CME Group saw its revenue leap 88% to $625m while net income soared 118% to $284m in its first quarter results released April 22. The figures were the first Q1 results since Chicago Mercantile Exchange bought Chicago Board of Trade in July last year and include $29.3m in costs relating to that and other acquisitions. The earnings of $284m on $625m revenue equates to a jump to $5.25 per share compared to $130m on revenue of $332m, or $3.69 per share. Volume also rose on the exchange to a record average 13.7m a day. The strong volume growth caused clearing and transaction revenue to rise 28% to $525m from $410m a year earlier. The average rate per contract was $0.630 for the quarter, down 2% compared with the...