's largest global IT media network and provides opportunities for IT vendors to engage this audience. Computerworld is published by IDG Communications, Inc. Company information is available www.idg.com.

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FAQ

What recognition did CME receive on June 23, 2020?

CME Group was named one of the 2020 Best Places to Work in IT by IDG's Insider Pro and Computerworld.

How many years in a row has CME been recognized as a top IT workplace?

CME Group has received this recognition for three consecutive years.

What factors contribute to CME Group's ranking as a best workplace?

The ranking is based on benefits, career development, and extensive surveys of IT workers.

Who commented on CME Group's recognition?

CME Group's Chief Information Officer, Kevin Kometer, commented on the recognition.

What is the significance of the Best Places to Work in IT list?

It highlights organizations that provide great working environments and attract top IT talent.