CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group today
announced that it will observe the passing of President
George H. W. Bush with a moment of
silence at 7:18 a.m. Central Time on
Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, and closure of its U.S.-based equity
and interest rate futures and options products on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, the national day of
mourning. All other markets on CME Globex, CME ClearPort and
the trading floor will remain open for regular trading hours on
Dec. 5.
"We are deeply saddened by the passing of President George H. W. Bush," said CME Group Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy.
"He was a strong leader and patriot who dedicated his life to
serving our country. With a distinguished legacy as a
committed family man and selfless public servant, he was admired
worldwide. I am privileged to have known him personally and
send heartfelt condolences to the Bush family."
Trading hours for CME Group U.S.-based equity products on
Dec. 5 will include an abbreviated
session, closing after overnight trading at 8:30 a.m. Central Time and reopening at their
regularly scheduled times for a trade date of Dec. 6. Interest rate products will close
at their regular times on Dec. 4 and
will not reopen until their regularly scheduled times for the trade
date of Dec. 6. Equity and interest rate options expiring on
Wednesday, Dec. 5 will be moved to
expire on Tuesday, Dec. 4,
2018.
As the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace,
CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures,
options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze
data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently
manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer
the widest range of global benchmark products across all major
asset classes based on interest rates, equity
indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural
products and metals. The company offers futures
trading through the CME Globex® platform, fixed income trading via
BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.
In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central
counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing. With a range
of pre- and post-trade products and services underpinning the
entire lifecycle of a trade, CME Group also offers optimization
services through TriOptima, and trade processing and reconciliation
services through Traiana.
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Inc. CBOT, Chicago Board of
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TriOptima, and Traiana are trademarks of BrokerTec Europe LTD, EBS
Group LTD, TriOptima AB, and Traiana, Inc.,
respectively. Dow Jones, Dow Jones Industrial Average,
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