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CME Group

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Company overview

As the world's leading 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 world’s leading central counterparty clearing provider in the world, which offers 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.
Chicago, IL, US
3.6K employees (149 in marketing)
www.cmegroup.com
81% recommend to a friend
77% positive business outlook

People

Marketing leadership

Brian Gierke
Brian Gierke
Sr. Director, Co-Head of Product Marketing
At the company for 18 years 5 months
Sal Cilella
Sal Cilella
Executive Director, Global Head of Digital Marketing and Strategy
At the company for 8 years 6 months
Colby Borders
Colby Borders
Senior Director, Global Brand Marketing & Event Management
At the company for 19 years 5 months
Michelle Petersen
Michelle Petersen
Executive Director, Education and Retail Marketing
At the company for 17 years 2 months

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

5 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Funding

Total funding

$1B

Last raise

$1B

Post IPO Equity, 4 years ago

Funding history

Nov 2021

Post IPO Equity CME Group · $1B

Audience

Monthly website visitors
5.6M
Month over month+30.9%
Quarter over quarter+32.5%
Top sourceDirect (61.1%)
Ad budget per month$60.7K
Average search rank50.9
Traffic source mix
Direct
61.1%
Search
34.1%

News

CME Trading Is Restored to Wrap Up Week After Hours-Long Outage
Nov 28, 2025 • Yahoo Finance
Global futures reopen after exchange operator CME suffers multi-hour disruption
Nov 28, 2025 • Reuters
CME says globex futures and options markets to open at 7:30 CT
Nov 28, 2025 • Reuters

Links

www.cmegroup.comLinkedInCrunchbaseX (Twitter)
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Headcount -1% year over year
Referral
3.8%
Social
0.5%
Paid referral
0.3%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

164.5K

12-mo growth

+17.7%

Monthly growth

+1.6%

Salaries

Typical salary range

$148,800 – $272,800

/ yr

Median base

$124,500

Median total

$124,500

Median experience

3 years

Submissions

6

Pay by role

General Marketing

3 submissions

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Open positions5 open marketing positions

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Dir Corporate Communications

CME Group

Chicago, IL

$126K/yr - $210K/yrIn-houseFull-timeSenior level10+ years exp.
7 weeks ago
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Dir Corporate Communications

CME Group

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$126K/yr - $210K/yrIn-houseFull-timeDirector/executive10+ years exp.
1 month ago
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Corporate Marketing and Event Management Consultant

CME Group

Chicago, IL

$60/hr - $65/hrIn-houseFull-timeSenior level3+ years exp.
2 months ago
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Director Financial Research & Product Development

CME Group

New York, USA

$146K/yr - $267K/yrIn-houseFull-time
4 months ago
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Customer Marketing Internship - Year Round

CME Group

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$22/hr - $36/hrIn-houseFull-timeIntern/new grad
5 months ago

CME Group insights

Company and marketing-team signals from saved company data and employee profiles. Use this before you apply, interview, or negotiate.

Founded
—
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Employees
1001-5000
Flat last 12mo
Marketing team
149
4% of company
53 saved employee profiles are linked to this company.

Company stability and risk

Shows a quick risk view from growth, funding age, and news.

Main result
Medium risk
Late-stage · Flat headcount last 12 months · Last funding 3+ years ago
Trend
2021-12-27 -> 2025-12-01
Headcount (12 months)
-1%
Last funding round
53 months ago
Negative news (120 days)
0
Risk score3/7

Website traffic

Shows traffic size, change, and traffic sources.

Monthly website visitors
5.6M
Month over month+30.9%
Quarter over quarter+32.5%
Top sourceDirect (61.1%)
Traffic source mix
Direct
61.1%
Search
34.1%
Referral

Competitors and search

Shows competitors and key search metrics in one view.

Main result
0 competitor sites
Search traffic: 428.6K organic clicks / 2K paid clicks
Organic competitors
0
Paid competitors
0
Keyword change
+19,556
Ad budget per month
$60.7K
Average search rank
50.9

LinkedIn followers

Shows follower count and growth.

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

164.5K

12-mo growth

+17.7%

Job openings

Shows open jobs, growth, and role changes.

Main result
3 open jobs
Open jobs trend: —
Trend
2024-05-01 -> 2026-02-01

Marketing team size

Shows saved marketing team size.

149
4% of the company • 53 saved marketing people

First hire or larger team

Shows if this looks like one hire or a bigger team.

Looks like larger team
Based on saved marketing team size: 149.

Glassdoor ratings

Shows saved Glassdoor ratings.

Glassdoor ratings
Overall rating
4 / 5
Work-life balance
4.2 / 5
Culture
4 / 5
Diversity & inclusion
4.1 / 5
Recommend to a friend
81%
Positive business outlook
77%

Funding

Shows saved funding data.

Total funding
$1B
Last raise
Post IPO Equity
4 years ago
Funding details
Amount raised
$1B
Last round
Post IPO Equity
Last fundraise
4 years ago

News

Shows saved company news.

CME Trading Is Restored to Wrap Up Week After Hours-Long Outage
Nov 28, 2025 • Yahoo Finance
Global futures reopen after exchange operator CME suffers multi-hour disruption
Nov 28, 2025 • Reuters
CME says globex futures and options markets to open at 7:30 CT
Nov 28, 2025 • Reuters
3.8%
Social
0.5%
Paid referral
0.3%

Monthly growth

+1.6%

Open jobs growth
—
Biggest role change
—
Latest open role
Third Party Risk Management Internship - Year Round