Director - Anonymous employee CME Group Employee Review

4.0
Aug 24, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great company very profitable. Mostly good people who know how to run a business and make a profit. Excellent growth opportunities in foreign markets. Diverse product portfolio and keen interest investing in growth startups.

Cons

Just one thing that worries me is they are the last exchange company to have a true monopoly on trade execution, clearing and market data in one silo. Reminds me of where the CBOE was in 1999 or where AT&T was in the last 70's.

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Cons

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