CME Group and Morningstar Announce Exclusive Index Derivatives Licensing Agreement

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CME Group and Morningstar entered an exclusive multi-year licensing agreement to launch derivatives products based on Morningstar equity index benchmarks. The deal gives CME Group access to Morningstar Market Indexes, including the US Total Market and multiple large-, mid-, and small-cap indexes. The partnership extends Morningstar’s benchmark reach into derivatives and leverages more than $3 trillion in linked assets. This creates a new distribution channel for index-based products and expands the commercial footprint of both companies in global capital markets.

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