CME Group’s share price fared much better month-on-month than any other listed exchange during February. According to the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index, CME’s capital return was 4.9% between January 30 and February 27 – it was the only exchange in the index to rise during the period.
That likely reflected good 2008 results, declared in early February – and the group’s exclusive concentration on derivatives, which have been hit less hard than stock listing and trading.
However, CME’s...