CME
CME Group Inc.
CME Group operates global derivatives exchanges; primary political signal is concentrated congressional trading activity (10+ trades by 4 members in 12 months) and a disclosed executive branch holding by Donald J. Trump.
Govt Dependence
15/100
Regulatory Density
85/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
BULLISH
BusinessWhat CME does
CME Group operates futures and options exchanges, including the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, and New York Mercantile Exchange. Its revenue is derived from transaction fees for trading and clearing services, market data sales, and access fees. The company is a central counterparty for a wide range of asset classes including interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, and energy.
12 months past · 3 months futureCME activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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− trimmed
closed
holds
Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
240 trading days ·
21 congressional trades shown
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2 insider buys
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13 13F filings
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0 past bill actions
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4 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsCME held by Trump-administration officials
1 cabinet/senior official reported CME positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 1 filings.
Lifetime Government AwardsCME federal contracts
CME doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding CME
$4.71B
Total CME held by tracked 13F funds
40
Funds with CME positions
+39
Funds opened this quarter
Citadel Advisors
$343M
opened
7 overlap
2025-12-31
Renaissance Technologies
$310M
opened
2024-09-30
Renaissance Technologies
$287M
opened
2025-06-30
Two Sigma Investments
$270M
opened
2025-03-31
Renaissance Technologies
$254M
opened
2024-12-31
Two Sigma Investments
$254M
opened
2024-09-30
Two Sigma Investments
$241M
opened
2024-12-31
Citadel Advisors
$237M
opened
2024-06-30
32 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard
Politicians Trading CMEMembers of Congress with recent CME positions
8 politicians traded CME across 37 disclosed transactions totaling $370K (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just CME). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Ro Khanna
10 buys
6 sells
$153K
2026-01-29
LOW · 0
Jefferson Shreve
2 sells
$65K
2025-05-12
LOW · 0
Julie Johnson
4 buys
4 sells
$64K
2025-12-18
LOW · 15
Val T. Hoyle
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-09-23
LOW · 0
John James
2 sells
$16K
2024-09-04
LOW · 0
Robert P. Bresnahan
2 buys
$16K
2025-04-08
LOW · 0
Carol D. Miller
2 buys
$16K
2025-03-10
LOW · 0
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
1 buy
$8K
2026-01-09
HIGH · 61
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading CME
2026-01-09
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-12-18
Julie Johnson
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-13
Julie Johnson
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-03
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-07
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-07
Ro Khanna
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23
Val T. Hoyle
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-23
Val T. Hoyle
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-29
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-29
Ro Khanna
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-21
Val T. Hoyle
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
114d late
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-02-13
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Open-market buys
C
Insider signal score 40/100 · 1 distinct insiders · 3 open-market buys totaling $559K in the last 180 days.
2026-03-26
SHEPARD WILLIAM R
BUY
1,407.78 sh
$419K
Stock awards & option exercises
11
stock awards · $38.7M market value
2026-03-15
DUFFY TERRENCE A
Chairman and CEO
AWARD
62,902 sh
$19.6M
2026-03-15
Winkler Julie
Sr MD Chief Commercial Officer
AWARD
8,256 sh
$2.6M
2026-03-15
Cutinho Sunil
Chief Information Officer
AWARD
8,256 sh
$2.6M
2026-03-15
Sammann Derek
Sr MD Gl Hd Commodities Mkts
AWARD
8,256 sh
$2.6M
2026-03-15
Vroman Ken
Chief Transformation Officer
AWARD
7,076 sh
$2.2M
2026-03-15
Piell Hilda Harris
Sr MD & Chief HR Officer
AWARD
7,076 sh
$2.2M
2026-03-15
Fitzpatrick Lynne
President and CFO
AWARD
5,504 sh
$1.7M
2026-03-15
Sprague Suzanne
COO & Global Head of Clearing
AWARD
5,504 sh
$1.7M
For CME, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting CMELive legislation impacting this stock
HR.1968 · 119th
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
S.870 · 118th
An act to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance
HR.2079 · 119th
Insurance Fraud Accountability Act
HR.1974 · 119th
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2025
HR.1959 · 119th
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect small businesses from unemployment insurance premium increases by reason of
HJRES.74 · 119th
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer
S.899 · 119th
Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025
S.885 · 119th
Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2025
HR.1846 · 119th
Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act
S.869 · 119th
Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act
Political ProfileWhere CME sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: High regulatory density from finance-sector bills (8 bills, avg est. impact ~$1.5M). EVIDENTIARY: Concentrated congressional trading (10+ trades by 4 members, net buyer Rep. Khanna), executive branch holding (Donald J. Trump, $1,001-$15,000 bucket), and consistent insider buying by a single director ($1.12M weighted volume in 180 days). Net: Evidentiary signals from political and insider buying outweigh a neutral structural regulatory backdrop.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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High regulatory density from finance-sector legislationCFTC, SEC"Recent bill_impacts shows 8 finance-sector bills with material estimated revenue impacts."
Regulatory opportunities
- No specific regulatory opportunities flagged.
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for CME — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades CME
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout CME & political exposure
Does CME Group Inc. (CME) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for CME Group Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Which Trump cabinet officials own CME stock?
1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in CME on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded CME stock?
261 congressional trades by 28 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-01-29. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is CME political risk profile?
Government dependence: 15/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: bullish. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track CME political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. CME data is updated daily from these official federal sources.