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CME Group Inc.
$280.461d +1.8%5d -0.3%settled close · 2026-09-14
Mkt cap $109B (3/25)β -0.2852w $220–326Shares 358.6MInd. Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & ServicesNasdaq since 2002Emp. 3,875HQ Chicago, ILcmegroup.com
The tape, with the calls on it

Who said what, and what CME did next

Every dot is a day someone on the record made a call. Hover one to see who. We are not scoring them — the point is that you can see it and judge for yourself.

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Who’s talkingIdea Scout · free

Who’s talking about CME

4 longlatest 2026-06-18
DateVoiceStanceVenueThesis
2026-06-18Joe Terranova (Virtus)Chief market strategist, VirtusBullishCNBC Halftime Final TradesCME has a durable franchise built over 24 years and the incoming CEO Lynn Fitzpatrick is well-positioned to…
2025-07-15Josh Brown (Ritholtz)CEO, Ritholtz Wealth ManagementBullishThe CompoundCME benefits directly from the gamblification of markets (futures, options volume) and offers a more…
2025-05-07Michael BatnickManaging Partner, Ritholtz WealthBullishThe CompoundRetail trading is a structural and growing revenue driver for CME, with platforms like Robinhood explicitly…
2025-02-18Josh Brown (Ritholtz)CEO, Ritholtz Wealth ManagementBullishThe CompoundCME is breaking out of a 3-year consolidation to all-time highs after beating revenue and EPS estimates…
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Earnings

Next report: 20 Oct 2026 before the open

Confirmed date · consensus EPS 2.97. Reactions below are the next settled session over the prior close.
The options tape

Notable options days

Sessions in the last 120 where CME’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 16 of 120 sessions qualified.

The qualifying dates are the free record. Close, flow, call/LEAPS mix and the 20-session outcome — for every session below — are Brief subscriber content.
DateCloseRVOL Δ$ flow ($M)Call % LEAPS %+20 sess.
2026-09-08
2026-07-22
2026-07-21
2026-07-16
2026-06-25
2026-06-24
2026-05-01
2026-04-30
2026-04-29
2026-04-28
2026-04-27
2026-04-24
2026-04-23
2026-04-22
2026-04-21
2026-04-20
+20 sess. = raw price change over the following 20 sessions — not market-adjusted; the tape tells you where to look, not what happens next.
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