CME Group Congratulates President-elect Barak Obama

by Chicago Mercantile Exchange 05 Nov 19:10

CHICAGO, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CME Group, the world’s largest and
most diverse derivatives exchange, today congratulated Illinois Senator Barak
Obama on his historic presidential election victory.

“This is an exciting day for our entire country, and particularly for the
city of Chicago as well as the state of Illinois,” said CME Group Executive
Chairman Terry Duffy. “We congratulate Senator Obama and look forward to
working with him to restore confidence in the U.S. financial markets system.
We face tremendous challenges in the months ahead as we guide our economy
toward recovery. For the United States to retain its position as a world
leader, it is critical that our financial markets have the support and
infrastructure needed to successfully compete in the global economy.”

“The election of Barak Obama as our 44th president is a momentous occasion
and signals our country’s interest in a new direction and fresh ideas,” said
CME Group Chief Executive Officer Craig Donohue. “Under Senator Obama’s
leadership, we have a unique opportunity ahead to reshape financial markets
for the 21st century. We look forward to assisting the President, our
regulators, Congress and other government officials to develop a framework
that will restore smooth functioning global financial markets.”

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SOURCE: CME Group

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