The CME Group, operator of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, is one of the world's largest traders of derivatives.

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Energy contracts of CME Group primarily consist of crude oil, natural gas, power and other energy-related exchange-traded contracts and over-the-counter contracts cleared through CME Group ClearPort.

FORBES: Pump Up The Volume And CME Rocks On To $323

Like the banks, MF Global reported to a patchwork of regulators, from CME Group to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, historically a weak regulator held captive by the futures industry in other words, by CME Group ( CME).

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We have previously examined the Dodd-Frank rulings with respect to CME in our article CME Group 10% Upside Potential on New Derivatives Rules.

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