CME Group Inc.’s European clearinghouse won U.K. regulatory approval Thursday, paving the way for the biggest U.S. futures exchange operator to expand globally.
CME plans to launch CME Clearing Europe in early 2011, the Chicago-based company said in a statement. The clearinghouse will start by clearing over-the-counter commodity products, to be followed “soon after” by over-the-counter financial products, it said. Get the full story »