CME Group to Host Second Annual Global Financial Leadership Conference

CHICAGO, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and
most diverse derivatives marketplace, will host its second annual Global
Financial Leadership Conference (GFLC) from Nov. 2-4, 2009, at the Ritz
Carlton Beach Resort in Naples, Fla. The GFLC is an exclusive event that
brings together decision makers from the world's leading financial
institutions to discuss emerging geopolitical trends, debate critical economic
issues and provide insightful perspectives on future developments in the
financial marketplace.

Keynote speakers include Paul Volcker, chairman of the White House Economic
Recovery Advisory Board and former chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Fareed
Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International, columnist and CNN host of "GPS".

"This year's event will prove to be particularly relevant in the wake of one
of the worst financial crises most of us have ever experienced," said CME
Group Executive Chairman Terry Duffy. "Many questions remain regarding the
future of financial services. Our conference will provide a forum for leaders
of the industry to discuss the future of financial markets and the global
economy."

"We are fortunate to have the opportunity to hear from such esteemed global
leaders who will share their experiences and insights with conference
attendees," said CME Group Chief Executive Officer Craig Donohue. "The
financial crisis has triggered a chain reaction throughout economies around
the globe, and decisions today will reshape the future of finance. Our
conference will help provide unique perspectives as to what's ahead, how we
can be prepared and what should be done."

Other speakers at this year's conference include: Chrystia Freeland, U.S.
managing editor of the Financial Times; John Gapper, associate editor and
chief business commentator of the Financial Times; T. Boone Pickens, energy
activist and chairman of BP Capital Management; Kiyohiko Nishimura, deputy
governor of Bank of Japan; David McCormick, former undersecretary for
financial stability of the U.S. Department of the Treasury; Gary Becker,
Nobel-prize winning economist from the University of Chicago; and Mark Dalton,
vice chairman and president of Tudor Investment Management.

Topics planned to be discussed this year include:

-- The impact of the bailout on short- and long-term economic stability;
-- How the financial crisis has realigned the market structure of crucial
segments in the financial industry;
-- The actions of investors as sovereign wealth funds take larger stakes
in
the economy;
-- How the shifting role of central banks affect corporate governance and
financial markets;
-- The direction of current and proposed regulatory policies; and

-- The emerging asset classes that hold the most opportunity.

For more information, including a list of speakers, podcasts and agenda please
visit the conference website at http://www.gflc.com/.

As the world's largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group
(www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group
exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major
asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity
indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather
and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME
Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and
Chicago. CME Group also operates CME Clearing, one of the largest central
counterparty clearing services in the world, which provides clearing and
settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for
over-the-counter derivatives transactions through CME ClearPort®. These
products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially
mitigate counterparty credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter
derivatives markets.

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