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CME Group (CME Group) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $2,912 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CME Group Cash And Cash Equivalents?

CME Group's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 ($1,880.10 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($2,300.20 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 ($2,300.20 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($2,912.00 Mil).

CME Group's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($2,834.90 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($2,720.10 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($2,720.10 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($2,912.00 Mil).


CME Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for CME Group's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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CME Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

CME Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,551.40 1,633.20 2,834.90 2,720.10 2,912.00

CME Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,720.10 1,565.20 1,880.10 2,300.20 2,912.00

CME Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.


CME Group  (NAS:CME) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.


Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.


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CME Group (CME Group) Business Description

Address
20 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Based in Chicago, CME Group operates exchanges giving investors, suppliers, and businesses the ability to trade futures and derivatives based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign currencies, energy, metals, and commodities. The CME was founded in 1898 and in 2002 completed its initial public offering. Since then, CME Group has consolidated parts of the industry by merging with crosstown rival, CBOT Holdings in 2007 before acquiring Nymex Holdings in 2008 and NEX in 2018. In addition, the company has a 27% stake in S&P Dow Jones Indices, making the Chicago Mercantile Exchange the exclusive venue to trade and clear S&P futures contracts. Through CME's acquisition of NEX in 2018 it has also expanded into cash foreign exchange, fixed income trading, and collateral optimization.
Executives
William R Shepard director 20 S. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Bryan T Durkin officer: MD & COO 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Derek Sammann officer: Managing Dir Financial Product 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Dennis Suskind director ONE NORTH END AVENUE, WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10282
Suzanne Sprague officer: Sr MD Global Head of Clearing 20 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, 18S, CHICAGO IL 60606
Timothy Francis Mccourt officer: Sr MD Global Head Equity & FX 20 S WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Elizabeth A Cook director 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Martin J Gepsman director 20 S. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Terrence A Duffy director 20 S. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Julie Holzrichter officer: MD Operations 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Timothy S. Bitsberger director 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Julie Winkler officer: Chief Commercial Officer 20 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606
Daniel R Glickman director 20 S. WACKER DR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Hilda Harris Piell officer: MD, Organizational Development 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Sunil Cutinho officer: President, CME Clearing 20 S. WACKER DR., CHICAGO IL 60606