It’s obviously a sensitive time for the CME, which is engaged in a battle to take over its cross-town rival, the Chicago Board of Trade, with upstart exchange the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE). The CME is viewed as a high-growth stock and it has delivered ever since it was listed on December 6, 2002. Its shares made their debut at $35.00 and since then they have pretty much gone one way: up. Although off their highs, they are still trading at around $540.00.
July 06, 2007