Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) today reported record revenues and a 64 percent increase in net income for the second quarter of 2004 compared to the second quarter of last year, driven by strong volume growth in its benchmark products, particularly on CME’s GLOBEX® electronic trading platform,and continued growth from the company’s clearing processing agreement with the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). Net revenues climbed 31 percent to a record $187.0 million for the second quarter of this year, compared with $142.4 million for the same period of 2003. Net income was $57.3 million, versus $35.0 million for the second quarter last year. Earnings per diluted share rose 61 percent to $1.66 from $1.03 per diluted share for the year-earlier period.
Second Quarter 2004 Earnings
