The sale is for trading rights only and associated B-1 share, "unbundled" from any restricted Class A shares in the exchange. The current bid is $380,000 and the offer is $420,000. The previous sale was also on Dec. 27 at $410,000.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (www.cme.com) is the largest futures exchange in the United States and the second largest exchange in the world for the trading of futures and options on futures. As an international marketplace, CME brings together buyers and sellers on its trading floors and GLOBEXÒ around-the-clock electronic trading platform. CME offers futures and options on futures primarily in four product areas: interest rates, stock indexes, foreign exchange and commodities. The exchange moves an average of about USD1.7 billion per day in settlement payments and manages USD27.7 billion in collateral deposits. CME is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME).
