The world's oldest futures and options exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was formed in 1848 as a centralized marketplace for the grain trade. Over the years, its product line has expanded to include numerous contracts on agricultural commodities and financial instruments.
The CME Group represents the largest futures and options market in the U.S., facilitating trade in both financial and commodity contracts with a rich history dating back to 1919.
CME Group Inc. is a prominent global markets company, composed of four principal exchanges— the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), and the Commodity Exchange (COMEX)—enabling investors and traders to hedge and tap into risk management assets and strategies.
COMEX, or the Commodity Exchange Inc., is a futures and options market for trading metals such as gold, silver, copper, and aluminum. It functions as a division of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), part of the CME Group. COMEX is renowned for its standardized contract specifications, serving as a key platform for commodities trading and price determination.
The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is a commodity futures exchange operated by CME Group. It is one of the world's largest and most influential commodity exchanges, facilitating the trading of energy, metal, and other physical commodity futures and options.
