LONDON, Nov. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Europe, CME
Group's European multi-asset class exchange, today announced that
the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has registered it as
a Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT). FBOT status allows CME Europe to
offer US based participants direct access to the exchange.
Cees Vermaas, CEO of CME Europe,
says, "CME Europe is pleased to receive approval from the CFTC.
With FBOT status, CME Europe is closing the gap between the
continents by being able to offer experienced US participants
access to the European futures and options markets via CME's
London-based exchange. Being
registered as a FBOT and also as a Regulated Market Operator by the
Monetary Authority of Singapore
gives CME Europe the infrastructure to operate on a global basis in
line with CME Group's offering."
CME Europe was recognized as a Regulated Market Operator in
Singapore on August 8, 2016. CME Europe is a London-based, FCA-supervised derivatives
exchange.
As the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace,
CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage
risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global
benchmark products across all major asset classes, including
futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes,
foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals.
Around the world, CME Group brings buyers and sellers
together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and
its exchanges based in Chicago,
New York and London. CME Group also operates one of
the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers through
CME Clearing and CME Clearing Europe, which offer clearing and
settlement services across asset classes for exchange-traded and
over-the-counter derivatives. CME Group's products and
services ensure that businesses around the world can effectively
manage risk and achieve growth.
CME Group is a trademark of CME Group Inc. The Globe Logo, CME,
Globex and Chicago Mercantile Exchange are trademarks of Chicago
Mercantile Exchange Inc. CBOT and the Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of the
Board of Trade of the City of
Chicago, Inc. NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and
ClearPort are registered trademarks of New York Mercantile
Exchange, Inc. COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange,
Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. Further information about CME Group
(NASDAQ: CME) and its products can be found at
www.cmegroup.com.
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