CME Group Annual Report 2006

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CME 2006 ANNUAL REPORT

ADVANCING TO BENEFIT
CUSTOMERS AND SHAREHOLDERS

CME is the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, offering highly liquid futures and options markets
and the broadest line of products available globally. The CME 2006 Annual Report shows how the company is
continuing to advance through organic growth as well as through new strategic alliances that help meet evolving
customer needs more creatively in an increasingly competitive global environment. This report features examples
of customers from around the world who use CME’s benchmark derivatives products to manage risk successfully,
spurring the company’s record trading volume, financial performance and share value in 2006.

CME improves the way financial markets work
for customers globally:

• CME interest rate products help reduce the cost of

• CME foreign exchange products provide an effective and

efficient means of risk transfer for the global FX market by

offering investment as well as risk management opportunities.

borrowing and financing by enabling financial institutions

• CME commodity products help establish benchmark prices and play

worldwide to hedge interest rate risks.

an important role in risk management for the agricultural economy.

• CME equity products enable investors to manage stock

• CME alternative investment products enable housing, insurance,

market exposure, increasing investor confidence in

utilities, energy and other businesses to transfer risks to the

these important markets.

capital markets.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Financial Highlights

2 Chairman’s Message

10 Strategic Profiles

22 Interview with CFO

4 Letter from CEO and President

24 Record-Breaking Advances

8 Multi-Dimensional Growth

25 Financial Information

92 Board and Management

96 Performance Graph

97 Share Information

98 Company Information

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in millions, except per share data and notional value)

INCOME S TATEMENT DATA

Total revenues

Operating income

Income before income taxes

Net income

Earnings per weighted average common share:

Basic

Diluted

BALANCE SHEET DATA

Current assets ¹

Total assets ¹

Current liabilities ¹

Total liabilities ¹

Shareholders’ equity

OTHER DATA

Total trading volume (round turn trades)

CME Globex volume (round turn trades)

Open interest at year end (contracts)

Notional value of trading volume (in trillions)

KE Y R ATIO S

Return on average equity

Return on average assets ¹

Operating margin²

2006

$ 1,090
621
672
407

$ 11.74
11.60

$ 1,379
1,655
104
136
1,519

1,341
956
35
824

Y E AR ENDED O R AT D EC EM BER 31

2005

Change

890

478

508

307

$ 8.94

8.81

$ 1,030

1,216

1,119

1,048

730

638

22%

34%

28%

31%
28
57

32%

¹ Amounts exclude cash performance bonds and security deposits, as well as securities lending transactions.
² Deﬁned as operating income divided by total revenues.

All references to volume, notional value and rate per contract information in the text of this document exclude our non-traditional TRAKRS,
auction-traded and Swapstream products. All references to options in the text of this document refer to options on futures contracts.

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TOTAL REVENUES
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OPERATING MARGIN
(in percentages)

NET INCOME
(in millions of dollars)

WORKING CAPITAL
(in millions of dollars)

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IN  CME ANNOUNCED AN HISTORIC AGREEMENT

TO MERGE WITH THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE,

LAUNCHED NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND CONTINUED TO

ACHIEVE RECORDBREAKING RESULTS.

DEAR SHAREHOLDERS: The past year was one of remarkable
advances for CME. We delivered our sixth consecutive
year of record ﬁnancial results and our seventh consecu-
tive year of double-digit volume growth – up 25 percent
or more across all major product lines. We also continued
our efforts to expand into new markets and build new
alliances with strategic partners worldwide.

Overall volume surged 28 percent to more than
1.3 billion contracts, total revenues climbed 22 percent to
$1.1 billion and net income rose 33 percent to $407 mil-
lion. We ended the year with a market capitalization of
$18 billion, up 40 percent from 2005. In recognition of this
performance, in 2007 we raised the ﬁrst-quarter dividend to
86 cents per share, representing a 37 percent increase over
the prior-year quarterly dividend of 63 cents per share.

Most signiﬁcantly, we announced plans to complete an
historic merger with the Chicago Board of Trade. By bring-
ing together two of the world’s premier futures exchanges,
we believe we will be able to further transform the global
derivatives marketplace – creating substantial operational
and cost efﬁciencies for our customers and delivering sig-
niﬁcant beneﬁts to our shareholders.

The proposed transaction will create a new company
called CME Group. Upon completion of the merger, the new
company will offer customers the most liquid markets avail-
able for innovative benchmark global derivatives products
in all asset classes. It also will further solidify Chicago’s
position as the risk management capital of the world.

On a personal note, I am very proud and gratiﬁed to have
worked so closely with Charlie Carey, Chairman of the CBOT,

as well as with our respective boards of directors and man-
agement teams, to spearhead this momentous undertaking.
We launched other signiﬁcant initiatives during the
year, designed to advance CME’s ability to serve new
users in new markets. For example, we partnered with
the New York Mercantile Exchange to become the sole
provider of electronic trading services for NYMEX bench-
mark energy and COMEX metals products. CME now
offers access to all major asset classes on a single trading
platform, CME Globex.

We continued to extend our global customer base
with the opening of the CME ofﬁce in Hong Kong, which,
along with ofﬁces in Tokyo and Sydney, will better serve
the needs of our customers based in Asia. And to further
our partnerships with Asian-based exchanges, CME signed
a multi-year agreement with the China Foreign Exchange
Trade System & National Interbank Funding Center (CFETS),
China’s interbank foreign exchange and ﬁxed income
institu-
market. Under this agreement, Chinese ﬁnancial
tions and investors will gain access to electronic trading
of CME foreign exchange and interest rate products.

During 2006, we traded contracts worth $824 trillion
of underlying value as we effectively met the growing
risk-management needs of our worldwide customer
base. Working together, our board, management team
and employees will continue to advance CME’s leader-
ship in the global derivatives industry, offering innovative
products with unparalleled technology, and leveraging
the strengths of our business model to further beneﬁt
customers and shareholders.

February 16, 2007

TERRENCE A. DUFFY

Executive Chairman

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TERRENCE A. DUFFY • Executive Chairman, in Chicago
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CR AIG S. DONOHUE • Chief Executive Oﬃcer, in New York
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SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF OUR GROWTH

STRATEGY ALLOWED CME TO GENERATE ITS GREATEST

VOLUME EVER  . BILLION CONTRACTS WITH A

NOTIONAL VALUE OF $ TRILLION  AND ACHIEVE

RECORD REVENUES AND EARNINGS IN 

TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS: CME’s record-breaking success in
2006 reﬂects our relentless focus on strategic advancement
through the dynamic execution of our growth strategy. We
have expanded our core business organically, added innova-
tive new products for global markets, provided trading-related
services more broadly and undertaken signiﬁcant acquisitions
and alliances that leverage our core strengths.

We launched new products in equities, interest rates,
foreign exchange and alternative investments, and delivered
growth of 25 percent or more in each product line. We entered
the global over-the-counter markets for foreign exchange and
interest rates. We extended our transaction processing ser-
vices through a more inclusive relationship with the New York
Mercantile Exchange. And we offered increased efﬁciencies
to our customers through technological innovations and the
opportunity for substantial beneﬁts from our proposed merger
with the Chicago Board of Trade.

As a growing number of customers worldwide turned to
CME futures and options, total volume increased 28 percent
in 2006 to more than 1.3 billion contracts – surpassing one
billion contracts for the second year in a row. By the fourth
quarter, electronic trading expanded to 75 percent of total
volume. Total 2006 revenues grew 22 percent to $1.1 billion,
net income rose 33 percent to $407 million and diluted earn-
ings per share increased 32 percent to $11.60. We ended
the year with a market capitalization of $18 billion, up
40 percent from 2005.

GENERATING ORGANIC GROWTH In 2006, each of our product
lines grew by 25 percent or more.

In CME interest rate products, average daily volume grew
29 percent from record levels in 2005, totaling 773 million con-
tracts for 2006. This includes record volume in our benchmark
CME Eurodollar futures, the world’s most actively traded ﬁnan-
cial contract, and record CME Eurodollar options average daily
volume of 1.1 million contracts, up 44 percent from 2005.

surpassed 10 million contracts for the year. CME E-mini
S&P 500 futures are the world’s most liquid equity index
futures contract, with an average daily volume of more
than one million.

In CME foreign exchange products, average daily volume
grew 35 percent, totaling 114 million contracts for the year,
making CME the largest regulated foreign exchange (FX) market-
place. CME handled record FX volume in December 2006, with a
notional value of $77 billion per day, and surpassed one million
contracts traded in a single day for the ﬁrst time ever.

In CME commodity and alternative investment products,
average daily volume grew 41 percent, totaling 19 million
contracts for the year, a new record.

LAUNCHING NEW PRODUCT OFFERINGS In 2006, we increased
the number of CME derivatives products to nearly 100.
Notably, we introduced futures and options on U.S. housing
indexes, which created an opportunity for investors to hedge
the $23 trillion U.S. housing market for the ﬁrst time.

As we continued to expand our offerings to customers
around the world, we also added two international equity
indexes, CME E-mini MSCI EAFE futures and CME E-mini S&P
Asia 50 futures, as well as futures on emerging-market curren-
cies such as the Chinese renminbi and the Korean won. On
the options side, we also added end-of-month options to the
standard and CME E-mini S&P 500 contracts.

EXPANDING IN THE OTC MARKET In response to the rapid in-
crease in popularity of FX as an asset class and the advances
in electronic trading, CME formed a joint venture with Reuters
to create the ﬁrst centrally cleared, global over-the-counter
FX marketplace. Based in London, FXMarketSpace is sched-
uled to launch in 2007 and will complement CME FX futures
and options. It represents a sizable opportunity for CME to
expand into the $2 trillion per day over-the-counter FX market-
place, the largest tradable market in the world.

In CME equity products, average daily volume grew
25 percent, totaling 435 million contracts for the year, despite
continued low volatility in the underlying equity markets.
For the ﬁrst time, total CME E-mini equity options volume

We also acquired Swapstream, a market-leading electronic
platform for interest rate swaps. Our strategy is to increase
the distribution and customer base for the Swapstream
platform and further expand the range of products offered,

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TECHNOLOGY REMAINS A KEY COMPONENT OF

OUR GROWTH STRATEGY, AND WE MADE SIGNIFICANT

ENHANCEMENTS TO IMPROVE THE SPEED,

FUNCTIONALITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE CME

GLOBEX PLATFORM THROUGHOUT .

including U.S. dollar-denominated interest rate swaps later in
2007. We will provide Swapstream users with greater ﬁnancial
and operational efﬁciencies by leveraging the capabilities
of Clearing360, a new initiative that offers a comprehensive
clearing solution for over-the-counter market participants.

PROVIDING TRADING- AND CLEARING-RELATED SERVICES Providing
third-party transaction processing, clearing and related
services has been a key element of our strategy, and in 2006
we generated $90 million in revenues from this source. It
accounted for 8 percent of total revenues.

Approximately $76 million came from the services we
provide to the Chicago Board of Trade through our transaction
processing agreement initiated in 2003. This strategic relation-
ship generates positive returns and increased efﬁciencies for
CME, CBOT and market users worldwide.

An additional $14 million was derived from our success-
ful new relationship with the New York Mercantile Exchange.
In 2006 CME Globex became the exclusive electronic trading
platform provider for the NYMEX and COMEX exchanges. The
CME Globex electronic trading platform now offers access to
a full range of cash-settled and physically delivered NYMEX
and COMEX products that can be traded around the clock
as well as side-by-side during ﬂoor trading hours.

Since the initial launch in mid-June, results have exceeded
our expectations. Average daily volume for NYMEX and COMEX
products of 371,000 contracts in fourth-quarter 2006 was
more than double that of 175,000 contracts in the third
quarter, and so far in ﬁrst-quarter 2007 is averaging more than
680,000 contracts per day. Approximately half the daily volume
of NYMEX’s benchmark physically delivered crude oil contract
now trades on CME Globex. Furthermore, since December 4,
when COMEX metals began trading on CME Globex, volume in
gold, silver and copper futures has averaged 60,000 contracts
per day, reaching nearly 3.1 million total contracts.

LEVERAGING OUR TECHNOLOGY Technology remains a key com-
ponent of our growth strategy. We made signiﬁcant enhance-
ments to improve the speed, functionality and reliability of the
CME Globex platform throughout 2006. During the year, we
improved response time by 50 percent while accommodating
signiﬁcantly higher trading volume.

The fact that overall trading volume grew by 28 percent
year over year, to 1.3 billion contracts, is further evidence of our
ability to manage capacity.

We also enhanced the functionality for trading certain
combinations of CME Eurodollar futures and options elec-
tronically. In 2006, electronic trading in our options contracts
increased to 31 million contracts from 12 million in 2005.
Our commitment to accelerate electronic options volume
growth remains strong. The new functionality we added in
2006 has provided additional
transparency and
price discovery to CME’s electronic options markets for
customers around the world.

liquidity,

ADVANCING NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES We have consis-
tently said that we would focus our merger and acquisition
efforts on infrastructure cost savings opportunities in order to
create value for our shareholders and customers. To that end,
in October we announced our merger agreement with CBOT.

If approved, it will allow the combined entity to be better
positioned to capitalize on the favorable growth trends in the
global derivatives industry in the face of escalating competi-
tion. In turn, customers will beneﬁt from the broadest range
of distinct products, increased efﬁciencies and unsurpassed
liquidity. Pending regulatory and shareholder approval, we
hope to complete this breakthrough transaction in mid-2007.

As we advance as a company, our goal

is to continu-
ously improve the way markets work for the beneﬁt of all
our constituents.

February 16, 2007

CRAIG S. DONOHUE

PHUPINDER S. GILL

Chief Executive Oﬃcer

President
and Chief Operating Oﬃcer

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PHUPINDER S. GILL • President and Chief Operating Oﬃcer, in Hong Kong
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ADVANCING THROUGH MULTIDIMENSIONAL GROWTH

CME continues to advance as a global ﬁnancial services company. We are growing our business organically. Expanding
into new markets. Building new strategic alliances in an increasingly competitive market environment. And targeting
speciﬁc opportunities to extend our expertise in product innovation, technology, market development and clearing.

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(average daily volume in thousands)

CME EQUITY
(average daily volume in thousands)

CME FOREIGN EXCHANGE
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C M E G L O B E X

O P E N O U T C R Y

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ORGANIC GROWTH

Volume growth of  percent or more in all product lines in .
New equity, interest rate, foreign exchange and alternative investment products.
And entirely new trading opportunities – real estate index futures and options.

CME’s diversiﬁed suite of benchmark products continues to grow

In 2006, we expanded the number of our futures and options prod-

stronger with innovative new products and increased trading. Our

ucts to nearly 100, including futures on the S&P Asia 50 and MSCI

fast, reliable and fully integrated systems for trading, clearing and

EAFE, contracts on the Chinese renminbi and Korean won, and

risk management are highly scalable and can accommodate addi-

futures and options on U.S. housing indexes.

tional products at low incremental costs.

ELECTRONIC GROWTH

Electronic trading up  percent to  million contracts in .
Superior speed and scalability, with increased capacity.
Enhanced functionality to accommodate complex trading strategies.

In 2006, the CME Globex platform became the sole provider of

The platform now also offers enhanced functionality for complex

electronic trading of NYMEX energy and COMEX metals products,

spreads and trades used with CME Eurodollar options. High-speed

and the ﬁrst electronic futures trading system to offer all major

ﬁber optic connections link customers’ co-located trading servers to

asset classes on a single platform. In the fourth quarter, electronic

CME Globex, virtually eliminating network delays.

trading represented 75 percent of total CME volume.

STRATEGIC GROWTH

A pending merger with the Chicago Board of Trade.
FXMarketSpace, a joint venture to create the ﬁrst centrally cleared, global foreign exchange marketplace.
Swapstream, a London-based trading platform for euro- and Swiss franc-denominated interest rate swap products.

We will continue to supplement internal growth through selective

We believe the merger of CME and CBOT, forming a combined organi-

joint ventures, alliances and acquisitions of businesses or technol-

zation called CME Group Inc., will create value for our shareholders

ogies. Each of these initiatives enables us to attract new customers

and enable us to improve our service to customers, particularly in

while also expanding the services and opportunities available

the face of intensifying global competition.

to existing customers.

GLOBAL GROWTH

Eight telecommunications hubs in Europe and Asia.
Customers in more than  countries.
More than , direct connections.

Our network of customers around the world is growing, enabled by

In addition to our ofﬁces in Tokyo and Sydney, we opened a new

fast, efﬁcient access to the CME Globex platform through a wide

CME ofﬁce in Hong Kong in 2006. These ofﬁces will help us bet-

range of connectivity options. Direct connectivity to our hubs can

ter meet the needs of our customers in the burgeoning Asia market.

result in signiﬁcant cost savings for our customers.

And a new CME team was formed to serve the important and rapidly

growing hedge fund community worldwide.

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Serving new
CUSTOMERS
around the world

CME’s deep, liquid markets and state-of-the-art
electronic trading system are increasingly attrac-
tive to global hedge funds such as Tudor Invest-
ment Corporation, which manages more than
$15 billion in assets. So, in 2006, CME created
a team that focuses exclusively on the needs of
hedge funds and broker services providers around
the globe, bringing large investment pools together
with CME’s liquid markets. CME offers innovative
opportunities for funds, such as inactive clearing
memberships, family of funds memberships, cor-
porate memberships and pricing beneﬁ ts. CME
continues to expand services to hedge funds
globally, enabling them to manage their risk and
return objectives successfully.

(left to right) John Torell, chief ﬁ nancial oﬃ cer, Tudor
Investment Corporation; Danielle Dycus, director, sales
and marketing, CME Europe, Middle East and Africa;
Mark Houghton-Berry, chief executive oﬃ cer, Tudor
Europe; Tina Lemieux, managing director, CME hedge
funds and broker services; Nicholas Reynoldson, director,
sales and marketing, CME Europe, Middle East and
Africa; at Tudor oﬃ ces, in Surrey, England.

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Consolidating our leadership position in FX and

EXTENDING

our expertise into the cash market

For 35 years, CME foreign exchange products have served as a primary means of risk transfer in the global FX
market, offering risk management as well as investment opportunities to a broad array of market participants.
Today, CME is the premiere provider of FX futures and options products, serving as the world’s largest regulated
FX market, where 88 percent of our FX business is transacted electronically. In December 2006, it handled
a record monthly average daily volume of $77 billion of notional value, and set a single-day trading record of
$158 billion. To expand into the $2 trillion per day over-the-counter FX market, CME partnered with Reuters to
create FXMarketSpace, the ﬁ rst centrally cleared, all-electronic platform for cash FX trading. Scheduled to
launch in 2007, it will bring the trade-matching and clearing strengths of the CME Globex platform together with
the global distribution network and straight-through processing strengths of Reuters.

Derek Sammann (left), managing director, CME foreign exchange, shown with
Mark Robson, chief executive oﬃ cer, FXMarketSpace, in London.

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Engaging advanced
TECHNOLOGY
to support new products

CME interest rate products enable leading banks and
traders, such as Citigroup and Man Financial, to hedge
interest rate risk. CME Eurodollar futures and options,
our ﬂ agship products, are the world’s most actively
traded interest rate contracts. In 2006, we extended
our technology for trading CME Eurodollar options on
CME Globex with other enhancements, market-maker
protections and covered functionality. We also intro-
duced CME Eurodollar 5-Year E-mini Bundles, which
are one-tenth the size of standard 5-year bundles,
to create a more effective means of hedging interest
rate risk in this critical point of the yield curve. Overall,
CME electronically traded
interest rate contracts
achieved average daily volume of 1.8 million in 2006,
an increase of 34 percent over 2005.

Jeﬀ rey Kilinski (center), director, CME interest rate
products, shown in Chicago with Michael Riﬃ ce (left),
global head, interest rate derivatives, Man Financial,
and Donald Kuster (right), managing director,
ﬁ xed income derivatives, Citigroup Derivatives Markets.

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Bringing the soundness of

CENTRAL CLEARING

to over-the-counter markets

As participants in over-the-counter markets increasingly seek the safety and soundness of central
clearing, they are turning to CME to provide that service. CME Clearing, the largest futures clear-
ing house in the United States, cleared 2.1 billion contracts in 2006, including all products traded
at CME and the Chicago Board of Trade. To better serve the OTC market, CME in 2006 acquired
Swapstream, a London-based electronic trading platform for interest rate swaps. Together, CME
and Swapstream can bring global customers such as ABN Amro, a prominent international bank,
greater cost and operational efﬁ ciencies to their trading of OTC products.

Kim Taylor (right), president, CME Clearing, shown with Stephane Rio (left), chief executive oﬃ cer, Swapstream,
and Jan Kloosterboer (center), head of euro swap trading, ABN Amro, in Amsterdam.

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Fostering key relationships that

ENHANCE

our core business

Relationships with partners such as The Nasdaq
Stock Market and Standard & Poor’s enable CME
to list derivatives on the world’s most widely
traded equity indexes and provide investors with
opportunities to hedge, speculate or enhance
their portfolios. Through such strategic alliances,
CME continues to develop innovative extensions
of its product groups. In 2006, this included list-
ing CME E-mini futures on the S&P Asia 50 Index
and the MSCI EAFE Index. CME equity prod-
uct growth remains strong, with an average of
1.6 million CME E-mini equity futures traded daily
in 2006, up 25 percent year over year.

Rick Redding (center), managing director, CME
products and services, shown with John Jacobs (left),
chief executive oﬃ cer, NASDAQ Global Funds Inc.,
and Robert Shakotko (right), managing director,
Standard & Poor’s, in New York City.

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Extending our technology

TO SERVE

new markets and customers

In second-quarter 2006, CME Globex became the exclusive electronic trading platform for the energy and
metals futures and options traded at NYMEX and its subsidiary, COMEX. Customers all over the world beneﬁ t
from the transparency, reliability, speed and 24-hour availability of CME’s electronic marketplace, which now
offers access to all major asset classes – interest rates, equities, foreign exchange and commodities, including
energy and metals – on a single trading platform. Volume on CME Globex grew by more than 31 percent in 2006,
with total volume of 956 million contracts traded and average daily volume of 3.8 million contracts. NYMEX
volume on CME Globex, including crude oil futures, more than doubled from third- to fourth-quarter 2006.

James Farrell (right), managing director, CME match engine development, shown with Samuel Gaer, chief information oﬃ cer,
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), at Flint Hills Resources reﬁ nery, Corpus Christi, Texas.

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JAMES E. PARISI • Chief Financial Oﬃcer, in Chicago
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CME GENERATED $403 MILLION IN CASH

EARNINGS IN 2006, WHICH REPRESENTS A 38 PERCENT

INCREASE FROM 2005 AND IS OUR PRIMARY METRIC

FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE.

Interview with CFO Jamie Parisi

HOW DO YOU ANALYZE POTENTIAL M&A OPPORTUNITIES?

Our ﬁnance team works closely with other departments in the
exchange to identify and analyze potential acquisitions. Our
primary focus is on ﬁnding opportunities for CME to leverage its
capabilities in trade matching and clearing. In analyzing these
opportunities, we take a fundamental approach. We assess
the likelihood of realizing signiﬁcant cost synergies, and we
build discounted cash ﬂow models for the business, utilizing
a discount rate that is appropriate to the asset we are consid-
ering purchasing. We then compare the results of this modeling
to other measures such as comparable company price/earn-
ings analysis, accretion/dilution analysis and contribution
analysis. We tend to heavily discount the value of revenue
synergies in the ﬁnancial decision process due to their more
speculative nature.

With respect to the Chicago Board of Trade merger, our
ﬁnance team worked with other departments during the model-
ing and due diligence processes and continues to play a key
role in integration planning. This ensures that we move as
aggressively as possible to capture at least $125 million in
run-rate synergies from the transaction.

WITH REGARD TO CAPITAL STRUCTURE,

WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY?

We are constantly assessing our capital structure and we
review it with the board of directors throughout the year.
To date, we have made a conscious decision to maintain
maximum ﬂexibility by building our cash balances and hav-
ing sufﬁcient debt capacity. The primary reason behind
this decision is the recognition that in the medium term we
expect to continue to participate in industry consolidation.
This ﬂexibility in our capital structure served us well during our
negotiations with CBOT.

Ultimately, we believe there is a place for some per-
manent debt ﬁnancing in our capital structure. Adding debt
to the structure can enhance shareholder value as long as

it is well managed with an eye to maintaining a high degree
of creditworthiness. In the long run, we will efﬁciently return
excess capital to our shareholders.

WHAT IS YOUR INVESTOR RELATIONS STRATEGY?

We communicate proactively with investors around the globe.
This means educating those new to the CME story and con-
tinually updating and informing existing investors regarding
progress on our latest initiatives and results. Our goal
is
to lay out our growth strategy accurately, and to provide
access to our deep and talented management team. As we
have moved from a small-cap to a mid-cap to a large-cap
company, we have been able to attract and retain a number
of long-term investors. CME is a 109-year-old growth com-
pany with solid cash ﬂows and strong margins, and once
investors understand our business model,
they ﬁnd our
strategy compelling.

WHICH FINANCIAL METRIC IS MOST IMPORTANT FOR CME?

We are very focused on generating free cash ﬂow, and the
primary metric we use to measure cash ﬂow is cash earnings.
In 2006, we generated $403 million in cash earnings, which
represents a 38 percent increase from 2005. Cash earn-
ings is calculated as net income ($407 million) plus depre-
ciation ($73 million) plus after-tax stock-based compensation
($10 million) minus capital expenditures ($87 million).

We use this measure to align the interests of our employ-
ees with those of our shareholders. For example, under our
current dividend policy, we pay a dividend of approximately
30 percent of prior year’s cash earnings. That equated to
approximately $88 million in 2006 versus $63 million in
2005, a 38 percent increase. At the same time, our employee
incentive bonuses are based on achieving progressively higher
annual cash earnings targets, which means our team is
focused on revenue growth and expense discipline.

CME 2006 ANNUAL REPORT

RECORDBREAKING ADVANCES IN 2006

RECORD FINANCIAL RESULTS
Record total revenues of $1.1 billion, up 22 percent.

Record net income of $407 million, up 33 percent.

RECORD VOLUME
Record volume of 1.3 billion contracts, up 28 percent.

Record interest rate product average daily volume of 3.1 million contracts, up 29 percent.

Record foreign exchange product average daily volume of 453,000 contracts, up 35 percent.

Record commodity and alternative investment product average daily volume of 78,000 contracts, up 41 percent.

RECORD ELECTRONIC GROWTH
Record trading on CME Globex platform of 956 million contracts, up 31 percent – to 71 percent of total exchange volume.

Record electronically traded CME Eurodollar futures contracts average daily volume of 1.7 million,

representing 86 percent of Eurodollar futures volume.

Record CME E-mini equity product average daily volume of 1.6 million contracts, up 25 percent.

Record electronically traded foreign exchange product average daily volume of 396,000 contracts, up 47 percent.

OTHER RECORDS
Record notional value traded of $824 trillion, up 29 percent.

Record open interest of 53 million open positions in futures and options contracts in September.

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8
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03 04 05

TOTAL TRADING VOLUME
(in millions of round turn trades)

TOTAL CME GLOBEX
TRADING VOLUME
(in millions of round turn trades)

NOTIONAL VALUE
(in trillions of dollars)

YEAR-END OPEN INTEREST
(in millions of contracts)

CME 2006 ANNUAL REPORT

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

26 Selected Financial Data and Key Statistical Information

27 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

55 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

57 Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

58 Reports of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

60 Consolidated Balance Sheets

61 Consolidated Statements of Income

62 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

63 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

64 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Selected Financial Data and Key Statistical Information

The following selected income statement and balance sheet data was derived from the consolidated ﬁnancial statements of Chicago

Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries and should be read in conjunction with the audited ﬁnancial statements, related

notes and other ﬁnancial information included elsewhere herein.

(in millions, except per share data)

Income Statement Data:

Total revenues

Operating income

Non-operating income and expense

Income before income tax

Net income

Earnings per weighted average common share:

Basic

Diluted

Cash dividends per share

Balance Sheet Data:

Total assets

Shareholders’ equity

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

YE AR EN D ED O R AT D ECEMBER 31

$ 1,089.9
620.9
50.8
671.7
407.3

11.74
11.60
2.52

$ 4,306.5
1,519.1

889.8

721.6

531.0

446.1

477.6

30.8

508.4

306.9

8.94

8.81

1.84

355.4

12.2

367.7

219.6

6.55

6.38

1.04

201.1

5.0

206.1

122.1

3.74

3.60

0.63

147.2

7.1

154.3

94.1

3.24

3.13

0.60

$ 3,969.4

$ 2,857.5

$ 4,872.6

$ 3,355.0

1,118.7

812.6

563.0

446.1

The following table presents key statistical information on the volume of contracts traded, expressed in round turn trades and

excluding our TRAKRS, auction-traded and Swapstream products, as well as information on notional value of contracts traded:

(in thousands, except notional value)

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

YE AR EN D ED O R AT D ECEMBER 31

Average Daily Volume:

CME Product Line:

Interest rate

Equity(1)

Foreign exchange

Commodity and alternative

investment(1)

Total Average Daily Volume

Method of Trade:

Open outcry

CME Globex

Privately negotiated

Total Average Daily Volume

Other Data:

3,078
1,734
453

78
5,343

1,483
3,808
52
5,343

2,380

1,389

334

4,158

1,214

2,895

4,158

1,705

1,161

202

3,111

1,281

1,786

3,111

1,234

1,055

135

2,461

1,382

1,041

2,461

1,226

824

2,177

1,398

747

2,177

Total Notional Value (in trillions)

Total Trading Volume

Open Interest at Year End (contracts)

$ 824
1,341,111
35,107

$ 638

1,047,909

30,083

$ 463

787,186

22,478

$ 334

620,289

16,301

$ 329

548,667

12,483

(1) CME weather and Goldman Sachs Commodity Index products are included in commodities and alternative investments rather than equities beginning in 2006. Prior period amounts have

been adjusted to conform to the current year presentation.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Introduction

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is organized as follows:

Overview: Includes a discussion of our business structure; current economic and industry-wide trends relevant to our

business; the strategy we utilize to address opportunities, challenges and risks; and the primary sources of revenue as well as

expenditures required to generate that revenue.

Critical Accounting Policies: Provides an explanation of accounting estimates and assumptions material to our ﬁnancial results.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements: Includes an evaluation of recent accounting pronouncements and their potential impact on

our ﬁnancial results.

Results of Operations for 2006 Compared with 2005

Results of Operations for 2005 Compared with 2004

Liquidity and Capital Resources: Includes a discussion of our future cash requirements, capital resources and expenditures and

ﬁnancing arrangements.

References in this discussion and analysis to “we” and “our” are to Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and its consolidated

subsidiaries, collectively. References to our “exchange” are to Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its subsidiaries, collectively.

Overview

BUSINESS STRUCTURE

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME Holdings), a Delaware stock corporation, is the holding company for Chicago

Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), its primary wholly-owned subsidiary, and its other subsidiaries. The holding company structure

is designed to provide strategic and operational ﬂexibility. CME Holdings’ Class A common stock is listed on the New York Stock

Exchange and The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “CME.”

CME, which was organized in 1898, is a designated contract market for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts.

We are the largest futures exchange in the United States and the second largest in the world for the trading of futures and options

on futures contracts, as measured by 2006 annual trading volume. For the second consecutive year, our annual trading volume for

the year surpassed one billion contracts.

Futures contracts and options on futures contracts provide investors with vehicles for protecting against, and potentially

proﬁting from, price changes in ﬁnancial instruments and physical commodities. Futures contracts are legally binding standardized

agreements to buy or sell a ﬁnancial instrument or commodity, specifying quantity and quality at a set price on a future date.

Certain futures contracts, such as commodities and foreign exchange products, may result in physical delivery of the product

traded. Other futures contracts, including those for equity index and interest rate products, are cash settled and do not involve

physical delivery. To provide additional ﬂexibility to the investment community, we also offer trading in options on futures contracts.

These contracts offer the customer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying futures contract at a particular

price by a particular time.

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We are a global exchange with customer access available in more than 70 countries. Our customers consist of professional

traders, ﬁnancial institutions, individual and institutional investors, major corporations, manufacturers, producers and governments.

Customers include both members of the exchange and non-members.

We offer our customers the opportunity to trade futures contracts and options on futures contracts on a range of products including

those based on interest rates, equities, foreign exchange, commodities and alternative investments. Our products provide a means

for hedging, speculating and allocating assets. We identify new products by monitoring economic trends and their impact on the

risk management and speculative needs of our existing and prospective customers.

Our major product lines are traded through our CME Globex electronic trading platform and our open outcry trading ﬂoors. Both

of these execution facilities offer our customers immediate trade execution and price transparency. In addition, trades can be

executed through privately negotiated transactions that are cleared and settled through our clearing house. We also offer trading

in CME economic derivatives, which are available on the CME Auction Markets platform, and euro- and Swiss franc-denominated

interest rate swaps, which are traded on the Swapstream platform.

Our clearing house clears, settles and guarantees every futures and options on futures contract traded through our exchange

as well as those traded by the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). Ownership and control of our own clearing house enables us to

capture the revenue associated with both the trading and clearing of our products. Ownership also enables us to more quickly and

efﬁciently bring new products to market through coordination of our clearing functions with our product development, technology,

market regulation and risk management activities.

Our clearing house performance guarantee is an important function of our exchange. Because of this guarantee, our customers do

not need to evaluate the credit of each potential counterparty or limit themselves to a selected set of counterparties. This ﬂexibility

increases the potential liquidity available for each trade. Additionally, the substitution of our clearing house as the counterparty

to every transaction allows our customers to establish a position with one party and then to offset the position with another party.

This contract offsetting process provides our customers with ﬂexibility in establishing and adjusting positions and provides for

performance bond efﬁciencies.

To ensure performance of counterparties, we establish and monitor ﬁnancial requirements for our clearing ﬁrms and mark-to-market

their positions at least twice a day. We also set minimum performance bond requirements for our traded products. In the unlikely

event of a payment default by a clearing ﬁrm, we would ﬁrst apply assets of the clearing ﬁrm to cover its payment obligation.

These assets include security deposits, performance bonds and any other available assets, such as the proceeds from the sale of

pledged Class A and Class B common stock and associated trading rights of the clearing ﬁrm at our exchange that are owned by

or assigned to the clearing ﬁrm. In addition, we would make a demand for payment pursuant to any applicable guarantee provided

to the exchange by the parent company of a clearing ﬁrm. Thereafter, if the payment default remains unsatisﬁed, we would use, in

order, CME’s surplus funds, security deposits of other clearing ﬁrms and funds collected through an assessment against all other

solvent clearing ﬁrms to satisfy the deﬁcit.

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INDUSTRY TRENDS

Derivatives exchanges that provide markets for futures and options on futures have become a global growth industry, with a

compound annual growth rate of 43% from 2002 through June 2006, based on notional value. By comparison, the over-the-counter

(OTC) derivatives markets have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 33% during that same period. There are a number of

secular trends that we believe will continue to drive growth and innovation in our industry. They include:

• A greater need for risk management and hedging tools in an increasingly uncertain global, political and economic climate;

• Growing investor sophistication regarding derivatives and risk transfer markets;

• A shift in asset management strategies away from passive buy-and-hold equity investment strategies towards more active

strategies including those involving alternative investments and asset classes; and

• Growth in hedge funds and managed funds as alternative investment vehicles designed to generate more trading-based

returns than investing on the basis of other market strategies. These types of alternative investment vehicles often utilize

exchange-traded derivatives contracts.

Changing market dynamics have also led to increasing competition in all aspects of our business from both domestic and

international sources. We face competition from other futures, securities and securities option exchanges; OTC markets and

clearing organizations; consortia formed by our members and large market participants; alternative trade execution facilities;

and technology ﬁrms, including market data distributors and electronic trading system developers.

We expect competition to continue to intensify, particularly as a result of technological advances and reductions in the regulatory

requirements for the development of products and markets that are competitive with our own. Additional factors that may intensify

competition in the future include:

• The growth of recently formed for-proﬁt exchanges;

• The consolidation of exchanges, customers or intermediaries;

• An increased demand for electronic trading and electronic order routing services; and

• The increased ability of other exchanges to leverage their technology investment and electronic distribution to enter new

markets and list products that compete with our own.

STRATEGY

Our current strategy speciﬁcally focuses on leveraging our benchmark products, scalable infrastructure and clearing and trade

matching technologies to beneﬁt customers. This strategy will enable us to continue to evolve into a more broadly diversiﬁed

ﬁnancial exchange that offers trading and clearing solutions across additional products and asset classes. Our strategy includes

coordinated efforts to:

• Grow our existing business by expanding customer access to our markets and services, enhancing and offering additional trade

execution choices, and improving our market data products;

• Broaden our product range through innovative new products and optimization of existing products, based on research and

development in collaboration with customers;

• Provide third-party transaction processing, clearing and related services; and

• Explore new business opportunities such as joint ventures, alliances and selective business combinations such as our recently

announced merger with CBOT Holdings, Inc.

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PRIMARY SOURCES OF OPERATING REVENUE

CLEARING AND TRANSACTION FEES A majority of our revenue is derived from clearing and transaction fees, which include

CME Globex electronic trading fees, surcharges for privately negotiated transactions and other volume-related charges for

contracts executed through our trading venues. Because clearing and transaction fees are assessed on a per-contract basis,

revenues and proﬁtability ﬂuctuate with volume changes. In addition to the secular trends noted earlier, our revenues and trading

volume tend to increase during periods of economic and geopolitical uncertainty. This is because our customers seek to manage

their exposure to, or speculate on, the market volatility resulting from uncertainty. In addition, our volume is seasonal and we

typically experience higher sequential volume during the ﬁrst and second quarters followed by decreases in the third and fourth

quarters of the calendar year. However, these patterns may be altered by the impact of economic and political events, the launch

of new products, and other factors.

While volume has a signiﬁcant impact on our clearing and transaction fees revenue, there are four other factors that also inﬂuence

this source of revenue:

• Rate structure;

• Mix of products traded;

• Trading venue; and

• The percentage of trades executed by customers who are members compared with non-member customers.

Rate structure. Customers beneﬁt from volume discounts and limits on fees as part of our effort to increase liquidity in certain

products. We may periodically change fees, volume discounts, limits on fees and member discounts, perhaps signiﬁcantly,

based on our review of operations and the business environment.

As a result of their rate structure, Total Return Asset Contracts (TRAKRS), auction-traded products and Swapstream products

are excluded from disclosures of trading volume and average rate per contract in this discussion and analysis. Clearing and

transaction fees on these products are immaterial relative to other CME products. TRAKRS are exchange-traded non-traditional

futures contracts that trade electronically on the CME Globex electronic platform. Swapstream offers euro- and Swiss franc-

denominated interest rate swap products through its inter-dealer electronic trading platform. Auction-traded products, which

include CME economic derivatives, were introduced in September 2005 and are traded on the CME Auction Markets platform.

Product mix. We offer trading of futures and options on futures contracts on a wide-ranging set of products based on interest

rates, equities, foreign exchange, commodities and alternative investments. Rates are varied by product in order to optimize

revenue on existing products and support introduction of new products to encourage trading volume.

Trading venue. Our exchange is an international marketplace that brings together buyers and sellers mainly through our

CME Globex electronic trading platform as well as through open outcry trading on our trading ﬂoors and privately negotiated

transactions. Any customer guaranteed by a clearing ﬁrm is able to obtain direct access to our CME Globex platform. Open

outcry trading is conducted exclusively by our members, who may execute trades on behalf of customers or for themselves.

Typically, customers executing trades through CME Globex are charged fees for using the electronic trading platform in addition

to the clearing fees assessed on all transactions executed on our exchange. Customers entering into privately negotiated

transactions also incur additional charges beyond the clearing fees assessed on all transactions.

Member/non-member mix. Generally, member customers are charged lower fees than our non-member customers. Holding all

other factors constant, revenue decreases if the percentage of trades executed by members increases, and increases if the

percentage of non-member trades increases.

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PROCESSING SERVICES To further diversify the range of services we offer, we have entered into clearing and transaction processing

agreements with other exchanges. This revenue will ﬂuctuate as the trading volume of these exchanges ﬂuctuates.

The most signiﬁcant portion of this revenue is derived from our agreement with CBOT. In April 2003, we entered into an agreement

to provide clearing and related services for CBOT futures and options on futures contracts. We began to provide these services for

some products in November 2003, and as of January 2004, we began to clear all CBOT products. The current agreement expires in

January 2009.

The remaining portion of this revenue includes fees for listing energy and metal futures products on the CME Globex platform for

the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Although trading under a prior agreement with NYMEX ended in November 2005,

trading under a new 10-year agreement began on June 11, 2006. We also collect fees for processing single stock futures trades

for certain CME clearing ﬁrms that execute trades at OneChicago, LLC (OneChicago), our joint venture in single stock futures and

futures on narrow-based stock indexes that initiated trading in November 2002.

QUOTATION DATA FEES We receive quotation data fees from the dissemination of our market data to subscribers for business and

private use. Our market data services are provided primarily through third-party distributors.

Subscribers can obtain access to real-time, delayed and end-of-day quotation, trade and market summary data for our products.

Users of our basic service receive real-time quotes and pay a ﬂat monthly fee for each screen, or device, displaying our market

data. Alternatively, customers can subscribe to market data provided on a limited group of products. The fee for this service is

a relatively nominal ﬂat rate per month.

Pricing for our market data services is based on the value of the service provided, our cost structure for the service and the

price of comparable services offered by our competitors. Increases or decreases in our quotation data fees revenue is inﬂuenced

by changes in our price structure for existing market data offerings, introduction of new market data services and changes in

the number of subscribers. General economic factors that affect the ﬁnancial services industry, which constitutes our primary

customer base, also inﬂuence revenue from our market data fees.

OTHER SOURCES Other sources of revenue include access fees, communication fees and revenue from various services related to

our operations.

• Access fees are the connectivity charges to customers of our CME Globex platform, to our market data vendors and to direct

market data customers. The fee each customer is charged varies depending on the type of connection provided.

• Communication fees consist of charges to members and clearing ﬁrms that utilize our various telecommunications networks

and communications services. Revenue from communication fees is largely dependent on open outcry trading, as a signiﬁcant

portion relates to telecommunications on the trading ﬂoor.

• Other revenue is composed of fees for administering our Interest Earning Facility (IEF) program, trade order routing, and various

services to members. We offer clearing ﬁrms the opportunity to invest cash performance bonds in our various IEF offerings.

These clearing ﬁrms receive interest income, and we receive a fee based on total funds on deposit. In addition, other revenue

includes trading gains and losses generated by GFX Corporation (GFX), our wholly-owned subsidiary that trades primarily in

foreign exchange futures contracts to enhance liquidity in our electronic markets for these products.

PRIMARY OPERATING EXPENSES

With the exception of license fees paid for the trading of our equity index contracts and a component of our trading facility rent

that is related to open outcry trading volume, most of our expenses do not vary directly with changes in our trading volume.

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COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS Compensation and beneﬁts expense is our most signiﬁcant expense and includes employee wages,

bonuses, stock-based compensation, beneﬁts and employer taxes. Changes in this expense are driven by ﬂuctuations in the

number of employees, increases in wages as a result of inﬂation or labor market conditions, rates for employer taxes and other

cost increases affecting beneﬁt plans. In addition, this expense is affected by the composition of our work force, which includes a

growing percentage of technology-related employees. The expense associated with our bonus and stock-based compensation plans

can also have a signiﬁcant impact on this expense category and may vary from year to year.

The bonus component of our compensation and beneﬁts expense is based on our ﬁnancial performance. Under the performance

criteria of our annual incentive plan, the bonus funded under the plan would be the “target” level if we achieve the cash earnings

target established by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. Cash earnings are deﬁned as net income excluding

depreciation and amortization expense and tax-effected stock-based compensation expense less capital expenditures. Under the

plan, if our actual cash earnings equal 80% of the established target for a given year, the bonus will be reduced by approximately

50% of the target bonus amount. There will be no bonus if our cash earnings are less than 80% of the cash earnings target, other

than for non-exempt employees who may receive a bonus under our discretionary bonus program. If our actual cash earnings

equal 120% of the target or higher, the bonus would be increased by approximately 50% from the targeted bonus amount, which

is the maximum amount that is allowed under the plan. If our performance is between the threshold performance level of 80% of

the cash earnings target and the maximum performance level of 120% of the cash earnings target, the bonus will be calculated

based on the level of performance achieved. The Compensation Committee may adjust the cash earnings calculation and the

target level of performance for material, unplanned revenue, expense or capital expenditures to meet intermediate to long-term

growth opportunities. Beginning in 2007, the cash earnings calculation for bonus purposes will exclude investment income and

target levels will be adjusted accordingly.

Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense related to stock options and restricted stock grants. Effective January 1, 2006,

we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment.” SFAS No. 123(R) requires

the use of the fair value method of accounting for share-based payments, which we previously adopted in 2002 under SFAS No. 123,

“Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” SFAS 123(R) also requires that we estimate expected forfeitures of stock grants

instead of the previous practice of accounting for forfeitures as they occurred. Furthermore, as of January 1, 2006, the excess tax

beneﬁt related to employee option exercises and restricted stock vesting has been reﬂected in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R)

as part of cash ﬂows from ﬁnancing activities for all periods presented rather than the previous classiﬁcation as part of cash ﬂows

from operating activities. Stock-based compensation varies depending on the quantity and fair value of options granted. Fair value

is derived using the Black-Scholes model with assumptions about our dividend yield, the expected volatility of our stock price

based on an analysis of implied and historical volatility, the risk-free interest rate and the expected life of the options granted.

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION Depreciation and amortization expense results from the depreciation of property purchased, as

well as the amortization of purchased and internally developed software. This expense has increased consistently from year to year

due to signiﬁcant technology investments in equipment and software. Depreciable useful lives have remained relatively consistent

since January 1, 2004.

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OTHER EXPENSES We incur additional expenses for communications, technology support services and various other activities

necessary to support our operations.

• Communications expense consists primarily of costs for network connections to the CME Globex platform and some market

data customers; telecommunications costs of our exchange; and fees paid for access to external market data. This expense is

affected primarily by the growth of electronic trading, our capacity requirements and by changes in telecommunications hubs

and connections which allow customers outside the United States to access the CME Globex platform directly.

• Technology support services consist of costs related to maintenance of the hardware and software required to support our

technology. Our technology support services costs are driven by the number of transactions processed as well as the number of

bid and offer quotes received and reﬂected in the order book for electronic trading, rather than the number of contracts traded.

• Professional fees and outside services expense includes costs of consulting services provided for major technology initiatives

and legal and accounting fees. This expense ﬂuctuates primarily as a result of changes in the number of consultants needed to

complete technology initiatives as well as other undertakings that require the use of professional services.

• Occupancy expense consists mostly of rent, maintenance and utilities costs for our domestic and international ofﬁces, our

trading facility in Chicago and our remote data centers. Our ofﬁce space is located primarily in Chicago with smaller ofﬁces

located in London, Hong Kong, Sydney, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. Occupancy costs are relatively stable, although our trading

ﬂoor rent ﬂuctuates to a limited extent based on open outcry trading volume.

• Licensing and other fee arrangements expense consists primarily of license fees paid as a result of trading volume in equity

index products. This expense ﬂuctuates as a result of changes in equity index product trading volume and fee structure

changes that affect license fees. In addition, in 2004 we began to incur expense under an agreement with Singapore Exchange

Limited (SGX) whereby revenue sharing expense ﬂuctuates based on our percentage of electronically traded CME Eurodollar

contracts. Under the terms of our current agreement, this expense cannot exceed $0.3 million per month. We recently renewed

this agreement, and effective February 5, 2007, the revenue sharing provisions of the agreement will terminate and the expense

will be eliminated.

• Marketing, advertising and public relations expense consists primarily of media, print and other advertising expenses, expenses

incurred as part of various brand campaigns as well as the promotion of new and existing products and services.

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE

Investment income, securities lending interest income and expense, and equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries were

reclassiﬁed from revenues to non-operating income and expense in the consolidated statements of income during 2006. Equity

in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries was previously included as part of other revenues. All other items appeared separately

in revenues. The presentation of these items has been changed to more closely conform to the Securities and Exchange

Commission’s Article 5 of Regulation S-X.

• Investment income represents income generated by the short-term investment of our excess cash balances and clearing

ﬁrms’ cash performance bonds and security deposits; interest income and net realized gains and losses from our marketable

securities; and gains and losses on trading securities in our non-qualiﬁed deferred compensation plans. The investment results

of our non-qualiﬁed deferred compensation plans do not affect our net income as there is an equal impact in our compensation

and beneﬁts expense. Investment income is inﬂuenced by the amount of funds generated by operations that is available for

investment, market interest rates and changes in the levels of cash performance bonds deposited by clearing ﬁrms. Investment

income also included earnings from our ﬁrst IEF program until its discontinuance in December 2005.

• Securities lending transactions utilize a portion of the securities that clearing ﬁrms deposit to satisfy their proprietary

performance bond requirements. Substantial interest expense is also incurred as part of this securities lending activity.

• Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries includes losses from our investments in FXMarketSpace Limited (FXMS)

and OneChicago.

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Critical Accounting Policies

The notes to our consolidated ﬁnancial statements include disclosure of our signiﬁcant accounting policies. In establishing these

policies within the framework of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, management must make certain

assessments, estimates and choices that will result in the application of these principles in a manner that appropriately reﬂects

our ﬁnancial condition and results of operations. Critical accounting policies are those policies that we believe present the most

complex or subjective measurements and have the most potential to affect our ﬁnancial position and operating results. While all

decisions regarding accounting policies are important, there are certain accounting policies that we consider to be critical. These

critical policies, which are presented in detail in the notes to our consolidated ﬁnancial statements, relate to revenue recognition,

income taxes, internal use software costs, stock-based compensation, and goodwill and intangible assets.

REVENUE RECOGNITION Our revenue recognition policies comply with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 on revenue recognition.

Our revenue is derived primarily from the clearing and transaction fees we assess on each contract executed through our trading

venues and cleared through our clearing house. Clearing and transaction fees are recognized as revenue when a buy and sell order

are matched and when the trade is cleared. On occasion, the customer’s exchange trading privileges may not be properly entered

by the clearing ﬁrm and incorrect fees are charged for the transactions in the affected accounts. When this information is corrected

within the time period allowed by the exchange, a fee adjustment is provided to the clearing ﬁrm. An accrual is established for

estimated fee adjustments to reﬂect corrections to customer exchange trading privileges. The accrual is based on the historical

pattern of adjustments processed as well as speciﬁc adjustment requests. Occasionally, market data customers will pay for

services in a lump sum payment. When these circumstances occur, revenue is recognized as services are provided.

INCOME TAXES Calculation of the income tax provision includes an estimate of the income taxes that will be paid for the current

year as well as an estimate of income tax liabilities or beneﬁts deferred into future years, as determined in accordance with

SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” As required by the provisions of SFAS No. 109, our deferred tax assets are reviewed

to determine if all assets will be realized in future periods. To the extent it is determined that some deferred tax assets may not

be fully realized, the assets must be reduced by a valuation allowance. The calculation of our tax provision involves dealing with

uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. We recognize potential liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues in the

United States and other applicable tax jurisdictions based on our estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes

may be due. If payment of these amounts varies from our estimate, our income tax provision would be reduced or increased at the

time that determination is made. This determination may not be known for several years. Past tax audits have not resulted in tax

adjustments that would result in a material change to the income tax provision in the year the audit was completed. The effective

tax rate, deﬁned as the income tax provision as a percentage of income before income taxes, will vary from year to year based on

changes to tax rates and regulations. In addition, the effective tax rate will vary with changes to income that are not subject to

income tax, such as municipal interest income, and changes in expenses or losses that are not deductible, such as the utilization

of foreign net operating losses.

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INTERNAL USE SOFTWARE COSTS Certain costs for employees and consultants that are incurred in connection with work on

development or implementation of software for our internal use are capitalized in accordance with the American Institute of

Certiﬁed Public Accountants Statement of Position (SOP) 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or

Obtained for Internal Use.” Costs capitalized are for application development or implementation, as required by SOP 98-1, for

software projects that will result in signiﬁcant new functionality and that are generally expected to cost in excess of $0.5 million.

The amount capitalized is determined based on the time spent by the individuals completing the eligible software-related activity

and the compensation and beneﬁts or consulting fees incurred for these activities. Projects are monitored during the development

cycle to assure that they continue to meet the capitalization criteria of SOP 98-1 and that the project will be completed and placed

in service as intended. Any previously capitalized costs are expensed at the time a decision is made to abandon a software project.

Completed internal use software projects, as well as work-in-progress projects, are included as part of property in the consolidated

balance sheets. Once completed, the accumulated costs for a particular software project are amortized over the anticipated life of

the software, generally three years. Costs capitalized for internal use software will vary from year to year based on our technology-

related business requirements.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION We expense stock options using the fair value method under the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R),

“Share-Based Payment.” We have elected the accelerated method for recognizing the expense related to stock grants. Due to

this election and the vesting provisions of our stock grants, a greater percentage of the total expense is recognized in the ﬁrst and

second years of the vesting period than would be recorded if we used the straight-line method. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 123(R)

on January 1, 2006, we began to include an estimate of expected forfeitures of stock grants in our expense recognition calculations

instead of the previous practice of accounting for forfeitures as they occur.

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS We review goodwill and intangible assets with indeﬁnite lives for impairment on an annual

basis and whenever events or circumstances indicate its carrying value may not be recoverable in accordance with SFAS No. 142,

“Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” The provisions of SFAS No. 142 require that a two-step impairment test be performed on

goodwill. In the ﬁrst step, the fair value of each reporting unit is compared to its carrying amount. If the fair value of the reporting

unit exceeds the carrying amount, no impairment exists and we are not required to perform further testing. If the carrying amount

exceeds its fair value, the second step must be performed to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill. If the

carrying value of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, then an impairment loss is recorded in an amount equal

to that excess. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit is judgmental in nature and involves the use of signiﬁcant estimates

and assumptions. Intangible assets subject to amortization are also evaluated for impairment, when indicated by a change in

circumstances, pursuant to SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” The impairment

testing requires management to estimate the fair value of the assets and record an impairment loss for the excess of the carrying

value over the fair value. The estimate of the fair value of the assets is generally determined on the basis of discounted future cash

ﬂows. In estimating the fair value, management must make assumptions and projections regarding such items as future cash ﬂows,

future revenues, future earnings and other factors. Such assumptions are subject to change as a result of changing economic and

competitive conditions.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 48, “Accounting for

Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN No. 48 clariﬁes the accounting for uncertainty

in income taxes recognized in a company’s ﬁnancial statements and prescribes that a company should use a more-likely-than-not

recognition threshold based on the technical merits of the tax position taken or expected to be taken. The interpretation also

provides guidance on recognition, classiﬁcation, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

FIN No. 48 is effective for ﬁscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, with any cumulative effect of the change in accounting

principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. We will adopt FIN No. 48 effective January 1, 2007. We expect

no material impact on our ﬁnancial statements upon initial adoption.

Results of Operations for  Compared with 

2006 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Total revenues grew by 22% in 2006 primarily as a result of increased clearing and transaction fees, and to a lesser extent

higher revenue from processing services and quotation data fees.

• Total expenses increased by 14% in 2006 when compared with 2005. The increase was primarily due to higher compensation

and beneﬁts costs as well as increased technology spending resulting from capacity expansion and processing speed

enhancements. Higher rates on licensed Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ) products and

increased professional and outside services fees also contributed to the increase in expenses.

• Operating margin, which we deﬁne as operating income expressed as a percentage of total revenues, increased to 57% in 2006

from 54% in 2005 as the growth of operating revenue outpaced increases in operating expenses.

• Cash earnings increased by approximately $111.0 million to $402.8 million for 2006 compared with 2005. We have included

a reconciliation of cash earnings, a non-GAAP measure, in Liquidity and Capital Resources.

REVENUES

(dollars in millions)

Clearing and transaction fees

Processing services

Quotation data fees

Access fees

Communication fees

Other

Total Revenues

2006

866.1

2005

$ 696.2

90.1

80.8

20.2

8.6

24.1

68.7

71.7

18.9

9.0

25.3

$ 1,089.9

$ 889.8

Increase
(Decrease)

24%

(4)

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REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS Revenues grew in 2006 primarily due to the following:

• Enhanced technology, growing distribution, uncertainty surrounding interest rates and occasional daily volatility in the equity

market contributed to growth in trading volume in all product lines, resulting in a 24% increase in clearing and transaction

fees during 2006.

• Greater trading volumes at CBOT and our new agreement to list NYMEX products on the CME Globex platform resulted in

increased processing services revenue.

• Increased monthly subscriber fees, which became effective January 1, 2006, contributed to an increase in quotation data

fees for the year.

CLEARING AND TRANSACTION FEES The increase was due to trading volume growth partially offset by a decrease in the average

rate per contract. The following table summarizes average daily trading volume (in thousands) and revenue. All amounts exclude

TRAKRS, CME Auction Markets and Swapstream products.

CME Product Line Volume:

Interest rate

Equity(1)

Foreign exchange

Commodity and alternative investment(1)

Total Average Daily Volume

CME Globex Volume

CME Globex Volume as a Percentage of Total Volume

Clearing and Transaction Fees (in millions)

Average Rate per Contract

2006

3,078

1,734

453

78
5,343

3,808

71%

$ 864.4

$ 0.645

2005

Increase

29%

2,380

1,389

334

4,158

2,895

70%

$ 695.7

$ 0.664

(1) CME weather and Goldman Sachs Commodity Index products are included in commodities and alternative investments rather than equities beginning in 2006. Prior period amounts have

been adjusted to conform to the current year presentation.

• Volume

In 2006, our volume surpassed one billion contracts traded for the second consecutive year, driven by growth of 25% or more in

all product lines. Technology enhancements, including the migration of our CME Globex trading platform to new Hewlett Packard

Integrity NonStop servers that incorporate Intel Itanium processors, signiﬁcantly increased trade-matching speed which reduced

our average response time on transactions and resulted in increased usage by automated trading systems. Growth in hedge funds,

interest rate uncertainty and occasional daily volatility in equity markets also contributed to trading volume growth.

Interest Rate Products

Interest rate product volume increased in 2006 primarily due to uncertain market expectations surrounding interest rates,

including those created by changes in Federal Reserve monetary policy, expansion in the use of our electronic trading platform

as a result of technological enhancements and increased use of automated trading systems. The volume of interest rate products

traded electronically increased by 34% to 1.8 million contracts per day in 2006. Secular trends favoring the trading of derivative

products also contributed to the increase in volume.

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The average daily volume of CME Eurodollar options, which are traded predominantly through open outcry, increased by 44% to

1.1 million contracts in 2006. In conjunction with the increase in Eurodollar options volume, the average daily volume of CME

Eurodollar options traded electronically also increased to 77,000 contracts in 2006 from 28,000 contracts in 2005. In April 2006,

we launched a new incentive program to increase electronic trading of CME Eurodollar options. The program, which was initially

effective through December 2006, has been extended through June 2007. The program provides a reduced fee schedule for

customers meeting percentage thresholds for electronic trading of CME Eurodollar options.

Equity Products

The increase in equity product volume for the year was primarily due to technological enhancements, increased usage of equity

option products, occasional signiﬁcant daily ﬂuctuations in stock market volatility, as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index, and

efforts to attract new customers.

Average daily volume of our E-mini equity products increased by 25% to 1.6 million contracts in 2006 compared with 2005.

In particular, CME E-mini S&P 500 volume increased 27% to 1.1 million contracts. Volume for our electronically-traded E-mini

equity options increased to 45,000 contracts per day in 2006 from 18,000 contracts per day in 2005.

Foreign Exchange Products

In December 2006, foreign exchange volume set a monthly volume record with 621,000 contracts traded per day. The increase in

trading of foreign exchange products resulted from the previously mentioned technological enhancements which facilitated faster

execution of trades, additional liquidity and fee incentive programs, including those speciﬁcally targeted to attract commodity

trading advisors and large hedge funds. In 2006, 88% of our foreign exchange volume traded through the CME Globex platform,

compared with 81% during 2005.

Commodity and Alternative Investment Products

Trading in commodity and alternative investment products increased as a result of the growing appeal of commodities as an asset

class, which has attracted additional trading activity in live cattle and lean hog products.

• Average Rate Per Contract

The impact of the 28% increase in average daily trading volume during 2006 was partially offset by a decrease in the average

rate, or revenue, per contract. In 2006, the average rate per contract decreased 3%, to $0.645 from $0.664 in 2005, primarily

due to the following factors:

• Incentives and discounts increased as a result of volume growth, reducing the average rate per contract by $0.021.

• The number of inactive clearing ﬁrms and trading volume from automated trading systems that receive lower-priced member

rates increased, resulting in a slight rise in the percentage of trades executed by member customers to 80% of total volume

from 79% in 2005.

• Higher-priced privately negotiated trades, as a percentage of total volume, decreased to 1.0% during 2006 compared with

1.2% in 2005.

• The average daily volume of CME Eurodollar options traded through open outcry, one of our lowest priced products,

increased by 38%. This represented 19% of total volume in 2006 compared with 17% in 2005. Clearing and transaction fees

from CME Eurodollar options traded through open outcry averaged $0.33 per contract in 2006 and 2005.

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These decreases were partially offset by broad-based pricing increases implemented in August 2005, which contributed incremental

revenue of approximately $13.0 million in 2006 when compared with 2005. Additionally, the rate per contract was favorably

impacted by a higher percentage of trades executed through the CME Globex platform for which additional fees are assessed.

A substantial portion of our clearing and transaction fees are billed to our clearing ﬁrms. The majority of clearing and transaction

fees received from clearing ﬁrms represent charges for trades executed on behalf of their customers. We currently have

approximately 85 clearing ﬁrms. No one ﬁrm represented 10% or more of clearing and transaction fees revenue in 2006. Should a

clearing ﬁrm discontinue operations, we believe the customer portion of that ﬁrm’s trading activity would likely transfer to another

clearing ﬁrm of the exchange. Therefore, we do not believe we are exposed to signiﬁcant risk from the loss of revenue earned from

any particular ﬁrm.

PROCESSING SERVICES Revenue increased primarily as a result of increased trading volume at CBOT and higher volume executed

on the CME Globex platform under our new agreement with NYMEX.

CBOT’s average daily trading volume was 3.2 million contracts for 2006, an increase of 20% over the 2.7 million contracts traded

in 2005. Increased volume at CBOT generated incremental revenue of $11.6 million in 2006.

Revenue from services provided to NYMEX increased by $9.8 million in 2006 when compared with 2005. Our prior agreement

with NYMEX ended in November 2005. Trading under our new 10-year agreement began in June 2006. The new agreement added

metals futures products and expanded the number of energy futures products, including the addition of physically delivered WTI

futures products, which we now list for NYMEX on the CME Globex platform. As a result, the average daily volume of NYMEX

electronic trading increased signiﬁcantly on our platform during 2006.

QUOTATION DATA FEES The growth in revenue resulted primarily from a fee increase that was implemented on January 1, 2006.

Users of our basic service paid $40 per month for each market data screen, or device, in 2006. The monthly charge in effect during

2005 was $35. This higher rate contributed to a $10.4 million increase in subscriber fees for 2006 compared with 2005 and was

partially offset by a $1.5 million decrease in assessments, which result from our periodic audits of usage data previously provided

by our customers.

During 2006, approximately 55% of our quotation data fees revenue was generated from the two largest resellers of our market

data. Despite this concentration, we do not believe we are exposed to a signiﬁcant risk of revenue loss. In the event one of these

vendors no longer subscribed to our market data, we believe the majority of the vendor’s customers would likely subscribe to our

market data through another reseller.

Effective January 1, 2007, users of our basic service will pay $50 per month for each market data screen, or device.

ACCESS FEES Growth in revenue resulted from the expiration, in July 2006, of an incentive program to encourage our customers

to switch to a higher bandwidth connection.

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EXPENSES

(dollars in millions)

Compensation and benefits

Communications

Technology support services

Professional fees and outside services

Depreciation and amortization

Occupancy

Licensing and other fee agreements

Marketing, advertising and public relations

Other

Total Expenses

2006

$ 203.0

2005

$ 179.6

Increase

13%

31.6

31.2

34.3

72.8

29.6

25.7

16.7

24.2

31.1

26.8

64.9

28.5

18.0

13.3

23.1

$ 469.1

$ 412.1

EXPENSE HIGHLIGHTS Increases in total expenses for 2006 were primarily driven by the following factors:

• Compensation and beneﬁts expense increased due to growth in average headcount as well as annual salary raises and the

rising costs of related beneﬁts, incentive pay and stock-based compensation.

• Depreciation and amortization, as well as greater technological support services expense, grew as a result of ongoing

investments in equipment and software to expand our infrastructure and improve processing speed.

• Licensing rates increased due to the full year impact of our exclusive licensing agreements with NASDAQ and S&P, which were

renegotiated and extended in 2005. These rate increases combined with volume growth in these licensed products resulted in

increased licensing fees.

• Professional fees associated with additional exploration of business expansion opportunities and ongoing litigation resulted in

increased expenses of this nature. Various technology initiatives also contributed to an increase in professional fees.

In 2007, we expect operating expenses to total $530.0 to $540.0 million. This includes Swapstream-related expenditures, merger-

related planning costs, and costs associated with agreements to provide various services to FXMS.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS The increase in compensation and beneﬁts expense during 2006 relative to 2005 consisted

primarily of the following:

(dollars in millions)

Average headcount

Net annual salary increases and changes in benefits and employer taxes

Bonus

Stock-based compensation

Capitalization for software development and reimbursable design costs

Increase
(Decrease)

$ 9.8

7.4

4.3

3.8

(3.6)

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• Average headcount increased by 7%, or 87 employees, in 2006 compared with 2005 primarily as a result of increased hiring to

support technology initiatives. Our acquisition of Swapstream, which was completed in August 2006, also contributed to the

increase in average headcount for the year. As of December 31, 2006, we had 1,430 employees.

• Bonus expense accrued under the provisions of our annual incentive plan increased primarily due to growth in our employee

headcount and salary increases for existing employees.

• Stock-based compensation increased primarily as a result of additional expense from options granted in June 2006 and the full

impact in 2006 of the expense related to the June 2005 grant. In addition, the fair value per share of options granted in June

2006 increased when compared with the fair value of options granted in June 2005.

• Increases were partially offset by increased capitalization of compensation and beneﬁts expense relating to software

development. The increase in capitalized software costs resulted primarily from development needed to provide trading and

other services to FXMS, our new joint venture with Reuters Group PLC.

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES We experienced growth of 20% in the average number of transactions processed electronically

during 2006 when compared with 2005. As a result of the continued growth in transactions processed, additional maintenance and

service contracts were required to support increases in hardware and software purchases.

PROFESSIONAL FEES AND OUTSIDE SERVICES Legal fees increased $4.1 million in 2006 when compared with 2005 due primarily to

the structuring and establishment of FXMS and litigation costs related to the ongoing antitrust lawsuit ﬁled by Eurex U.S. in 2003.

In addition, other professional fees increased $3.4 million in 2006 primarily due to the use of consulting services to support several

clearing and trading systems projects as well as enhancements to the CME Globex platform’s functionality, including its ability to

execute complex options trading strategies. During the fourth quarter, merger-related integration planning also contributed to an

increase in professional fees. We expect merger-related integration planning to continue throughout 2007.

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION During the second quarter of 2006, we began an 18-month process of migrating the electronic

trading of products to new Hewlett Packard Integrity NonStop servers that incorporate Intel Itanium processors. As a result of

the migration, we reassessed and shortened the estimated useful lives on our existing processors which resulted in additional

depreciation expense of $1.9 million in 2006 when compared with 2005. In addition, depreciation and amortization of 2005 and

2006 property additions exceeded the depreciation and amortization of assets that have become fully depreciated or retired since

January 1, 2005, resulting in an increase in 2006 depreciation and amortization expense.

Property additions for 2006 and 2005 are summarized below. Technology-related assets include purchases of computers and related

equipment, software, the cost of developing internal use software and costs associated with the expansion of our data centers.

(dollars in millions)

Total property additions

Technology-related assets as a percentage of total additions

2006

$ 88.2

90%

2005

$ 87.6

91%

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OCCUPANCY We entered into two new leases for additional space in Chicago and London during 2006. The Chicago lease,

which began in August 2006, will provide us with an opportunity to reorganize and maximize the utilization of our facilities in the

downtown area. The London lease, which began in November 2006, will allow us to consolidate our existing London ofﬁce with

Swapstream’s facilities. The new leases resulted in additional rent expense of $1.1 million in 2006.

LICENSING AND OTHER FEE AGREEMENTS A large portion of the increase in this expense was attributable to an increase in licensing

rates for CME E-mini S&P products and, to a lesser extent, CME E-mini NASDAQ products. Rate increases went into effect in

June 2005 for NASDAQ products and September 2005 for S&P products in return for extending our exclusive rights to offer these

products. Renegotiated licensing rates resulted in $6.5 million of incremental expense compared with 2005. Also, higher average

daily trading volume for licensed products resulted in additional expense of $2.4 million in 2006. Higher volumes were primarily

attributable to S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 E-mini products.

These increases in expense were partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in fees paid to market maker program participants.

The reduction in market maker fees was primarily due to the expiration of the Russell 1000 program in December 2005.

Effective February 5, 2007, our CME Eurodollar fee sharing agreement with SGX will terminate, resulting in an estimated decrease

in expense of approximately $3.3 million in 2007.

MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS In 2006, this expense increased primarily as a result of the preparation for and

launch of a new global brand advertising campaign. The promotion of new products and production of CME’s quarterly magazine,

which launched in the third quarter of 2005, also contributed to an increase in expense.

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE

(dollars in millions)

Investment income

Securities lending interest income

Securities lending interest expense

Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries

Total Non-Operating

2006

$ 55.8

94.0

(92.1)

(6.9)

$ 50.8

2005

$ 31.4

58.7

(56.8)

(2.6)

$ 30.7

Increase

77%

162

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INVESTMENT INCOME Rising market interest rates as well as increased funds available for investment resulted in increased

investment income in 2006 when compared with 2005. Increases in investment income were partially offset by an increase

in tax-advantaged investments, as a percentage of the total portfolio, during 2006. The annualized average rate of return and

average investment balance indicated in the table below include short-term investments classiﬁed as cash and cash equivalents,

marketable securities and clearing ﬁrms’ cash performance bonds and security deposits, but exclude the ﬁrst IEFs and our

non-qualiﬁed deferred compensation plan. Non-qualiﬁed deferred compensation plan earnings are excluded from this analysis as

there is an equal and offsetting amount in compensation and beneﬁts expense.

(dollars in millions)

Annualized average rate of return

Average investment balance

Increase in investment income due to rate change

Increase in investment income due to balance change

2006
4.28%

$ 1,257.8

2005

2.99%

$ 951.6

Increase

1.29%

$ 306.2

16.2

9.2

Increases due to rate and balance changes were partially offset by a decrease of $1.9 million resulting from the discontinuance of

the ﬁrst IEFs in December 2005.

SECURITIES LENDING INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE The average daily balance of funds available for lending increased during

2006 relative to 2005. This was primarily the result of a policy change effective October 1, 2005, that increased the amount of

securities available for lending to 70% from 50% of total eligible securities.

(dollars in billions)

Average daily balance of funds invested

Annualized average rate earned

Annualized average rate paid

Net earned from securities lending

2006

1.9
5.01%

4.91
0.10%

2005

$ 1.8

3.34%

3.23

0.11%

Increase
(Decrease)

$ 0.1

1.67%

1.68

(0.01)%

EQUITY IN LOSSES OF UNCONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES This includes $6.1 million of losses from our investment in FXMS, which was

formed in July 2006, as well as our proportionate share of losses from OneChicago.

INCOME TAX PROVISION

In 2006, the effective tax rate decreased from 39.6% to 39.4% when compared with 2005. The decrease is due primarily to

increased investments in tax-advantaged securities, the impact of which was partially offset by the effect of a valuation allowance

for the net operating losses generated by our Swapstream operations subsequent to the acquisition in August 2006.

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Results of Operations for  Compared with 

2005 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Total revenues increased by 23% to $889.8 million driven primarily by increases in clearing and transaction fees, processing

services and quotation data fees.

• Total expenses increased by 13% to $412.1 million due primarily to technology spending related to additional functionality

and capacity.

• Growth in revenues exceeded increases in expenses resulting in an increase in our operating margin to 54% from 49% in 2004.

Operating margin is deﬁned as operating income expressed as a percentage of total revenues.

• Total property additions increased to $87.6 million primarily due to continued investments in capacity related to transaction

growth and additional functionality.

• Working capital, deﬁned as current assets less current liabilities, grew by $280.9 million.

REVENUES

(dollars in millions)

Clearing and transaction fees

Processing services

Quotation data fees

Access fees

Communication fees

Other

Total Revenues

2005

$ 696.2

2004

$ 553.0

68.7

71.7

18.9

9.0

25.3

55.9

60.9

16.4

10.0

25.4

$ 889.8

$ 721.6

Increase
(Decrease)

26%

(11)

—

REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS Total revenues increased by 23% primarily as a result of the following factors:

• Clearing and transaction fees increased by $143.2 million due primarily to a 34% increase in average daily trading volume.

• Trading volume executed through CME Globex increased for all major product lines.

• Processing services totaled $68.7 million, an increase of $12.8 million, primarily due to volume increases at CBOT and NYMEX.

• Quotation data fees increased by $10.8 million primarily as a result of a fee increase.

CLEARING AND TRANSACTION FEES A signiﬁcant portion of the increase in clearing and transaction fees in 2005 was attributable

to the 34% increase in average daily trading volume. In 2005, we set annual volume records in our four major product lines and,

for the ﬁrst time ever, the total annual volume of our products surpassed one billion contracts compared with our previous record

of 787 million contracts in 2004. In addition, there was an increase in the percentage of trading volume executed through the CME

Globex platform. In 2005, CME Globex volume was 70% of average daily trading volume, compared with 57% during 2004. All of our

product lines experienced growth in CME Globex volume during 2005 when compared with 2004.

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The following table summarizes average daily trading volume (in thousands) and revenue. All amounts exclude TRAKRS and

auction-traded products.

CME Product Line Volume:

Interest rate

Equity(1)

Foreign exchange

Commodity and alternative investment(1)

Total Average Daily Volume

CME Globex Volume

CME Globex Volume as a Percentage of Total Volume

Clearing and Transaction Fees (in millions)

Average Rate per Contract

2005

2,380

1,389

334

4,158

2,895

70%

$ 695.7

$ 0.664

2004

Increase

40%

1,705

1,161

202

3,111

1,786

57%

$ 552.6

$ 0.702

(1) CME weather and Goldman Sachs Commodity Index products are included in commodities and alternative investments rather than equities beginning in 2006. Prior period amounts have

been adjusted to conform to the current year presentation.

• Volume

Interest Rate Products

We experienced an increase in our interest rate volume in 2005 compared with 2004 due to the following factors:

• Expansion in the use of our electronic trading platform as a result of technological enhancements.

• Rising short-term interest rates and periods of heightened volatility in the equity markets, although overall implied volatility

was lower than in 2004.

• Increased volume by European market participants due to higher relative volatility in the U.S. compared to the Eurozone.

• Increased utilization of competitive fee programs designed to encourage the participation of market makers and global

proprietary trading ﬁrms.

• The appeal of tiered pricing provided to high volume traders.

The average daily volume of interest rate products traded electronically increased from 594,000 contracts in 2004 to 1.3 million

contracts in 2005, with 57% of interest rate volume executed on the CME Globex platform compared with 35% in 2004.

Equity Products

Trading volume for our equity products increased primarily as a result of the continued growth in our CME E-mini products due to

increased distribution to new users. This was achieved despite volatility in the U.S. equity markets that was 17% lower in 2005

when compared with 2004 as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index. During 2005, average daily volume of CME E-mini products

increased by 21% to 1.3 million contracts when compared with 2004. The strongest growth in average daily volume occurred in

CME E-mini S&P 500 futures–which increased by 0.2 million contracts–CME E-mini Russell 2000 futures and CME E-mini S&P
MidCap 400 futures. We also experienced growth in our CME E-mini equity option products.

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Foreign Exchange Products

Our foreign exchange volume has beneﬁted from increased demand from automated trading systems, driven primarily by

technology enhancements that allow faster execution. We also experienced volume growth from commodity trading advisors and

large hedge funds as a result of initiatives implemented in 2005. Fee incentive programs initiated during the second quarter of

2004 also resulted in increased trading on the CME Globex platform. In 2005, 81% of our foreign exchange volume was executed

through CME Globex compared with 66% in 2004.

• Average Rate Per Contract

Partially offsetting the impact of the increase in trading volume on revenue was a decrease in the average rate, or revenue, per

contract. The average rate per contract decreased to $0.664 for 2005 from $0.702 in 2004 primarily due to the following factors:

• An increase in the percentage of trades by member customers reduced the rate per contract. As a result of a decrease in the

capital investment required to become a clearing ﬁrm, which became effective October 1, 2004, there was an increase in

the number of inactive clearing ﬁrms that are charged member rates. During 2005, we also implemented a program to allow

multiple hedge funds within the same fund group to receive member rates.

• Growth in interest rate, equity and foreign exchange trading volume, as a result of the appeal of our competitive fee

programs, as well as increased participation of market makers, resulted in higher incentives and discounts, which further

reduced the average rate per contract by $0.037 in 2005.

• Our mutual offset agreement with SGX, whereby there is a net settlement for trades executed by the originating exchange

but transferred to the other exchange, had an unfavorable impact on the average rate per contract of $0.005 in 2005.

• These decreases were partially offset by the higher percentage of trades on the CME Globex platform for all product lines,

for which additional fees are assessed.

• Finally, rate increases effective August 1, 2005, contributed additional revenue of approximately $7.0 million and resulted in

a modest increase to the overall average rate per contract of $0.007, which partially offset other factors that resulted in the

lower average rate per contract in 2005.

In addition to the change in the rate structure in 2005, we also extended the European and Asian incentive programs and the

electronic corporate membership program through December 31, 2006. In 2005, we implemented two one-year incentive

programs designed to attract large hedge funds and commodity trading advisors to our foreign exchange markets. We also

launched a new emerging markets partner program to support the geographic expansion of European and U.S.-based proprietary

trading ﬁrms and trading arcades into developing trading centers. This two-year program provides fee waivers for new users of our

electronic markets in qualiﬁed regions around the world.

PROCESSING SERVICES The increase was primarily the result of increased volume at CBOT as well as the expiration of lower initial

pricing for that service that was in effect during much of 2004. We cleared 675 million CBOT contracts during 2005 compared with

600 million contracts during 2004. In addition, we earned $3.8 million in incremental revenue from our agreement with NYMEX due

to increased trading volume and related increased fees for these trades. Trading volume related to NYMEX increased to 5.2 million

contracts in 2005 from 0.9 million contracts in 2004. Our agreement with NYMEX expired and we stopped listing NYMEX products

on the CME Globex platform as of November 18, 2005. We entered into a new agreement with NYMEX in June 2006.

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QUOTATION DATA FEES The increase in quotation data fees resulted primarily from the rate change that was implemented on

January 1, 2005. Users of our basic service pay $35 per month for each market data screen, or device, an increase from the

$30 per month charge that was in effect during 2004. In addition, there was an increase of $0.9 million related to assessments

resulting from our periodic audits of the usage data provided by our customers.

ACCESS FEES The increase in access fees was attributed primarily to CME Globex users converting to higher bandwidth

connections, at a higher fee beginning in the third quarter of 2004.

COMMUNICATION FEES Communication fees decreased primarily as a result of reduced demand for communication devices and

services on the trading ﬂoor accompanied by a decrease in demand by our building tenants.

EXPENSES

(dollars in millions)

Compensation and benefits

Communications

Technology support services

Professional fees and outside services

Depreciation and amortization

Occupancy

Licensing and other fee agreements

Marketing, advertising and public relations

Other

Total Expenses

2005

$ 179.6

2004

$ 164.8

31.1

26.8

64.9

28.5

18.0

13.3

23.1

27.0

21.3

25.0

53.4

27.2

12.2

11.0

24.2

$ 412.1

$ 366.1

Increase
(Decrease)

(5)

EXPENSE HIGHLIGHTS While there was a 23% increase in total revenues in 2005, total expenses increased by 13%, driven primarily

by the following factors:

• Compensation and beneﬁts increased as a result of annual salary and related beneﬁt increases, a 3% increase in average

headcount and increases in stock-based compensation.

• We renegotiated and extended the exclusivity of our licensing agreements with NASDAQ and S&P. As a result, expenses for

licensing and other fee arrangements increased primarily due to the increased fees payable under these agreements.

• A 39% increase in transactions processed electronically resulted in increased technology support services expense.

• We continued to add to and improve our data centers, resulting in an increase in depreciation and amortization of $11.5 million

over 2004.

• Initiatives to expand product-speciﬁc marketing and to rebrand existing marketing and advertising materials contributed to an

increase in marketing, advertising and public relations.

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COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS Although there are a number of factors that affected compensation and beneﬁts, the primary drivers

of the increase were:

• Annual salary increases and related increases in employer taxes and beneﬁts resulted in approximately $7.2 million of additional

expense during 2005 when compared with 2004.

• The average number of employees increased approximately 3%, or by 42 employees, to 1,296 in 2005 from 1,254 in 2004.

We had 1,321 employees at December 31, 2005. This increased headcount resulted in additional compensation and beneﬁts,

excluding bonuses, of approximately $4.6 million.

• Stock-based compensation increased $4.8 million to $12.6 million in 2005 from $7.8 million in 2004. This increase resulted

primarily from an increase in the fair value per share of options granted in 2005. The higher fair value was driven primarily by the

increase in our stock price.

• We experienced a $1.5 million increase in capitalized compensation and beneﬁts that relates to development of internal use

software, thereby reducing the amount of compensation and beneﬁts that was expensed in 2005.

COMMUNICATIONS During 2005, we experienced greater communications expense of $4.4 million. This increase is related to a

number of items including, but not limited to, expansion of our international communications hubs in Europe and Asia. We now have

seven hubs in Europe and one in Asia. In addition, our bandwidth upgrades for customers, increased connections for new CME

Globex users, and additional bandwidth now provided between our main location and our remote data centers also contributed to

the increase in communications expense.

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES The number of transactions we processed electronically increased approximately 39% in 2005.

As a result, additional capital purchases were required to accommodate this growth, and our expenses for software, software

maintenance and hardware maintenance increased $5.1 million when compared with 2004.

PROFESSIONAL FEES AND OUTSIDE SERVICES We incurred $2.5 million in additional professional fees, net of amounts capitalized for

internally developed software, that related primarily to our technology initiatives, including integration of enhanced options trading

functionality onto the CME Globex platform and implementation of new mass quoting functionality for certain foreign exchange

and equity option products. Partially offsetting this increase was a decrease of $0.7 million in other professional fees and outside

services, primarily due to reduced legal fees and recruiting expenses.

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION This increase was the result of depreciation and amortization of 2005 asset acquisitions

exceeding the depreciation and amortization of assets that have become fully depreciated or retired since December 31, 2004. The

main components of the 2005 asset additions were technology equipment and leasehold improvements to our remote data centers.

Also, a greater portion of our ﬁxed assets are now depreciating over shorter lives. This change became effective January 1, 2004,

when the estimated useful lives of new technology equipment purchases were reduced from four to three years and new personal

computer purchases were reduced from three to two years.

Property additions for 2005 and 2004 are summarized below. Technology-related assets include purchases of computers and related

equipment, software, the cost of developing internal use software and costs associated with the build-out of our data centers.

(dollars in millions)

Total property additions

Technology-related assets as a percentage of total additions

2005

$ 87.6

91%

2004

$ 67.5

86%

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LICENSING AND OTHER FEE AGREEMENTS The increase resulted primarily from $3.5 million in additional license fees in 2005

when compared with 2004 as a result of increased licensing rates for certain of our equity products and increased trading volume.

The NASDAQ and S&P licensing agreements were renegotiated in April 2005 and September 2005, respectively. Rates increased

for these licensing agreements as a result of the renegotiations in return for an extension of exclusivity. Additionally, we incurred

$2.3 million of incremental expense related to our revenue sharing agreements with SGX and market makers designated for

certain products. The SGX increase resulted from the growth in electronic trading of CME Eurodollar contracts after our regular

ﬂoor trading hours.

MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS The increase in marketing, advertising and public relations expense is

attributable to increased product-speciﬁc marketing, especially for our foreign exchange products, the launch of CME Magazine,

and rebranding of brochures and direct marketing materials. During 2005, we also incurred $0.4 million of expense related to a

donation for hurricane relief. There was no similar expense in 2004.

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE

(dollars in millions)

Investment income

Securities lending interest income

Securities lending interest expense

Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries

Total Non-Operating

n.m. not meaningful

2005

$ 31.4

58.7

(56.8)

(2.6)

$ 30.7

2004

$ 14.5

20.3

(19.0)

(3.6)

$ 12.2

Increase
(Decrease)

117%

n.m.

(27)

151

INVESTMENT INCOME The increase is primarily a result of interest rate increases in the marketplace. Also, funds available for

investment continued to increase in large part due to growth in net income.

(dollars in millions)

Annualized average rate of return

Average investment balance

Increase in investment income due to rate change

Increase in investment income due to balance change

2005

2.99%

$ 951.6

2004

1.63%

$ 689.2

Increase

1.36%

$ 262.4

12.9

4.4

Offsetting these increases was a $0.4 million decrease in IEF interest income and other investment income. The ﬁrst IEFs were

included in our consolidated ﬁnancial statements until they were discontinued in December 2005.

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SECURITIES LENDING INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE In October 2005, we increased the amount of eligible securities available for

lending to 70% from 50%. In addition, throughout 2005 the balance of ﬁrm securities held that were eligible for securities lending

increased. Both of these items, as well as the continued increase in interest rates by the Federal Open Market Committee of the

Federal Reserve, had a signiﬁcant impact on securities lending interest year over year.

(dollars in billions)

Average daily balance of funds invested

Annualized average rate earned

Annualized average rate paid

Net earned from securities lending

INCOME TAX PROVISION

2005

1.8

3.34%

3.23

0.11%

2004

$ 1.4

1.46%

1.37

0.09%

Increase

0.4

1.88%

1.86

0.02%

The effective tax rate was 39.6% for 2005 compared with 40.3% for 2004. The effective tax rate declined as a result of an

increase in tax-advantaged investments and the favorable resolution of certain tax audit issues.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

CASH REQUIREMENTS

Historically, we have met our funding requirements from operations. If operations do not provide sufﬁcient funds to meet capital

expenditure requirements, cash and cash equivalents or marketable securities can be reduced to provide the needed funds, assets

can be acquired through capital leases, or we can issue debt. In addition, we believe we can fund any pending or potential future

acquisitions with internally available cash, debt ﬁnancing or the issuance of equity securities.

On October 17, 2006, we entered into an agreement and plan of merger with CBOT Holdings, Inc. This proposed merger is subject

to an afﬁrmative vote by CME Holdings’ and CBOT Holdings’ stockholders and CBOT members, normal regulatory approvals and

other closing conditions. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, CBOT Holdings’ shareholders will have the right to receive

0.3006 shares of CME Holdings Class A common stock per share of CBOT Holdings Class A common stock or to elect an amount

in cash equal to the value of the exchange ratio based on a ten day average of closing prices of our Class A common stock at the

time of the merger. However, the maximum amount of cash available for all CBOT Holdings’ shareholders is $3.0 billion. Upon the

closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur in mid-2007, we will need up to approximately $3.1 billion to purchase the

shares of CBOT Holdings’ shareholders electing to receive cash and to pay estimated fees and expenses related to the transaction.

We expect to fund the transaction with cash and cash equivalents, proceeds from expected maturities of our marketable securities,

and various short- and long-term debt facilities as needed based on the amount of the cash election made by CBOT Holdings’

shareholders. If either CME Holdings or CBOT Holdings were to terminate the merger agreement, the terminating party may be

required to pay the other party a termination fee of $240.0 million and to reimburse the other party for expenses up to $6.0 million.

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Cash will also be required for operating leases and non-cancelable purchase obligations as well as commitments reﬂected as

liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2006. These commitments are as follows (in thousands):

Year

2007

2008 – 2009

2010 – 2011

Thereafter

Total

Operating
Leases

14,270

24,301

15,637

67,972

$ 122,180

Purchase
Obligations

$ 25,975

12,892

5,015

10,407

$ 54,289

Other
Liabilities

$ 2,085

—

Total

42,330

37,193

20,652

78,379

$ 2,085

$ 178,554

Future operating lease commitments at December 31, 2006 increased from year-end 2005 primarily as a result of two new

operating leases to obtain additional ofﬁce space in Chicago and London.

Future capital expenditures for technology are anticipated as we continue to invest in increased system capacity and performance

and pursue technological initiatives on our electronic trading platform, such as: implementation of additional functionality for CME

Eurodollar and foreign exchange options; increased functionality for more user-deﬁned spreads; and other facilitation of options

and futures trading. Each year capital expenditures are incurred for improvements throughout our central location and our remote

data centers. Capital expenditures also are incurred for improvements to our trading ﬂoor facilities, ofﬁces, telecommunications

capabilities and other operating equipment. We expect 2007 capital expenditures to total approximately $110.0 million, excluding

leasehold improvements for our new ofﬁce space that will be funded with landlord allowances. Anticipated capital expenditures

for 2007 include approximately $20.0 million of data center build-out costs related to our pending merger with and integration

of CBOT Holdings.

We intend to continue to pay regular quarterly dividends to our shareholders. In 2006, our annual dividend target remained at

approximately 30% of the prior year’s cash earnings. The decision to pay a dividend, however, remains within the discretion of our

Board of Directors and may be affected by various factors, including our earnings, ﬁnancial condition, capital requirements, level

of indebtedness and other considerations our Board of Directors deems relevant. On January 31, 2007, the Board of Directors

declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.86 per share payable on March 26, 2007, to shareholders of record on March 9, 2007.

Assuming no changes in the number of shares outstanding, the March 2007 dividend payment will total approximately $30.0 million.

SOURCES AND USES OF CASH

Net cash provided by operating activities was $471.7 million for 2006 and $348.2 million for 2005. The net cash provided by

operations increased primarily as a result of our improved operating results. This increase was partially offset by an increase in

accounts receivable and deferred taxes. The net cash provided by operating activities exceeded our net income in 2006 and 2005

primarily as a result of non-cash expenses, such as depreciation and amortization, which do not adversely affect our cash ﬂow.

Cash used in investing activities was $85.9 million for 2006 compared with $82.3 million for 2005. Even though there was

a reduction of $40.4 million in the purchases of marketable securities in 2006, additional cash was used for the purchase of

Swapstream and the investment in FXMS, which were $17.7 million and $13.9 million, respectively. These factors resulted in

a slight increase in cash used of $3.6 million.

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Property additions include capital expenditures of purchased and internally developed software and leasehold improvements,

including those acquired with lease allowances. Property additions in 2006 include leasehold improvements of $8.0 million related

to the expansion of our remote data centers, $7.3 million related to the remodeling of the ofﬁce space at our main location and

$0.5 million related to remodeling of our new ofﬁce space in Chicago. Property additions in 2005 included leasehold improvements

of $22.8 million related to the expansion of our remote data centers and $5.8 million related to the remodeling of the ofﬁce space

at our main location.

Technology-related assets include purchases of computers and related equipment software, the cost of developing internal use

software and costs associated with the build-out and expansion of our data centers. Technology-related additions increased

$0.2 million to $79.7 million in 2006 from $79.5 million in 2005. These additions related primarily to expanding capacity to

accommodate the growth in electronic trading on the CME Globex platform, clearing trades for CBOT, listing trades for NYMEX,

improving speed and reliability in our systems and implementing other system enhancements.

Cash used in ﬁnancing activities was $27.2 million in 2006 compared with $12.6 million in 2005. The increase was primarily

due to the $24.2 million increase in dividends paid. Dividends totaled $87.5 million in 2006 compared with $63.3 million in 2005.

The increase resulted primarily from our improved prior year’s cash earnings, which is the basis used to determine the amount of

the current year’s dividend. Partially offsetting this increase was an increase of $8.5 million in proceeds from options exercised.

DEBT INSTRUMENTS

We maintain a line of credit with a consortium of banks to be used in certain situations, such as disruption in the domestic payment

system that would delay settlement between our exchange and our clearing ﬁrms or in the event of a clearing ﬁrm default. In order

to ensure that the facility would operate as intended, CME periodically draws down nominal amounts of funds against the letter of

credit, and immediately repays the amounts borrowed. On October 13, 2006, the line of credit was renewed and the amount of the

revolving line of credit was increased from $750.0 million to $800.0 million, with terms substantially the same as the expiring line

of credit. We have the option to request an increase to the facility from $800.0 million to $1.0 billion at the time of a draw subject

to the approval of the participating banks. The credit agreement continues to be collateralized by clearing ﬁrm security deposits

held by us in the form of U.S. Treasury or agency securities, as well as security deposit funds in IEF2 and any performance bond

deposits of the defaulting ﬁrm. The line of credit can only be drawn on to the extent it is collateralized. Collateral available and on

deposit was $1.2 billion at December 31, 2006.

In October 2005, we approved the use of CME-owned U.S. Treasury securities as performance bond collateral in lieu of, or in

combination with, irrevocable letters of credit for our mutual offset agreement with SGX. We can pledge U.S. Treasury securities

up to a maximum of $100.0 million, measured as the aggregate fair value at the time of the most recent collateral adjustment.

At December 31, 2006, we were contingently liable on irrevocable letters of credit totaling $19.0 million and had pledged securities

with a fair value of $100.7 million.

CME also guarantees a $5.0 million standby letter of credit for GFX. The beneﬁciary of the letter of credit is the clearing ﬁrm that

is used by GFX to execute and maintain its futures positions. The letter of credit will be utilized in the event that GFX defaults in

meeting performance bond requirements to its clearing ﬁrm. In the unlikely event of a payment default by GFX, GFX’s performance

bond deposits would ﬁrst be used to cover any deﬁcit. If this amount is not sufﬁcient, the letter of credit would be used, and ﬁnally

CME would guarantee the remaining deﬁcit, if any.

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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

As of December 31, 2006, we did not have any signiﬁcant off-balance sheet arrangements as deﬁned by the regulations of the

Securities and Exchange Commission.

LIQUIDITY AND CASH MANAGEMENT

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $969.5 million at December 31, 2006 compared with $610.9 million at December 31, 2005.

The balance retained in cash and cash equivalents was a function of anticipated or possible short-term cash needs, prevailing

interest rates, our investment policy, alternative investment choices and any dividends that we pay.

Current net deferred tax assets of $7.2 million and $6.4 million are included in other current assets at December 31, 2006 and

2005, respectively. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, non-current net deferred tax assets, which are included in other assets,

were $30.9 million and $8.5 million, respectively. Net deferred tax assets result primarily from depreciation and amortization,

stock-based compensation and pension costs. Under current tax laws, foreign net operating losses acquired from Swapstream

of £4.2 million ($8.0 million as of December 31, 2006) may only be used to offset Swapstream’s future taxable income. Total

accumulated net operating losses related to Swapstream were valued at $9.2 million as of December 31, 2006. Based on our

assessment at December 31, 2006, we do not believe that we are more-likely-than-not to realize the value of acquired and

accumulated foreign net operating losses in the future. As a result, the deferred tax beneﬁt arising from these net operating

losses has been fully reserved.

Each clearing ﬁrm is required to deposit and maintain a speciﬁed performance bond balance, which is determined by parameters

established by the risk management department of the clearing house and may ﬂuctuate over time. Performance bond requirements

can be satisﬁed with a variety of approved investments and cash. Cash performance bonds and security deposits are included in

our consolidated balance sheets. With the exception of the portion of securities deposited that are utilized in our securities lending

program, clearing ﬁrm deposits, other than those retained in the form of cash, are not included in our consolidated balance sheets.

Securities lending transactions utilize a portion of the securities that clearing ﬁrms have deposited to satisfy their proprietary

performance bond requirements. Securities lending activity ﬂuctuates based on the amount of securities that clearing ﬁrms have

deposited and the demand for securities lending activity in the particular securities available to us. As a result of these factors,

the balances in cash performance bonds and security deposits as well as the balances in our securities lending program, may

ﬂuctuate signiﬁcantly over time.

Cash performance bonds and security deposits and collateral from securities lending consisted of the following at December 31:

(in millions)

Cash performance bonds

Cash security deposits

Cross-margin arrangements

Total Cash Performance Bonds and Security Deposits

Collateral from securities lending activities and payable

under securities lending agreements

Total

2006
506.0
15.1
0.1
521.2

2005

579.0

12.5

0.6

592.1

2,130.2

$ 2,651.4

2,160.9

$ 2,753.0

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We are required under the Commodity Exchange Act to segregate cash and securities deposited by clearing ﬁrms on behalf of

customers. In addition, our exchange rules require a segregation of all funds and securities deposited by clearing ﬁrms from

exchange operating funds and marketable securities. As with cash performance bonds and security deposits, these balances will

ﬂuctuate due to the investment choices available to clearing ﬁrms and the change in total deposits required. Securities, at fair

value, and IEF funds were deposited for the following purposes at December 31:

(in millions)

Performance bonds

Security deposits

Cross-margin arrangements

Total

CASH EARNINGS

2006
$ 47,270.6
1,250.5
273.7

$ 48,794.8

2005

$ 45,809.8

1,236.2

531.7

$ 47,577.7

Cash earnings, a non-GAAP measure, is the primary metric used by us to measure our ﬁnancial performance. It is the basis for

calculating dividends to shareholders and annual incentive payments to employees. It is calculated as net income plus depreciation

and amortization expense, plus tax-effected stock-based compensation, including employee discounts on stock plan purchases,

less capital expenditures. The cash earnings amount is calculated as follows:

(in millions)

Net income

Depreciation and amortization

Stock-based compensation, net of tax of $6.5 million and

$5.0 million in 2006 and 2005, respectively

Capital expenditures

Cash Earnings

2006

$ 407.3

72.8

10.0
(87.3)

2005

$ 306.9

64.9

7.6

(87.6)

$ 402.8

$ 291.8

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are subject to various market risks, including those caused by changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

INTEREST RATE RISK

Our investment policy is to preserve principal and liquidity while maximizing return through the investment of available funds.

Investments typically include money market mutual funds, municipal securities, and U.S. Treasury and government agency

securities with ﬁxed or variable rate terms. Under our investment policy, we monitor interest rate risk by completing regular reviews

of our marketable securities portfolio and its sensitivity to changes in the general level of interest rates, commonly referred to as

a portfolio’s duration. We control the duration of the portfolio primarily through the purchase of individual marketable securities

having a duration consistent with our overall investment policy. In addition, we will generally hold marketable securities to maturity,

which will act as a further mitigating factor to interest rate risk. Under our investment policy, the aggregate portfolio duration

cannot exceed 24 months.

A change in market interest rates would affect interest income as well as the fair value of investments. All of our investments

are carried at fair value. Interest income from short-term cash investments, marketable securities, and cash performance bonds

and security deposits was $53.8 million and $28.5 million in 2006 and 2005, respectively. Our marketable securities portfolio

experienced a decrease in net unrealized losses of $2.1 million in 2006 and an increase in net unrealized losses of $2.1 million in

2005. There were no realized gains or losses from sales of marketable securities in either period.

Expected maturities and interest coupon rates for marketable securities, all of which were ﬁxed-rate securities, were as follows at

December 31, 2006 (dollars in thousands):

Year

2007

2008

Total

Fair Value

Principal
Cash Flows

$ 173,517

80,410

$ 253,927

$ 250,718

Weighted
Average
Interest Rate

3.77%

2.34

3.32

The 2008 expected maturities include $26.7 million in principal amount of zero coupon marketable securities. Excluding zero coupon

securities, the 2008 weighted average interest rate would be 3.51% and the total weighted average interest rate would be 3.71%.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK

GFX engages primarily in the purchase and sale of our foreign exchange futures contracts on the CME Globex platform to provide

additional liquidity in these products. GFX subsequently enters into offsetting transactions using futures contracts or spot foreign

exchange transactions with approved counterparties in the interbank market to limit its market risk. Any potential impact on

the earnings of GFX from a change in foreign exchange rates would not be signiﬁcant. Net intraday position limits, which are

established for each trader, totaled $12.0 million in aggregate notional value as of December 31, 2006.

At December 31, 2006, GFX held futures positions with a notional value of $111.8 million, offset by a similar amount of spot

foreign exchange positions. The notional value of futures positions at December 31, 2005 totaled $106.6 million. All positions

are marked to market on a daily basis using our foreign exchange settlement prices, with resulting gain or loss reﬂected in other

revenues. Net trading gains were $7.0 million and $7.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

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Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over ﬁnancial reporting. The company’s

internal control system has been designed to provide reasonable assurance to management and the Board of Directors regarding

the preparation and fair presentation of published ﬁnancial statements.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over ﬁnancial reporting as of December 31, 2006.

Management based this assessment on criteria for effective internal control over ﬁnancial reporting described in Internal

Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Management’s

assessment included evaluating the design of the company’s internal control over ﬁnancial reporting and testing the operational

effectiveness of the company’s internal control over ﬁnancial reporting. The results of its assessment were reviewed with the

Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2006, the company’s internal control over ﬁnancial

reporting is effective. The company’s independent auditors have audited this assessment of the company’s internal control over

ﬁnancial reporting, as stated in their report that is included herein.

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Reports of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS INC.

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over

Financial Reporting, that Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. maintained effective internal control over ﬁnancial reporting

as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee

of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.’s

management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over ﬁnancial reporting and for its assessment of the

effectiveness of internal control over ﬁnancial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment

and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over ﬁnancial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control

over ﬁnancial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control

over ﬁnancial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of

internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit

provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over ﬁnancial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the

reliability of ﬁnancial reporting and the preparation of ﬁnancial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally

accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over ﬁnancial reporting includes those policies and procedures that

(1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reﬂect the transactions and dispositions

of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation

of ﬁnancial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the

company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide

reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s

assets that could have a material effect on the ﬁnancial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over ﬁnancial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,

projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate

because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, management’s assessment that Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. maintained effective internal control

over ﬁnancial reporting as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO criteria. Also, in our

opinion, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over ﬁnancial

reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States),

the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income,

shareholders’ equity, and cash ﬂows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006 of Chicago Mercantile

Exchange Holdings Inc. and our report dated February 16, 2007 expressed an unqualiﬁed opinion thereon.

Chicago, Illinois
February 16, 2007

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TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS INC.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (a Delaware

corporation) and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of

income, shareholders’ equity, and cash ﬂows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006. These ﬁnancial

statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these ﬁnancial

statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the ﬁnancial statements

are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures

in the ﬁnancial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and signiﬁcant estimates made by

management, as well as evaluating the overall ﬁnancial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable

basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the ﬁnancial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated ﬁnancial position

of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the consolidated results of

their operations and their cash ﬂows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with U.S.

generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the

effectiveness of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.’s internal control over ﬁnancial reporting as of December 31, 2006,

based on criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the

Treadway Commission and our report dated February 16, 2007 expressed an unqualiﬁed opinion thereon.

Chicago, Illinois
February 16, 2007

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

Assets
Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Collateral from securities lending

Marketable securities available for sale, including

pledged securities of $100,729 and $70,165

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $552 and $828

Other current assets

Cash performance bonds and security deposits

Total current assets

Property, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization

of $346,531 and $293,543

Other assets

Total Assets

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities:

Accounts payable

Payable under securities lending agreements

Other current liabilities

Cash performance bonds and security deposits

Total current liabilities

Other liabilities

Total Liabilities
Shareholders’ Equity:

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 9,860,000 shares authorized,

none issued or outstanding

Series A junior participating preferred stock, $0.01 par value,

140,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 138,000,000 shares

authorized, 34,835,588 and 34,544,719 shares issued and

outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively

Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, 3,138 shares

authorized, issued and outstanding

Additional paid-in capital

Retained earnings

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Total Shareholders’ Equity

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AT D ECEMBER 31

2006

2005

969,504
$
2,130,156

$ 610,891

2,160,893

250,718
121,128
37,566
521,180
4,030,252

292,862

84,974

41,675

592,127

3,783,422

168,755
107,498

153,329

32,643

$ 4,306,505

$ 3,969,394

25,552
$
2,130,156
78,466
521,180
2,755,354
32,059
2,787,413

23,553

2,160,893

53,354

592,127

2,829,927

20,783

2,850,710

—

348

—
405,514
1,116,209
(2,979)
1,519,092

$ 4,306,505

—

345

—

324,848

796,398
(2,907)

1,118,684

$ 3,969,394

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except per share data)

Revenues

Clearing and transaction fees

Processing services

Quotation data fees

Access fees

Communication fees

Other

Total Revenues

Expenses

Compensation and benefits

Communications

Technology support services

Professional fees and outside services

Depreciation and amortization

Occupancy

Licensing and other fee agreements

Marketing, advertising and public relations

Other

Total Expenses

Operating Income

Non-Operating Income and Expense

Investment income

Securities lending interest income

Securities lending interest expense

Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries

Total Non-Operating

Income Before Income Taxes

Income tax provision

Net Income

Earnings per Weighted Average Common Share:

Basic

Diluted

Weighted Average Number of Common Shares:

Basic

Diluted

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

2006

2005

2004

YE AR EN D ED D ECEMBER 31

$ 866,089
90,148
80,836
20,154
8,588
24,132

1,089,947

202,966
31,580
31,226
34,290
72,783
29,614
25,733
16,740
24,160

469,092

$ 696,201

$ 552,953

68,730

71,741

18,866

8,964

25,264

55,882

60,940

16,393

10,035

25,351

889,766

721,554

179,594

164,843

31,098

26,837

26,850

64,917

28,529

17,982

13,278

23,054

27,006

21,258

24,955

53,408

27,193

12,245

10,973

24,252

412,139

366,133

620,855

477,627

355,421

55,792
94,028
(92,103)
(6,915)
50,802
671,657
264,309

$ 407,348

31,441

58,725
(56,778)
(2,636)

30,752

14,520

20,320
(19,013)
(3,592)

12,235

508,379

201,522

$ 306,857

367,656

148,101

$ 219,555

11.74
11.60

8.94

8.81

6.55

6.38

34,696
35,124

34,315

34,839

33,545

34,411

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

Class A
Common
Stock
(Shares)

Class B
Common
Stock

Common
Stock and
Additional
(Shares) Paid-In Capital

Accumulated
Other
Retained Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Earnings

Total
Shareholders’
Equity

32,922,061

3,138

$ 194,610

$ 368,312

$ 562,995

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

Balance at December 31, 2003
Comprehensive income:
Net income
Change in net unrealized gain on

securities, net of tax of $1,135

Total comprehensive income
Cash dividends on common stock

of $1.04 per share
Exercise of stock options
Excess tax benefits from option

exercises and restricted stock vesting

Vesting of issued restricted Class A

common stock

Stock-based compensation

Balance at December 31, 2004
Comprehensive income:
Net income
Change in net unrealized loss on
securities, net of tax of $833

Total comprehensive income
Cash dividends on common stock

of $1.84 per share
Exercise of stock options
Excess tax benefits from option

exercises and restricted stock vesting

Vesting of issued restricted Class A

common stock

Shares issued to Board of Directors
Shares issued under the Employee

Stock Purchase Plan
Stock-based compensation

Balance at December 31, 2005
Comprehensive income:
Net income
Change in net unrealized loss on
securities, net of tax of $842
Change in foreign currency translation
adjustment, net of tax of $284

Total comprehensive income
Adjustment to initially adopt

SFAS No. 158, net of tax of $1,174

Cash dividends on common stock

of $2.52 per share

Sale of membership shares by
OneChicago, LLC, net of tax of $1,717
Exercise of stock options
Excess tax benefits from option

exercises and restricted stock vesting

Vesting of issued restricted Class A

common stock

Shares issued to Board of Directors
Shares issued under the Employee

Stock Purchase Plan
Stock-based compensation

1,152,255

24,307

6,049

52,982

7,750

34,098,623

3,138

$ 261,391

$ 552,801

417,471

25,268
2,233

1,124

6,956

43,361

476

373
12,636

34,544,719

3,138

$ 325,193

$ 796,398

219,555

(35,066)

(1,668)

219,555

(1,668)
217,887

(35,066)
6,049

52,982

7,750
$ (1,595) $ 812,597

306,857

(63,260)

(1,312)

306,857

(1,312)
305,545

(63,260)
6,956

43,361

476

373
12,636
$ (2,907) $ 1,118,684

407,348

1,276

431

431
409,055

(1,779)

(87,537)

2,603
15,422

43,882

1,393

1,010
16,359
$ (2,979) $ 1,519,092

278,741

6,852
3,187

2,089

2,603
15,422

43,882

1,393

1,010
16,359

Balance at December 31, 2006
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

34,835,588

3,138

$ 405,862

$ 1,116,209

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

Net income

Adjustments to reconcile net income

to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Stock-based compensation
Amortization of shares issued to Board of Directors
Change in deferred income taxes
Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries
Amortization of net premiums on
marketable securities
Amortization of purchased intangibles
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
Change in allowance for doubtful accounts
Change in accounts receivable
Change in other current assets
Change in other assets
Change in accounts payable
Change in other current liabilities
Change in other liabilities

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property, net
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities
Purchases of marketable securities

Acquisition of Swapstream, net of cash received

Capital contribution to FXMarketSpace Limited
Merger-related transaction costs

Aquisition and contingent consideration for

Liquidity Direct Technology, LLC
Capital contributions to OneChicago, LLC

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

Cash dividends
Excess tax benefits related to employee option
exercises and restricted stock vesting
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Proceeds from Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Payments on long-term debt

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

Interest paid (excluding interest for securities lending)
Income taxes paid
Non-cash investing activities:
Change in unrealized securities gains (losses)
Sale of membership shares by OneChicago, LLC
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Merger-related transaction costs

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

2006

2005

2004

YE AR EN D ED D ECEMBER 31

$ 407,348

$ 306,857

$ 219,555

72,783
16,359
998
(24,847)
6,915

275
1,267
—
(276)
(35,878)
6,001
(10,275)
1,621
18,129
11,276

471,696

(87,810)
73,668
(29,681)
(17,651)
(13,876)
(6,715)

(2,580)
(1,215)
(85,860)

64,917
12,636
318
(3,245)
2,636

2,254
732
676
(261)
(11,634)
(13,727)
(5,239)
508
(9,368)
172

348,232

(85,627)
75,231
(70,063)
—
—
—

(1,030)
(844)
(82,333)

53,408
7,750
—
4,263
3,592

3,159
361
930
223
(21,922)
1,811
(781)
(1,645)
7,540
(2,420)

275,824

(67,496)
68,329
(120,182)
—
—
—

(4,867)
(1,620)
(125,836)

(87,537)

(63,260)

(35,066)

43,882
15,422
1,010
—
(27,223)
358,613
610,891

43,361
6,956
373
—
(12,570)
253,329
357,562

52,982
6,049
—
(1,515)

22,450
172,438
185,124

$ 969,504

$ 610,891

$ 357,562

—
235,886

717
169,375

2,096
84,877

2,118
4,320
715
5,924

(2,145)
—
—
—

(2,803)
—
—
—

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME Holdings) is a Delaware stock corporation organized

in August 2001 to be the holding company for Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its subsidiaries (CME or the exchange). CME

is a designated contract market for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts. Trades are executed through the

CME Globex electronic trading platform, open outcry and privately negotiated transactions. Through its in-house Clearing Division,

CME clears, settles, nets and guarantees performance of all matched transactions in its products and products for which it

provides third-party clearing services.

In 2006, CME Holdings established two additional wholly-owned subsidiaries, CME FX Marketplace Inc. and CME Swaps

Marketplace Ltd. CME FX Marketplace Inc. was created to hold an investment in FXMarketSpace Ltd. (FXMS), a joint venture with

Reuters Group PLC. CME FX Marketplace Inc. holds a 50% interest in FXMS which is accounted for using the equity method and is

included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. CME Swaps Marketplace Ltd. was established to hold the Swapstream

group of companies acquired in August 2006.

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION The consolidated ﬁnancial statements include the holding company, CME Holdings, and its

subsidiaries (collectively, the company). All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The assets of CME Holdings consist primarily of cash, marketable securities, investments in its subsidiaries, and deferred costs

directly related to the pending merger with CBOT Holdings. CME Holdings’ liabilities consist primarily of amounts due to CME for

income taxes arising from investment income and other expenses.

RECLASSIFICATIONS Beginning with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, the following

income statement categories were reclassiﬁed from revenue to non-operating income and expense in the consolidated statements

of income: investment income; securities lending interest income and expense; and equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries.

The equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries was previously included as part of other revenue. All other items previously

appeared separately in the income statement. The presentation of these items has been changed to more closely conform to the

Securities and Exchange Commission’s Article 5 of Regulation S-X. Certain other reclassiﬁcations have been made to the prior

years’ ﬁnancial statements to conform to the presentation in 2006.

USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of ﬁnancial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the

United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities as of

the date of the ﬁnancial statements, as well as the amounts of revenues and expenses reported during the period, and to disclose

contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the ﬁnancial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash equivalents consist of money market mutual funds and highly liquid investments with

maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES Marketable securities have been classiﬁed as available for sale and are carried at fair value based on

quoted market prices, with net unrealized gains and losses reported net of tax in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

Interest on marketable securities is recognized as income when earned and includes accreted discount less amortized premium.

Realized gains and losses are calculated using speciﬁc identiﬁcation. Additional securities held in connection with non-qualiﬁed

deferred compensation plans have been classiﬁed as trading securities. These securities are included in other assets in the

accompanying consolidated balance sheets at fair value, and net realized and unrealized gains and losses as well as dividend

income are reﬂected in investment income.

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 107, “Disclosures about

Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” requires disclosure of the fair value of ﬁnancial instruments. The carrying values of ﬁnancial

instruments included in assets and liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are reasonable estimates of

their fair values.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE In the ordinary course of business, a signiﬁcant portion of accounts receivable and revenues are from

clearing ﬁrms that are also required to be shareholders of the company. Exposure to losses on receivables for clearing and

transaction fees and other amounts owed by clearing ﬁrms is dependent on each clearing ﬁrm’s ﬁnancial condition as well as the

Class A and Class B shares that collateralize fees owed to the exchange. The exchange retains the right to liquidate shares to

satisfy a clearing ﬁrm’s receivable.

PERFORMANCE BONDS AND SECURITY DEPOSITS Performance bonds and security deposits held by the exchange for clearing

ﬁrms may be in the form of cash, securities or deposits in one of the Interest Earning Facilities (IEFs). Cash performance bonds

and security deposits are reﬂected in the consolidated balance sheets. Cash received may be invested by the exchange. These

investments are primarily overnight transactions in U.S. Government securities acquired through and held by a broker-dealer

subsidiary of a bank. Any interest earned on these investments accrues to the exchange and is included in investment income in

the consolidated statements of income.

Securities deposited by clearing ﬁrms consist primarily of short-term U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government agency securities and are

not reﬂected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. These securities are held in safekeeping, although a portion of the

clearing ﬁrms’ proprietary performance bond deposits may be utilized in securities lending transactions. Interest and gain or loss on

securities deposited to satisfy performance bond and security deposit requirements accrues to the clearing ﬁrm.

PROPERTY Property is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation on equipment, furniture

and ﬁxtures is recorded on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally two to seven years.

Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of their estimated useful lives or the remaining term of the applicable

leases. Leasehold improvements funded by landlord allowances are capitalized in the consolidated balance sheets. Maintenance

and repair items as well as certain minor purchases are charged to expense as incurred.

All leases are accounted for as operating leases under SFAS No. 13 “Accounting for Leases.” Landlord allowances are recorded as

a reduction to rent expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

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SOFTWARE The company capitalizes certain costs of developing internal use software in accordance with the American Institute of

Certiﬁed Public Accountants Statement of Position 98-1, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained

for Internal Use.” Capitalized costs generally are amortized over three years, commencing when the software is placed in service.

Purchased software is amortized over four years.

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS The company reviews its long-lived assets and amortizable intangible

assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable

based on an examination of undiscounted cash ﬂows. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized

is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Goodwill and indeﬁnite-

lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment on an annual basis and whenever events or circumstances indicate that their

carrying values may not be recoverable. Impairment is recorded if the carrying amount exceeds fair value.

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS During 2006, the exchange adopted SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Deﬁned Beneﬁt Pension

and Other Postretirement Plans.” As required, the exchange recognized the funded status of its pension plan as an asset in its

consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2006, and recorded a one-time adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive

income. The exchange will recognize future changes in actuarial gains and losses and prior service costs in the year in which the

changes occur through other comprehensive income (loss).

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION Revenues and expenses of foreign subsidiaries are translated from their functional currencies

into U.S. dollars using weighted-average exchange rates, while their assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars using

period-end exchange rates. Gains or losses resulting from foreign currency translations are charged or credited to other

comprehensive income (loss).

REVENUE RECOGNITION The company’s revenue recognition policies comply with Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101 on

revenue recognition. On occasion, customers will pay for services in a lump sum payment. When these circumstances occur,

revenue is recognized as services are provided. Revenue recognition policies for speciﬁc sources of revenue are discussed below.

Clearing and Transaction Fees. Clearing and transaction fees include per contract charges for trade execution, clearing, trading

on the CME Globex platform and other fees. Fees are charged at various rates based on the product traded, the method of trade

and the exchange trading privileges of the customer making the trade. Clearing and transaction fees are recognized as revenue

when a buy and sell order are matched and the trade is cleared. Therefore, unﬁlled or cancelled buy and sell orders have no

impact on revenue. On occasion, the customer’s exchange trading privileges may not be properly entered by the clearing ﬁrm

and incorrect fees are charged for the transactions. When this information is corrected within the time period allowed by the

exchange, a fee adjustment is provided to the clearing ﬁrm. A reserve is established for estimated fee adjustments to reﬂect

corrections to customer exchange trading privileges on a transaction basis. The reserve is based on the historical pattern of

adjustments processed as well as speciﬁc adjustment requests. CME believes the allowances are adequate to cover potential

adjustments.

Processing Services. Processing services primarily includes revenues accrued in the time period earned based on contract terms

for providing clearing and settlement services to the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and electronic trading on the CME Globex

platform for the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Although trading under the prior agreement with NYMEX ended in

November 2005, trading under a new 10-year agreement began on June 11, 2006.

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Quotation Data Fees. Quotation data fees represent revenue earned for the dissemination of market information. Revenues are

accrued each month based on the number of devices reported by vendors. CME conducts periodic audits of the information

provided and assesses additional fees as necessary. An allowance is established to cover uncollectible receivables from market

data vendors.

Access Fees. Access fees are the connectivity charges to customers of CME’s electronic trading platform that are also used

by market data vendors and customers. They include line charges, access fees for CME Globex platform and hardware rental

charges. The fees vary depending on the type of connection provided. An additional installation fee may be charged depending

on the type of service requested and a disconnection fee may also be charged if certain conditions are met. Revenue is

recognized monthly as the service is provided. An allowance is established to cover uncollectible receivables relating to

access fees.

Communication Fees. Communication fees consist of equipment rental and usage charges to customers and ﬁrms that

utilize the various telecommunications networks and services in the Chicago facility. Revenue is billed and recognized on

a monthly basis.

Concentration of Revenue. At December 31, 2006, there were approximately 85 clearing ﬁrms. No one ﬁrm represented more

than 10% of our clearing and transaction fees revenue in 2006 or 2005. In 2004, one ﬁrm with a signiﬁcant portion of customer

revenue represented approximately 11% of clearing and transaction fees revenue. Should a clearing ﬁrm withdraw from the

exchange, management believes the customer portion of that ﬁrm’s trading activity would likely transfer to another clearing

ﬁrm. Therefore, management does not believe the company is exposed to signiﬁcant risk from the loss of revenue received from

a particular clearing ﬁrm.

The two largest resellers of CME market data represented approximately 55% of quotation data fees revenue in 2006, 53% in

2005 and 56% in 2004. Should one of these vendors no longer subscribe to CME market data, management believes the majority

of that ﬁrm’s customers would likely subscribe to the market data through another reseller. Therefore, management does not

believe the company is exposed to signiﬁcant risk from a loss of revenue received from any particular market data reseller.

STOCK-BASED PAYMENTS The company accounts for stock-based payments under the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS

No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment.” All periods presented reﬂect stock-based compensation expense in accordance with the

provisions of the effective guidance applied to all options granted to employees during the periods presented. The company

recognizes expense relating to stock-based compensation on an accelerated basis. As a result, the expense associated with each

vesting date within a stock grant is recognized over the period of time that each portion of that grant vests. Effective January 1,

2006, SFAS No. 123(R) requires the company to estimate expected forfeitures of stock grants instead of the previous practice of

accounting for forfeitures as they occur.

MARKETING COSTS Marketing costs are incurred for the production and communication of advertising as well as other marketing

activities. These costs are expensed when incurred, except for costs related to the production of broadcast advertising, which are

expensed when the ﬁrst broadcast occurs.

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INCOME TAXES Deferred income taxes are determined in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” and

arise from temporary differences between the tax basis and book basis of assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is recognized

if it is anticipated that some or all of a deferred tax asset may not be realized.

SEGMENT REPORTING Based on materiality, CME Auction Markets and GFX Corporation, both subsidiaries of CME, and Swapstream

are not reportable segments and, as a result, there is no disclosure of segment information.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB

Interpretation (FIN) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.”

FIN No. 48 clariﬁes the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s ﬁnancial statements and prescribes

that a company should use a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold based on the technical merits of the tax position taken or

expected to be taken. The interpretation also provides guidance on recognition, classiﬁcation, interest and penalties, accounting

in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN No. 48 is effective for ﬁscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, with a

cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings. CME will adopt

FIN No. 48 effective January 1, 2007. The initial application of the interpretation is not expected to have a material impact on the

ﬁnancial statements.

. Securities Lending

Securities lending transactions utilize a portion of the securities that clearing ﬁrms have deposited to satisfy their proprietary

performance bond requirements. At December 31, 2006, the securities lending program utilized some of the securities deposited

by 15 clearing ﬁrms. Effective October 1, 2005, CME’s policy allows lending of up to 70% of total securities available from these

ﬁrms. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the par value of securities available totaled $7.6 billion and $7.4 billion, respectively.

Under its securities lending program, CME lends a security to a third party on an overnight basis and receives collateral in the

form of cash. The cash is then invested on an overnight basis to generate interest income. At December 31, 2006, collateral from

securities lending was invested in a bank money market mutual fund or overnight repurchase agreement. The related interest

expense represents payment to the borrower of the security for the cash collateral retained during the duration of the lending

transaction. Securities on loan are marked to market daily and compared to collateral received. At December 31, 2006 and 2005,

the fair value of securities on loan was $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively. The average daily balance of securities on loan

for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $1.9 billion, $1.8 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively.

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. Marketable Securities

Marketable securities have been classiﬁed as available for sale. The amortized cost and fair value of marketable securities at

December 31 were as follows:

(in thousands)

U.S. Treasury

U.S. Government agency

State and municipal

Total

2006

2005

Amortized
Cost
$ 205,552
20,596
27,278

$ 253,426

Fair Value
$ 203,419
20,322
26,977

$ 250,718

Amortized
Cost

$ 221,608

37,883

38,196

Fair Value

$ 218,238

37,107

37,517

$ 297,687

$ 292,862

Net unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities classiﬁed as available for sale are reported as a component of

comprehensive income (loss) and included in the accompanying consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity. The fair value and

the continuous duration of gross unrealized losses on marketable securities with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be

other-than-temporarily impaired, at December 31, 2006 and 2005, were as follows:

(in thousands)

U.S. Treasury

U.S. Government agency

State and municipal

Total

(in thousands)

U.S. Treasury

U.S. Government agency

State and municipal

Total

Less than 12 Months
Unrealized
Losses

Fair Value

12 Months or Greater
Unrealized
Losses

Fair Value

2006

—

$ —

$ 173,550

$ 2,146

$ 173,550

—

20,322

21,869

274

327

20,322

21,869

$ —

$ 215,741

$ 2,747

$ 215,741

$ 2,747

Total
Unrealized
Losses

$ 2,146

274

327

2005

Less than 12 Months
Unrealized
Losses

Fair Value

12 Months or Greater
Unrealized
Losses

Fair Value

$ 87,819

$ 302

$ 130,419

$ 3,068

$ 218,238

—

2,444

—

37,107

35,073

776

633

37,107

37,517

Total
Unrealized
Losses

$ 3,370

776

679

$ 90,263

$ 348

$ 202,599

$ 4,477

$ 292,862

$ 4,825

These unrealized losses were caused by increases in interest rates that occurred after the marketable securities were purchased.

The company has the ability and intent to hold these marketable securities until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, and

therefore does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2006 or 2005. Unrealized

gains on marketable securities totaled $38,000 at December 31, 2006. There were no unrealized gains at December 31, 2005.

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The amortized cost and fair value of marketable securities at December 31, 2006, by contractual maturity, were as follows:

(in thousands)

Maturity of one year or less

Maturity between one and five years

Maturity between five and ten years

Maturity of greater than ten years

Total

Amortized Cost

$ 164,923
80,754

5,658

2,091

Fair Value

$ 164,162

78,860

5,630

2,066

$ 253,426

$ 250,718

In October 2005, CME approved the use of its U.S. Treasury securities as performance bond collateral in lieu of, or in combination

with, irrevocable letters of credit for the mutual offset agreement with the Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) (note 17). CME’s

policy allows the exchange to pledge U.S. Treasury securities up to a maximum of $100.0 million measured as the aggregate fair

value at the time of any collateral adjustment. The exchange retains the earnings on the securities and may substitute letters of

credit for these securities at its discretion. The aggregate fair value of pledged securities was $100.7 million and $70.2 million

at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Pledged securities are included within marketable securities in the consolidated

balance sheets.

CME maintains additional investments in marketable securities as part of its non-qualiﬁed deferred compensation plan. These are

classiﬁed as trading securities and are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets (note 7).

. Other Current Assets

Other current assets consisted of the following at December 31:

(in thousands)

Prepaid maintenance

Net deferred income taxes (note 9)

Due from broker

Accrued interest receivable

Prepaid expenses

Prepaid insurance

Prepaid software agreements

Refundable income taxes

Prepaid pension

Other

Total

. Performance Bonds

2006

7,346

2005

7,577

7,196

6,074

4,523

3,592

3,444

2,725

640

—

2,026

6,419

3,806

4,695

1,551

3,547

1,607

5,810

5,500

1,163

$ 37,566

$ 41,675

The exchange is a designated contract market for futures and options on futures contracts, and clears and guarantees the

settlement of CME contracts traded in its markets. In its guarantor role, the exchange has precisely equal and offsetting claims

to and from clearing ﬁrms on opposite sides of each contract, standing as an intermediary on every open futures and options on

futures contract cleared. Additionally, CME began clearing CBOT products in November 2003. CME acts as a guarantor for products

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traded at CBOT, but cleared by CME. For CBOT products cleared by CME, CME combines those positions with that clearing ﬁrm’s

CME positions to create a single portfolio for which performance bond and security deposit requirements are calculated. To the

extent that funds are not otherwise available to the exchange to satisfy an obligation under the applicable contract, CME bears

counterparty credit risk in the event that future market movements create conditions that could lead to clearing ﬁrms failing

to meet their obligations to the exchange. CME reduces its exposure through a risk management program that includes initial

and ongoing ﬁnancial standards for designation as a clearing ﬁrm, initial and maintenance performance bond requirements and

mandatory security deposits. Each clearing ﬁrm is required to deposit and maintain balances in the form of cash, U.S. Government

securities, bank letters of credit or other approved investments to satisfy security deposit and performance bond requirements.

All obligations and non-cash deposits are marked to market on a daily basis. Cash performance bonds and security deposits are

included in the consolidated balance sheets, and these balances may ﬂuctuate signiﬁcantly over time due to the investment

choices available to clearing ﬁrms and any change in the amount of deposits required.

Clearing ﬁrms, at their option, may instruct CME to deposit the cash or securities held by the exchange into the IEF program.

In 2001, IEF2 was organized. IEF2 offers clearing ﬁrms the opportunity to invest cash performance bonds and security deposits

in shares of CME-approved money market mutual funds. Dividends earned on these shares, net of fees, are solely for the account

of the clearing ﬁrm on whose behalf the shares were purchased. In 2003, IEF3 was organized. IEF3 offers clearing ﬁrms the

opportunity to manage performance bond collateral by allowing ﬁrms to pledge securities, such as corporate notes and municipal

bonds, to CME on an overnight basis in exchange for cash previously deposited. Also in 2003, CME organized the IEF4 program.

Similar in nature to the IEF3, IEF4 affords participating clearing ﬁrms the ability to pledge securities such as corporate notes

and municipal bonds to CME, but under IEF4 the securities are under CME’s control until such time as CME releases them to the

control of the pledging ﬁrm or until the securities mature. In 2004, CME organized the IEF5 program, which allows participating

clearing ﬁrms the ability to invest cash in an interest-bearing bank account, maintained at selected banks, to earn a cash beneﬁt.

The principal of IEF2, IEF3 and IEF4, as well as the principal and accrued beneﬁt of IEF5, is not guaranteed by CME. The ﬁrst IEFs

were organized in 1997 as two limited liability companies and were subsequently discontinued in the fourth quarter of 2005, at

which time investments were liquidated, balances returned to participants and CME’s guarantee of the balances in IEF1 terminated.

The total principal in all IEF programs was $15.8 billion at December 31, 2006 and $19.6 billion at December 31, 2005. The

consolidated income statements reﬂect earned management fees under the IEF programs of $8.4 million, $8.6 million and

$8.0 million during 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. These fees are included in other revenues.

CME and the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) have a cross-margin arrangement, whereby a common clearing ﬁrm may maintain

a cross-margin account in which the clearing ﬁrm’s positions in certain CME futures and options on futures are combined with

certain positions cleared by OCC for purposes of calculating performance bond requirements. The performance bond deposits

are held jointly by CME and OCC (note 17). Cross-margin cash, securities and letters of credit jointly held with OCC under the

cross-margin agreement are reﬂected at 50% of the total, or CME’s proportionate share per that agreement. In addition, CME has

cross-margin agreements with LCH.Clearnet Group (LCH), the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) and NYMEX whereby the

clearing ﬁrms’ offsetting positions with CME and LCH, CME and FICC, or CME and NYMEX, as applicable, are subject to reduced

performance bond requirements. Clearing ﬁrms maintain separate performance bond deposits with each clearing house, but

depending on the net offsetting positions between CME and LCH, CME and FICC, or CME and NYMEX, as applicable, each clearing

house may reduce that ﬁrm’s performance bond requirements.

Each clearing ﬁrm also is required to deposit and maintain speciﬁed security deposits in the form of cash or approved securities.

In the event that performance bonds and security deposits of a defaulting clearing ﬁrm are inadequate to fulﬁll that clearing ﬁrm’s

outstanding ﬁnancial obligation, the entire security deposit fund is available to cover potential losses after ﬁrst utilizing operating

funds of the exchange in excess of amounts needed for normal operations (surplus funds). Surplus funds totaled $153.6 million at

December 31, 2006.

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The exchange maintains a secured line of credit with a consortium of banks to provide liquidity and capacity to pay settlement

variation to all clearing ﬁrms, even if a clearing ﬁrm may have failed to meet its ﬁnancial obligations to CME, or in the event of a

temporary disruption with the domestic payments system that would delay payment of settlement variation between the exchange

and its clearing ﬁrms (note 16). The amounts available under the line of credit totaled $800.0 million at December 31, 2006 and

$750.0 million at December 31, 2005. Clearing ﬁrm security deposits received in the form of U.S. Treasury or Government agency

securities, or in money market mutual funds purchased through IEF2, as well as the performance bond assets of any ﬁrm that may

default on its obligations to CME, can be used to collateralize the secured line of credit.

The exchange is required under the Commodity Exchange Act to segregate cash and securities deposited by clearing ﬁrms on

behalf of their customers. In addition, exchange rules require a segregation of all funds deposited by clearing ﬁrms from exchange

operating funds.

Cash and securities held as performance bonds and security deposits at fair value at December 31 were as follows:

(in thousands)

Performance bonds

Security deposits

Cross-margin arrangements

Total

2006

Securities and
IEF Funds

$ 47,270,561
1,250,497
273,726

Cash

$ 505,964

15,148

2005

Cash

Securities and
IEF Funds

$ 578,983

$ 45,809,757

12,557

1,236,229

587

531,725

$ 521,180

$ 48,794,784

$ 592,127

$ 47,577,711

Cash performance bonds may include intraday settlement, if any, that is owed to the clearing ﬁrms and paid the following business

day. The balance of intraday settlements was $42.0 million at December 31, 2006 and $78.0 million at December 31, 2005. These

amounts are invested on an overnight basis and are offset by an equal liability owed to clearing ﬁrms.

In addition to cash and securities, irrevocable letters of credit may be used as performance bond deposits and security deposits. At

December 31, these letters of credit, which are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, were as follows:

(in thousands)

Performance bonds

Security deposits

Cross-margin arrangements

Total Letters of Credit

2006

$ 1,453,070
30,000
—

$ 1,483,070

2005

$ 605,945

45,000

18,500

$ 669,445

All cash, securities and letters of credit are only available to meet the ﬁnancial obligations of that clearing ﬁrm to the exchange.

On October 17, 2005, Refco LLC, a regulated futures entity and CME clearing ﬁrm, ﬁled for bankruptcy. At December 31, 2005,

CME retained $71.7 million in securities and IEF2 security deposits to satisfy claims of the exchange, its clearing ﬁrms and

members against Refco LLC. In January 2006, CME returned $67.5 million of security deposits held to satisfy these claims to the

bankruptcy trustee. On October 2, 2006, the United States Bankruptcy Court for Southern District of New York issued two ﬁnal

consent orders, which represented the ﬁnal resolution of all outstanding claims against Refco LLC. As a result, all outstanding

claims against Refco LLC were settled and the remaining security deposits held by CME were returned to the bankruptcy trustee

on behalf of the Refco LLC estate.

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. Property

A summary of the property accounts at December 31 is presented below:

(in thousands)

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

Leasehold improvements

Software and software development costs

Total property

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

Property, net

2006

$ 222,111
154,546
138,629
515,286
(346,531)

$ 168,755

2005

$ 197,121

135,727

114,024

446,872

(293,543)

$ 153,329

Amortization expense related to capitalized software and software development costs totaled $9.2 million, $8.2 million and

$8.5 million in 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. The unamortized cost of capitalized software development was $21.7 million

and $15.7 million at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

. Other Assets

Other assets consisted of the following at December 31:

(in thousands)

Net deferred income taxes (note 9)

Non-qualified deferred compensation plans (note 13)

Merger-related transaction costs

Intangible assets

Goodwill

Investment in FXMS (note 8)

Investment in OneChicago (note 8)

FXMS deferred development costs (note 8)

Other

Total

2006

30,941
18,798
12,639
12,776
11,496
7,796
4,826
3,204
5,022

$ 107,498

2005

8,498

14,176

—

4,803

—

126

—

5,040

$ 32,643

Merger-related transaction costs represent capitalized expenses directly related to the pending merger with CBOT Holdings.

In August 2006, CME Holdings acquired Swapstream. In connection with the acquisition, CME Holdings recorded $6.5 million of

identiﬁable intangible assets. Intangible assets acquired, which primarily included customer relationships and technology-related

intellectual property, had a weighted average estimated useful life of 6.4 years. Intangible assets also include contractual market–
making and non-compete agreements of Liquidity Direct Technology, LLC, a private trading technology ﬁrm whose assets were

acquired in 2004. The ﬁrm developed technology to facilitate the trading of complex combinations and spreads typically used

with options.

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Intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31, 2006:

(in thousands)

Technology-related intellectual property

Market-making agreement

Customer relationships

Other

Total Intangible Assets

Gross
Carrying
Amount

4,100

7,282

1,700

2,296

Accumulated
Amortization

(245)

(1,595)

(113)

(649)

Net
Carrying
Amount

3,855

5,687

1,587

1,647

$ 15,378

$ (2,602)

$ 12,776

At December 31, 2005, intangible assets consisted of market-making and non-compete agreements with gross carrying amounts of

$5.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and net carrying amounts of $4.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively. Other intangible

assets consist primarily of a non-compete agreement, trade names and foreign currency translation adjustments related to the

assets acquired.

Total amortization expense for intangible assets was $1.4 million, $0.7 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31,

2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. As of December 31, 2006, the future estimated amortization expense for the next ﬁve years

related to amortizable intangible assets will be $2.4 million annually for 2007 through 2009, $2.2 million in 2010, and $1.8 million

in 2011.

In addition to identiﬁable intangible assets, CME Holdings recorded $11.5 million of goodwill in 2006 as a result of its acquisition

of Swapstream.

. Investments in Joint Ventures and Related Party Transactions

CME accounts for its interest in OneChicago, a joint venture, under the equity method of accounting. OneChicago is not a variable

interest entity as deﬁned under FIN No. 46(R), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” On March 15, 2006, Interactive Brokers

Group LLC made an investment for a 40% interest in OneChicago. As a result, CME’s ownership decreased from approximately 40%

to 24%. The investment balance of $4.8 million at December 31, 2006 represents CME’s total capital contributions of $15.7 million

and an increase in the investment of $4.3 million resulting from Interactive Brokers Group LLC’s investment, reduced by CME’s

proportionate share of the joint venture’s net loss. The net loss is included in equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in the

consolidated statements of income and totaled $0.8 million, $2.6 million and $3.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2006,

2005 and 2004, respectively. CME provides certain communications and regulatory services to OneChicago, fees from which are

included in other revenues, and earned $0.9 million, $2.2 million and $2.7 million in revenue for these services in 2006, 2005

and 2004, respectively.

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In May 2006, CME Holdings and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, CME and CME FX Marketplace Inc., entered into an agreement with

Reuters Group PLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Reuters Holdings Limited and Reuters Limited (Reuters), to create FXMS, the

world’s ﬁrst centrally-cleared, global foreign exchange marketplace, through a joint venture owned 50% each by CME Holdings and

Reuters. The FXMS investment is recorded using the equity method of accounting. It is not a variable interest entity under FIN No.

46(R). The investment balance at December 31, 2006 was $7.8 million. The net loss is included in equity in losses of unconsolidated

subsidiaries in the consolidated statements of income and totaled $6.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006.

CME will provide trading, clearing, regulatory, and billing services to FXMS pursuant to the terms of servicing and licensing

agreements with FXMS. In connection with these services, FXMS is paying CME an upfront fee for certain system development

and implementation costs incurred in advance of commencement of these services. In 2006, CME’s billing to FXMS totaled

$10.2 million, of which $4.9 million is outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and is included in accounts receivable in the

consolidated balance sheets. Also included in accounts receivable are $2.4 million of reimbursable operating costs paid on behalf

of FXMS by CME. Deferred revenue related to future services totaled $10.2 million as of December 31, 2006 and is included in

other current liabilities and other liabilities. Deferred revenue will be recognized straight-line over the term of service which is

expected to begin in early 2007. Deferred revenue related to trading, clearing and regulatory services will be recognized over

ﬁve years. Deferred revenue related to billing services will be recognized over three years. CME has also entered into a sublease

agreement to lease a portion of its ofﬁce space in London to FXMS (note 11).

In February 2007, CME made an additional capital contribution to FXMS of $12.5 million under the terms of the joint venture

agreement.

. Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is composed of the following:

(in thousands)

Current:

Federal

State

Total

Deferred:

Federal

State

Total

2006

2005

2004

YE AR EN D ED D ECEMBER 31

$ 235,573

$ 166,575

$ 117,701

53,583

289,156

(20,284)
(4,563)
(24,847)

38,192

204,767

(1,974)

(1,271)

(3,245)

26,137

143,838

3,754

509

4,263

Total Provision for Income Taxes

$ 264,309

$ 201,522

$ 148,101

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Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the effective tax rate is as follows:

Statutory U.S. federal tax rate

State taxes, net of federal benefit

Federal tax-exempt interest income

Non-deductible expenses

Valuation reserve for Swapstream losses

Other, net

Effective Tax Rate

2006
35.0%
4.7
(0.6)
0.1
0.2

—
39.4%

YE AR EN D ED D ECEMBER 31

2005

35.0%

4.7

(0.3)

0.1

—

0.1

2004

35.0%

4.7

(0.1)

0.4

—

0.3

39.6%

40.3%

Net deferred tax assets are included in both other current assets and other assets. At December 31, the components of these

deferred taxes were as follows:

(in thousands)

Current Deferred Tax Assets:

Stock-based compensation

Net unrealized losses on securities

Accrued expenses

Other

Subtotal

Valuation allowance

Current Deferred Tax Assets

Current Deferred Tax Liabilities:

Other

Current Deferred Tax Liabilities

Net Current Deferred Tax Assets

Non-Current Deferred Tax Assets:

Depreciation and amortization

Swapstream losses

Stock-based compensation

Deferred compensation

FXMS losses

Long-term liabilities

Other

Subtotal

Valuation allowance

Non-Current Deferred Tax Assets

Non-Current Deferred Tax Liabilities:

Software development costs

Pension

Other

Non-Current Deferred Tax Liabilities

Net Non-Current Deferred Tax Assets

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2006

4,921
1,076
2,180

—
8,177

—

8,177

(981)

2005

2,521

1,918

4,693

184

9,316

-—

9,316

(2,897)

7,196

6,419

$ 25,758
9,203
6,523
6,356
2,416
1,748

477
52,481

(9,203)

43,278

(10,825)
(219)

(1,293)

(12,337)

6,868

—

4,799

4,592

—

2,713

1,035

20,007

—

20,007

(9,026)

(2,467)

(16)

(11,509)

30,941

8,498

A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be

realized. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets depends on the ability to generate sufﬁcient taxable income of the

appropriate character in the future and in the appropriate taxing jurisdictions. A valuation allowance has been provided as of

December 31, 2006 for net operating loss carryforwards obtained through the acquisition of Swapstream and for net operating

loss carryforwards generated by those operations subsequent to the acquisition. Subsequent reversal of the valuation allowance

reserved for acquired net operating losses will reduce goodwill and not income tax expense. No valuation allowance was required

at December 31, 2005.

. Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:

(in thousands)

Accrued employee bonus

Accrued operating expenses

Accrued salaries and benefits

Accrued income taxes

Accrued fee adjustments

Unearned revenue

Other

Total

. Commitments

2006

$ 33,974
18,902
8,228
6,852
2,321
4,068

4,121

$ 78,466

2005

$ 29,413

10,077

5,966

2,593

1,228

598

3,479

$ 53,354

LEASES CME has commitments under operating leases for certain facilities that are accounted for in accordance with SFAS

No. 13, “Accounting for Leases.” Lease commitments for ofﬁce space at the main location in Chicago expire in the year 2008, with

annual minimum rentals of $9.5 million in 2007 and $8.9 million in 2008. In August 2006, CME entered into an operating lease for

additional ofﬁce space in Chicago. The initial lease term, which became effective on August 10, 2006, terminates on November 30,

2023. The lease contains two 5-year renewal options beginning in 2023. Annual minimum rentals for this lease range from

$0.4 million to $5.6 million.

CME leases trading facilities from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Trust (CME Trust). CME established the CME Trust yet does

not maintain any residual interest in any of its assets. The trading facilities are leased through October 2009, with annual minimum

rentals between approximately $0.7 million and $0.8 million, with options to extend the term of the lease through October 2012

and two successive seven-year extensions through October 2019 and October 2026. Minimum annual rent for these extensions

begins at $0.7 million for the period from November 2009 through October 2012 and declines to $0.2 million for the last extension

from November 2019 through October 2026. Additional rental expense is incurred in connection with these trading facilities

based on annual open outcry trading volume. This expense totaled $0.7 million, $0.6 million and $0.9 million for the years ended

December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Currently, annual rent paid to CME Trust cannot exceed $2.0 million.

CME also entered into an operating lease for additional ofﬁce space in London which became effective on November 3, 2006. The

lease will terminate on March 1, 2019. However, CME has an option to terminate the lease without penalty on December 25, 2011.

Annual minimum rentals range from $0.3 million to $1.3 million. If CME does not exercise the option to terminate the lease on

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December 25, 2011, annual minimum rental payments will be $1.3 million after 2011. In conjunction with this lease, CME entered

into an agreement to sublease a portion of this space to FXMS. Annual minimum rent revenues from the sublease, which terminates

on February 26, 2019, range from $0.1 million to $0.6 million. The sublease will terminate if CME exercises the option to terminate

the lease between itself and the landlord on December 25, 2011.

Leases for other locations where CME maintains space expire at various times from 2009 to 2023 with annual minimum rentals

that will not exceed $3.8 million in any year.

Total rental expense, including equipment rental, was $24.7 million in 2006, $23.3 million in 2005 and $22.5 million in 2004.

COMMITMENTS Commitments include long-term liabilities as well as contractual obligations that are non-cancelable. These

contractual obligations totaled $58.9 million at December 31, 2006, and relate primarily to software licenses and maintenance

as well as telecommunication services that are expensed as the related services are used.

Future minimum obligations under non-cancelable purchase obligations, operating leases and other liabilities in effect at

December 31, 2006, are payable as follows (in thousands):

Year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Thereafter

Total

Operating
Leases

14,270

15,921

8,380

7,680

7,957

67,972

$ 122,180

Purchase
Obligations

$ 30,550

9,448

3,444

2,691

2,324

10,407

$ 58,864

Other
Liabilities

$ 2,085

—

Total

46,905

25,369

11,824

10,371

10,281

78,379

$ 2,085

$ 183,129

LICENSING AGREEMENTS CME has various licensing agreements including agreements with Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and

The Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ) relating to certain equity index products. The license agreement with S&P provides that

the S&P 500 Index futures and options on futures will be exclusive through December 31, 2008, after which CME will retain the

exclusive rights through December 31, 2016, so long as certain volume requirements are met. The license agreement with NASDAQ

is exclusive with respect to futures and options on futures contracts based on certain NASDAQ indexes through October 9, 2007,

with an automatic renewal until October 9, 2012.

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT In 2004, CME acquired the intellectual property and operating assets of Liquidity Direct

Technology, LLC. The purchase agreement required an initial payment of $5.3 million with additional payments for a three-year

period ending in the third quarter of 2007, not to exceed $16.8 million, based on revenue generated when this electronic platform

was implemented. The platform was implemented in the third quarter of 2004 and additional payments and obligations totaled

$3.0 million in 2006, $1.1 million in 2005 and $0.1 million in 2004. These amounts are capitalized and amortized over the

remaining life of the acquired assets.

SWAPSTREAM CONTINGENT PAYMENTS On August 25, 2006, CME Holdings completed its acquisition of Swapstream. Additional

cash purchase consideration of up to $20.2 million is payable contingent upon meeting speciﬁc performance conditions during the

ﬁrst ﬁve years of operations. Contingent consideration will be recorded as additional purchase price and will increase goodwill.

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. Other Liabilities

Other liabilities consisted of the following at December 31:

(in thousands)

Non-qualified deferred compensation plans (note 13)

Deferred rent

Litigation settlement payable

Unearned revenue

Other

Total

. Employee Benefit Plans

2006

$ 18,798
4,608
—
7,465

1,188

$ 32,059

2005

$ 14,176

3,366

1,801

1,165

275

$ 20,783

PENSION PLAN The exchange maintains a non-contributory deﬁned beneﬁt cash balance pension plan for eligible employees.

Employees who have completed a continuous 12-month period of employment and have reached the age of 21 are eligible to

participate. The plan provides for a contribution to the cash balance account based on age and earnings and includes salary and

cash bonuses in the deﬁnition of earnings. Participant cash balance accounts receive an interest credit equal to the greater of the

one-year constant maturity yield for U.S. Treasury notes or 4%. Participants become vested in their accounts after ﬁve years of

service. Effective January 1, 2007, full vesting will occur after three years of service. The measurement date used for the plan is

December 31.

Information regarding the status and activity of the plan is indicated below:

(in thousands)

Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

Service cost

Interest cost

Actuarial loss (gain)

Benefits paid

Plan amendments

Projected Benefit Obligation at End of Year

YE AR EN D ED D ECEMBER 31

2006

2005

$ 44,102
5,671
2,665
(1,194)
(1,518)

191

$ 49,917

$ 35,450

4,960

2,344

2,960

(1,612)

—

$ 44,102

The accumulated beneﬁt obligation at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $38.9 million and $34.0 million, respectively.

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(in thousands)

Changes in Plan Assets:

2006

2005

2004

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

$ 44,645

$ 36,712

$ 32,582

Actual return on plan assets

Employer contributions

Benefits paid

Fair Value of Plan Assets at End of Year

4,740

2,600
(1,518)

$ 50,467

2,045

7,500

(1,612)

$ 44,645

3,542

2,500

(1,912)

$ 36,712

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the fair value of pension plan assets exceeded the projected beneﬁt obligation by $0.6 million

and $0.5 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2006, this excess is recorded as a non-current pension asset due to the

adoption of SFAS No. 158.

The funding goal for CME is to have its pension plan 100% funded at each year end on a projected beneﬁt obligation basis, while

also satisfying any minimum required and maximum deductible contribution requirements. Year-end 2006 assumptions have been

used to project the liabilities and assets from December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2007. The result of this projection is that

estimated liabilities would exceed the fair value of plan assets at December 31, 2007 by approximately $5.0 million. Accordingly,

it is estimated that a $5.0 million contribution in 2007 will allow CME to meet its funding goal for the pension plan.

The components of net pension expense and the assumptions used to determine end of year projected beneﬁt obligation and net

pension expense are indicated below:

(in thousands)

Components of Net Pension Expense:

Service cost

Interest cost

Expected return on plan assets

Amortization of prior service cost

Amortization of transition asset

Recognized net actuarial loss

Net Pension Expense

Assumptions Used to Determine End of Year Benefit Obligations:

Discount rate

Rate of compensation increase

Cash balance interest crediting rate

Assumptions Used to Determine Net Pension Expense:

Discount rate

Rate of compensation increase

Expected return on plan assets

Interest crediting rate

2006

2005

2004

5,671

2,665
(3,162)

—

206

4,960

2,344

(2,586)

—

4,149

2,064

(2,304)

(19)

(38)

—

5,386

4,821

3,852

2006

2005

5.80%
5.00
4.00

5.50%

5.00

4.00

2006

2005

2004

5.50%
5.00
7.50
4.00

5.75%

5.00

7.50

4.00

6.25%

5.00

7.50

4.25

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The discount rate is determined based on an interest rate yield curve pursuant to Emerging Issues Task Force Topic No. D-36,

“Selection of Discount Rates Used for Measuring Deﬁned Beneﬁt Pension Obligations and Obligations of Post Retirement Beneﬁt

Plans Other Than Pensions.” The yield curve is comprised of bonds with a rating of Aaa and Aa and maturities between zero and

thirty years. The expected annual beneﬁt cash ﬂows for the exchange’s pension plan are discounted to develop a single-point

discount rate by matching the plan’s expected payout structure to such yield curve.

The basis for determining the expected rate of return on plan assets is comprised of three components: historical returns, industry

peers and forecasted returns. The plan’s total return is expected to equal the composite performance of the security markets over the

long term. The security markets are represented by the returns on various domestic and international stock, bond and commodity

indexes. These returns are weighted according to the allocation of plan assets to each market and measured individually.

The component of the investment policy for the plan that has the most signiﬁcant impact on returns is the asset mix. The asset

mix has a minimum and maximum range depending on asset class. The plan assets are diversiﬁed to minimize the risk of large

losses by any one or more individual assets. Such diversiﬁcation is accomplished, in part, through the selection of asset mix and

investment management. The asset allocation for the plan, by asset category, at December 31 was as follows:

Equity securities

Debt securities

Other investments

2006

59%
36
5

2005

57%

The target asset allocation for the plan will remain unchanged in 2007.

During 2006, the exchange adopted SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Deﬁned Beneﬁt Pension and Other Postretirement

Plans.” Under SFAS No. 158, the funded status of the pension plan was recognized as an asset on the consolidated balance sheet

and a one-time adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income was recorded. The incremental effect on the consolidated

balance sheet of adopting SFAS No. 158 as of December 31, 2006 is as follows:

(in thousands)

Current prepaid pension asset

Non-current pension asset

Deferred income tax asset (liability)

Total assets

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Total shareholders’ equity

Before
Adoption of
SFAS No. 158

3,503

—

(1,393)
4,308,284

(1,200)
1,520,871

Adjustments

After
Adoption of
SFAS No. 158

$ (3,503)

550

1,174

(1,779)

—

550

(219)

4,306,505

(2,979)

1,519,092

Due to the adoption of SFAS No. 158, prior service costs of $0.2 million and actuarial losses of $2.7 million were recognized in

accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2006. The company expects to amortize $22,000 of prior service costs

from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic beneﬁt cost in 2007.

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At December 31, 2006, anticipated beneﬁt payments from the plan in future years are as follows (in thousands):

Year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012–2016

$ 3,692

4,234

5,000

5,698

6,082

38,775

SAVINGS PLAN The exchange maintains a savings plan pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, whereby all

employees are participants and have the option to contribute to this plan. The exchange matches employee contributions up to 3%

of the employee’s base salary and may make additional discretionary contributions of up to 2% of base salary. In conjunction with

various changes to its retirement beneﬁts strategy, the exchange did not make a discretionary contribution in 2006. Total expense

for the savings plan amounted to $3.0 million, $4.5 million and $4.4 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

London-based employees are eligible to participate in one of two deﬁned contribution plans. Both plans provide for age-based

contributions and do not have any vesting requirements. Salary and cash bonuses paid are included in the deﬁnition of earnings.

The contribution structure for both plans is currently being reviewed in order to comply with the Employment Equality Regulations

released in 2006. Total expense for the London deﬁned contribution beneﬁt plans was $0.3 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million

in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

NON-QUALIFIED PLANS The following non-qualiﬁed plans, under which participants may make assumed investment choices with

respect to amounts contributed on their behalf, are maintained by the exchange. Although not required to do so, the exchange

invests such contributions in assets that mirror the assumed investment choices. The balances in these plans are subject to

the claims of general creditors of the exchange and totaled $18.8 million and $14.2 million at December 31, 2006 and 2005,

respectively. Although the value of the plans is recorded as an asset in the consolidated balance sheets, there is an equal and

offsetting liability. The investment results of these plans have no impact on net income as the investment results are recorded in

equal amounts to both investment income and compensation and beneﬁts expense.

Supplemental Plan. The exchange maintains a supplemental plan to provide beneﬁts for employees who have been impacted

by statutory limits under the provisions of the qualiﬁed pension and savings plans. All employees hired prior to January 1, 2007

are immediately vested in their supplemental plan beneﬁts. All employees hired on or after January 1, 2007 will be subject

to the vesting requirements of the underlying qualiﬁed plans. Total expense for the supplemental plan was $0.8 million,

$0.7 million and $0.6 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Deferred Compensation Plan. A deferred compensation plan is maintained by the exchange, under which eligible ofﬁcers and

members of the Board of Directors may contribute a percentage of their compensation and defer income taxes thereon until the

time of distribution.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. The exchange maintains a deﬁned contribution plan for senior ofﬁcers. Under this

plan prior to 2006, the exchange made an annual contribution of a percentage of salary and bonus for eligible employees.

The Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan was frozen to new entrants on December 31, 2005, and further contributions

for current participants were suspended. Contributions made for 2003, 2004 and 2005 vest after ﬁve years of service from

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the ofﬁcer’s date of hire. Unvested contributions are returned to the exchange if a participant leaves the employment of the

exchange. Total expense (credit) for the plan, reduced by any forfeitures, was $0.2 million and ($0.1) million in 2005 and

2004, respectively.

. Capital Stock

SHARES OUTSTANDING As of December 31, 2006, 34,835,588 shares of Class A common stock, 625 shares of Class B-1 common

stock, 813 shares of Class B-2 common stock, 1,287 shares of Class B-3 common stock and 413 shares of Class B-4 common

stock were issued and outstanding. CME Holdings has no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

ASSOCIATED TRADING RIGHTS Each class of CME Holdings Class B common stock is associated with a membership in a speciﬁc

division of the exchange. CME’s rules provide exchange members with trading rights and the ability to use or lease these trading

rights. Trading rights are maintained at CME and are not part of or evidenced by the Class B common stock of CME Holdings. The

Class B common stock of CME Holdings is intended only to ensure that the Class B shareholders of CME retain rights with respect

to representation on the Board of Directors and approval rights with respect to the core rights described below.

CORE RIGHTS Holders of Class B common shares have the right to approve changes in speciﬁed rights relating to the trading

privileges associated with those shares. These core rights include allocation of products that a holder of trading rights is permitted

to trade through the exchange; the trading ﬂoor access rights and privileges of members; the number of memberships in each

membership class and the number of authorized and issued shares of Class B common stock associated with that class; and

eligibility requirements to exercise trading rights associated with Class B shares. Votes on changes to these core rights are

weighted by class. Each class of Class B common stock has the following number of votes on matters relating to core rights: Class

B-1, six votes per share; Class B-2, two votes per share; Class B-3, one vote per share; and Class B-4, 1/6th of one vote per share.

The approval of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares of Class B common stock is required in order to approve any

changes to core rights. Holders of shares of Class A common stock do not have the right to vote on changes to core rights.

VOTING RIGHTS With the exception of the matters reserved to holders of CME Holdings Class B common stock, holders of common

stock vote together on all matters for which a vote of common shareholders is required. In these votes, each holder of shares of

Class A or Class B common stock of CME Holdings has one vote per share.

TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS Each class of CME Holdings Class B common stock is subject to transfer restrictions contained in the

Certiﬁcate of Incorporation of CME Holdings. These transfer restrictions prohibit the sale or transfer of any shares of Class B

common stock separate from the sale of the associated trading rights.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS The CME Holdings Board of Directors is composed of 20 members. Holders of Class A and Class B

common stock have the right to vote together in the election of 14 directors. Holders of Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3

common stock have the right to elect the remaining six directors, of which three are elected by Class B-1 shareholders, two are

elected by Class B-2 shareholders and one is elected by Class B-3 shareholders.

DIVIDENDS Holders of Class A and Class B common stock of CME Holdings are entitled to receive proportionately such dividends,

if any, as may be declared by the CME Holdings Board of Directors.

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OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS As of December 31, 2006, each clearing ﬁrm was required to own 15,000 shares of Class A common

stock in addition to Class B common stock of CME Holdings. The total Class A common stock held by our clearing ﬁrms pursuant

to this requirement was 1.3 million shares at December 31, 2006. Effective February 1, 2007, the ownership requirement has been

reduced to 8,000 shares of Class A common stock.

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PROVISIONS The Board of Directors of CME Holdings has adopted a plan creating rights that entitle CME

Holdings’ shareholders to purchase shares of CME Holdings stock in the event that a third party initiates a transaction designed

to take over the company. This rights plan is intended to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of CME Holdings to engage

in arms-length negotiations with the Board of Directors and management. The rights are attached to all outstanding shares of

CME Holdings common stock, and each right entitles the shareholder to purchase one one-thousandth of a share of Series A

junior participating preferred stock at a purchase price of $1,000 per unit. The rights should not interfere with any merger or other

business combination approved by the Board of Directors since the rights may be amended to permit such acquisition or redeemed

by the Company under the terms of the plan. In the event the rights become exercisable, each holder of a right shall receive, upon

exercise, Class A common stock having a value equal to two times the exercise price of the right.

OMNIBUS STOCK PLAN CME Holdings has adopted an Omnibus Stock Plan under which stock-based awards may be made to

employees. A total of 4.0 million Class A shares have been reserved for awards under the plan. Awards totaling 3.1 million shares

have been granted and are outstanding or have been exercised under this plan at December 31, 2006 (note 15).

2005 DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN CME Holdings has adopted a Director Stock Plan under which awards are made to non-executive

directors as part of their annual compensation. A total of 25,000 Class A shares have been reserved under this plan, and 5,420

shares have been awarded through December 31, 2006 (note 15).

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN CME Holdings has adopted an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) under which employees

may purchase Class A shares at 90% of the market value of the shares using after-tax payroll deductions. A total of 40,000 Class A

shares have been reserved under this plan, of which 3,213 shares have been purchased through December 31, 2006 (note 15).

. Stock-Based Payments

CME Holdings adopted an Omnibus Stock Plan under which stock-based awards may be made to employees. A total of 4.0 million

Class A shares have been reserved for awards under the plan. Awards totaling 3.1 million shares have been granted and are

outstanding or have been exercised under the plan as of December 31, 2006. Awards granted since 2003 generally vest over a

ﬁve-year period, with 20% vesting one year after the grant date and on that same date in each of the following four years.

Effective January 1, 2006, the company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment.” SFAS No. 123(R) requires the use

of the fair value method of accounting for share-based payments, which the company previously adopted in 2002 and applied

retroactively to January 1, 2000. SFAS No. 123(R) also requires that the company estimate expected forfeitures of stock grants

instead of the previous practice of accounting for forfeitures as they occur.

Total compensation expense for stock-based payments was $16.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, $12.6 million

for the year ended December 31, 2005, and $7.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The total income tax beneﬁt

recognized in the consolidated statements of income for stock-based payment arrangements was $6.5 million, $5.0 million, and

$3.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

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Excluding estimates of future forfeitures, at December 31, 2006, there was $34.1 million of total unrecognized compensation

expense related to share-based compensation arrangements that had not yet vested. That expense is expected to be recognized

over a weighted average period of 2.5 years.

EMPLOYEE OPTIONS In 2006, the company granted employees stock options totaling 136,040 shares under the plan. The options

have a ten-year term with exercise prices ranging from $430 to $530, the closing market prices on the day prior to each grant.

The fair value of these options totaled $26.7 million, measured at the grant dates using the Black-Scholes valuation model.

The Black-Scholes fair value of each option grant was calculated using the following assumptions:

Dividend yield

Expected volatility

Risk-free interest rate

Expected life

2006

2005

Year of Grant

2004

0.5% – 0.6%

0.5% – 0.9%

0.5% – 1.1%

31.8% – 37.9%

33.6% – 42.8%

29.4% – 36.4%

4.5% – 5.0%
6.5 years

3.9% – 4.4%

3.4% – 4.3%

6 – 6.5 years

6 years

The dividend yield was calculated by dividing the current year’s expected dividend by the market price of the stock at the date of

grant. Expected volatility was determined using a weighted-average implied volatility of traded options on the company’s stock.

Historical volatility was evaluated, but it was determined that implied volatility was a better measure due to the limited history of

the company’s publicly traded stock. The risk-free rate was based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of the grant. Since

2005, the expected life of options granted has been determined using the simpliﬁed method outlined in SAB No. 107 guidance on

share-based payments.

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2006:

Outstanding at December 31, 2005

Granted

Exercised

Cancelled

Outstanding at December 31, 2006

Exercisable at December 31, 2006

Number
of Shares

1,077,091
136,040
(278,741)
(24,217)
910,173
290,233

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

$ 107

443

192

169

The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the years 2006, 2005, and 2004 was $196, $100 and

$45, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004,

was $113.2 million, $107.8 million, and $29.6 million, respectively. Stock options outstanding at December 31, 2006 had

a weighted average remaining contractual life of 7.3 years and an aggregate intrinsic value of $312.7 million. Stock options

exercisable at December 31, 2006 had a weighted average remaining contractual life of 6.1 years and an aggregate intrinsic

value of $126.0 million.

EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED STOCK In 2006, the company also granted 4,080 shares of restricted Class A common stock that have

the same vesting provisions as the stock options granted during the year. The fair value related to these grants is $1.8 million,

which will be recognized as compensation expense on an accelerated basis over the vesting period.

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The following table summarizes restricted stock activity for the period:

Outstanding at December 31, 2005

Granted

Vested

Cancelled

Outstanding at December 31, 2006

Number
of Shares
22,630

4,080

(6,852)

(608)
19,250

Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

$ 138

450

123

131

210

The total fair value of restricted stock that vested during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, was $3.2 million,

$5.9 million and $2.9 million, respectively.

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN Eligible employees may acquire shares of CME Holdings Class A common stock using after-

tax payroll deductions made during consecutive offering periods of approximately six months in duration. Shares are purchased

at the end of each offering period at a price of 90% of the closing price of the Class A common stock as reported on the New York

Stock Exchange. Compensation expense is recognized on the date of purchase for the discount from the closing price. In 2006 and

2005, a total of 2,089 and 1,124 shares, respectively, of Class A common stock were issued to participating employees at a 10%

discount. These shares are subject to a six-month holding period. Expense of $100,958 and $41,509 for the purchase discount

was recognized in 2006 and 2005.

DIRECTOR SHARE PAYMENTS In 2005, CME Holdings added an equity component to its compensation for non-executive members

of the Board of Directors. Under the original terms of the 2005 Director Stock Plan, non-executive directors received 100 shares

of Class A common stock annually. Directors were also permitted to elect to receive some or all of the $17,500 cash portion of

their annual stipend in shares of stock based on the closing price at the date of distribution. In August 2006, the cash portion of

the annual stipend increased to $25,000. Non-executive directors may continue to elect to receive some or all of the cash portion

of their annual stipend in shares of stock based on the closing price at the date of distribution. Additionally, each non-executive

director now receives an annual award of Class A common stock with a value equal to $75,000. As a result, CME Holdings issued

3,187 and 2,233 shares of Class A common stock to its non-executive directors during 2006 and 2005, respectively. These shares

are not subject to any vesting restrictions. Expense of $1.0 million and $0.3 million related to these stock-based payments was

recognized for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

. Credit Facility

On October 13, 2006, CME renewed its secured committed line of credit with a consortium of banks. At renewal, the revolving

credit facility was increased from $750.0 million to $800.0 million. The secured credit agreement, which expires on October 12,

2007, is collateralized by clearing ﬁrm security deposits held by the exchange in the form of U.S. Treasury or agency securities,

security deposit funds in IEF2 and performance bond deposits of the defaulting ﬁrm, if any. The amount held as available

security deposit collateral at December 31, 2006 was $1.2 billion. The line of credit can only be drawn on to the extent that it is

collateralized and may be utilized in certain situations, such as a temporary disruption of the domestic payments system that would

delay settlement between the exchange and its clearing ﬁrms, or in the event of a clearing ﬁrm default. CME periodically utilizes

the facility by drawing nominal amounts of funds against the letter of credit, and immediately repaying these amounts, to ensure

that the facility would operate as intended.

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Under the terms of the credit agreement, there are a number of covenants with which the exchange must comply. Among these

covenants, the exchange is required to submit quarterly reports to the participating banks and maintain at all times a consolidated

tangible net worth of not less than $96.0 million. Interest on amounts borrowed before maturity is calculated at the U.S. federal

funds rate plus 0.45% per annum and after maturity at the U.S. federal funds rate plus 2.40% per annum. Commitment and agency

fees for the line of credit were $0.6 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004. Under the terms of

the 2006 agreement, CME has the option to request an increase in the facility from $800.0 million to $1.0 billion at the time of a

draw, subject to the approval of the partcipating banks.

. Contingencies and Guarantees

LEGAL MATTERS On October 14, 2003, the U.S. Futures Exchange, L.L.C. and U.S. Exchange Holdings, Inc. (collectively, Eurex

U.S.), ﬁled suit against CBOT and CME in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The suit alleges that CBOT

and CME violated the antitrust laws and tortiously interfered with the business relationship and contract between Eurex U.S. and

The Clearing Corporation. Eurex U.S. is seeking a preliminary injunction and treble damages. On December 12, 2003, CBOT and

CME ﬁled separate motions to dismiss or, in the event the motion to dismiss was denied, to move the venue to the United States

District Court for Northern Illinois. On September 2, 2004, the judge granted CBOT’s and CME’s motion to transfer venue to the

Northern District of Illinois. In light of that decision, the judge did not rule on the motions to dismiss. On March 25, 2005, Eurex

U.S. ﬁled a second amended complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. On June 6, 2005,

CME and CBOT ﬁled a motion to dismiss the complaint. On August 25, 2005, the judge denied the joint CME/CBOT motion to

dismiss. The parties are currently engaged in discovery. Based on its investigation to date and advice from outside legal counsel,

CME believes this suit lacks factual or legal foundation and intends to vigorously defend itself against these charges.

In addition, the company is a defendant in, and has potential for, various other legal proceedings arising from its regular business

activities. While the ultimate results of such proceedings against the company cannot be predicted with certainty, the company

believes that the resolution of any of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated ﬁnancial position or

results of operations.

EMPLOYMENT-RELATED AGREEMENTS The exchange has employment agreements and other retention arrangements with

Terrence A. Duffy, Executive Chairman; Craig S. Donohue, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer; Phupinder S. Gill, President and Chief Operating

Ofﬁcer; and John P. Davidson III, Managing Director and Chief Corporate Development Ofﬁcer.

Effective November 1, 2006, Mr. Duffy became the Executive Chairman, an executive ofﬁcer of the company. For his service,

Mr. Duffy receives an annual base salary of $1.0 million. Pursuant to a resolution approved by the Compensation Committee and

the Board of Directors, Mr. Duffy is entitled to a retention payment in the amount of his annual base salary, if at the end of his term

as Executive Chairman he is willing and able to serve another term as Executive Chairman and is not nominated for reelection to

the Board and/or is not reelected to the position of Executive Chairman by the members of the Board, if he is eligible to serve on

the Board, subject to certain conditions.

Mr. Donohue’s agreement is through January 1, 2009, subject to renewal by mutual written agreement. Under the terms of the

agreement, Mr. Donohue’s annual base salary will be at least $0.9 million. In the event of a termination without cause, as deﬁned

in the agreement, Mr. Donohue is entitled to a one-time lump sum severance payment equal to two times his current base salary

and will automatically vest in any outstanding equity awards that would have vested during the remaining term of the agreement.

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In the event Mr. Donohue voluntarily terminates the agreement for good reason, as deﬁned in the agreement, Mr. Donohue is

entitled to a one-time lump sum severance payment equal to two times his current base salary and will automatically vest in any

outstanding equity awards.

Mr. Gill’s agreement, as extended, is through December 31, 2010, subject to renewal by mutual written agreement of the parties.

Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Gill’s annual base salary will not be less than $0.6 million. In the event of a termination

without cause by CME, as deﬁned in the agreement, Mr. Gill is entitled to a one-time lump sum severance payment equal to two

times his base salary as of the date of termination for the remaining term of the agreement, if any, not to exceed 24 months of base

salary.

Mr. Davidson’s agreement is through February 6, 2009, subject to renewal by mutual agreement of the parties. Under the terms of

the agreement, Mr. Davidson’s annual base salary will not be less than $0.6 million and his bonus for ﬁscal year 2006 will not be

less than $0.4 million. CME has also agreed to pay Mr. Davidson a retention payment of $0.9 million payable in two installments

on February 6, 2007, and February 6, 2008, provided Mr. Davidson has not voluntarily ended his employment with CME or been

terminated for cause by CME, as deﬁned in the agreement. In the event of a termination without cause by CME, as deﬁned in the

agreement, Mr. Davidson is entitled to a one-time lump sum severance payment equal to two times his base salary as of the date

of termination pro-rated for the remaining term of his agreement.

The employment agreements also provide that these executive ofﬁcers are eligible to participate in CME’s beneﬁt plans and

programs, including the equity program and annual incentive plan, commensurate with their position in accordance with CME’s

policies for executives in effect from time to time.

MUTUAL OFFSET AGREEMENT CME and SGX have a mutual offset agreement that has been extended through October 2009.

When a clearing ﬁrm of CME chooses to execute an after-hours trade in an eligible product at SGX, the resulting trade can be

transferred from SGX to CME, and CME assumes the ﬁnancial obligation to SGX for the transferred trade. A similar obligation can

occur when a clearing ﬁrm of SGX chooses to execute a trade in an eligible product at CME. The net position of each exchange to

the other is marked to market daily based on the settlement prices of the applicable exchange, and settlement is made between

the exchanges in cash. Since settlement prices at each exchange may differ at the end of any given day and Singapore is 13 to

14 hours ahead of Chicago, there may be a difference between the two settlement amounts and there will be a difference in the

timing of the settlement. To allow for adequate and timely funding of the settlement and in the unlikely event of a payment default

by a clearing ﬁrm, CME and SGX each maintain collateral payable to the other exchange. CME can maintain collateral in the form of

U.S. Treasury securities or irrevocable letters of credit. At December 31, 2006, CME was contingently liable to SGX on irrevocable

letters of credit totaling $19.0 million and had pledged securities with a fair value of $100.7 million. Regardless of the collateral,

CME guarantees all cleared transactions submitted through SGX and would initiate procedures designed to satisfy these ﬁnancial

obligations in the event of a default, such as the use of security deposits and performance bonds of the defaulting clearing ﬁrm.

CROSS-MARGIN AGREEMENTS CME and OCC have a cross-margin arrangement, whereby a common clearing ﬁrm may maintain a

cross-margin account in which the clearing ﬁrm’s positions in certain CME futures and options on futures contracts are combined

with certain positions cleared by OCC for purposes of calculating performance bond requirements. The performance bond deposits

are held jointly by CME and OCC. If a participating ﬁrm defaults, the gain or loss on the liquidation of the ﬁrm’s open position and

the proceeds from the liquidation of the cross-margin account are split 50% each to CME and OCC.

A cross-margin agreement with LCH became effective in March 2000, whereby clearing ﬁrms’ offsetting positions with CME and

LCH are subject to reduced margin requirements. Similar cross-margin agreements exist with FICC and NYMEX whereby clearing

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ﬁrms’ offsetting positions with CME and FICC or CME and NYMEX are subject to reduced margin requirements. Clearing ﬁrms

maintain separate performance bond deposits with each clearing house, but depending on the net offsetting positions between

CME and LCH, CME and FICC, or CME and NYMEX, as applicable, each clearing house may reduce the ﬁrm’s performance bond

requirement. In the event of a ﬁrm default, the total liquidation net gain or loss on the ﬁrm’s offsetting open positions and the

proceeds from the liquidation of the performance bond collateral held by each clearing house’s supporting offsetting positions are

split evenly between CME and LCH, CME and FICC, or CME and NYMEX, as applicable.

Additionally, for the LCH, FICC, and NYMEX cross-margin agreements, if, after liquidation of all the positions and collateral of the

defaulting ﬁrm at each respective clearing organization, and taking into account any cross-margining loss sharing payments, any of

the participating clearing organizations has a remaining liquidating surplus, and any other participating clearing organization has a

remaining liquidating deﬁcit, any additional surplus from the liquidation will be shared with the other clearing houses to the extent

that they have a remaining liquidating deﬁcit. Any remaining surplus funds will be passed to the bankruptcy trustee.

GFX LETTER OF CREDIT CME guarantees a $5.0 million standby letter of credit for GFX. The beneﬁciary of the letter of credit is the

clearing ﬁrm that is used by GFX to execute and maintain its futures positions. The letter of credit will be drawn on in the event that

GFX defaults in meeting requirements to its clearing ﬁrm. Per exchange requirements, GFX is required to place performance bond

deposits with its clearing ﬁrm. In the unlikely event of a payment default by GFX, GFX’s performance bond would ﬁrst be used to

cover the deﬁcit. If this amount is not sufﬁcient, the letter of credit would be used and ﬁnally, CME would guarantee the remaining

deﬁcit, if any.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATIONS Some agreements with customers accessing the Swapstream electronic trading

platform or the CME Globex platform, utilizing market data services and licensing CME SPAN software contain indemniﬁcations

from intellectual property claims that may be made against them as a result of their use of these products and services. The

potential future claims relating to these indemniﬁcations cannot be estimated and, therefore, in accordance with FIN No. 45,

“Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others,” no

liability has been recorded.

. GFX Derivatives Transactions

GFX engages primarily in the purchase and sale of CME foreign exchange futures contracts. GFX posts bids and offers in these

products on the CME Globex electronic trading platform to maintain a market and promote additional liquidity in these products.

GFX limits risk from these transactions through offsetting transactions using futures contracts or spot foreign exchange

transactions with approved counterparties in the interbank market. Formal trading limits have been established. Futures

transactions are cleared by an independent clearing ﬁrm. Any residual open positions are marked-to-market on a daily basis

and all realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in other revenues in the accompanying consolidated statements of

income. Net trading gains totaled $7.0 million in 2006, $7.6 million in 2005 and $7.7 million in 2004. At December 31, 2006,

futures positions held by GFX had a notional value of $111.8 million, offset by a similar amount of spot foreign exchange positions,

resulting in a zero net position.

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. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of all classes of common stock

outstanding during each year. Diluted earnings per share reﬂects the increase in shares using the treasury stock method to reﬂect

the impact of an equivalent number of shares of common stock if stock options and restricted stock awards were exercised or

converted into common stock. The option granted to the former CEO in 2000 was fully exercised as of June 2004. Prior to that

date, the dilutive effect of this option was calculated as if the entire option, including the Class A share and Class B share portions

of the option, was satisﬁed through the issuance of Class A shares. The diluted weighted average number of common shares

outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 exclude the incremental effect related to 137,300, 218,900

and 320,800 outstanding stock options, respectively, that would be anti-dilutive.

(in thousands, except per share data)

Net Income

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:

Basic

Effect of stock options

Effect of restricted stock grants

Diluted

Earnings per Weighted Average Common Share:

Basic

Diluted

. Quarterly Information (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

Year Ended December 31, 2006:

Total revenues

Operating income

Non-operating income and expense

Income before income taxes

Net income

Earnings per weighted average common share:

Basic

Diluted

Year Ended December 31, 2005:

Total revenues

Operating income

Non-operating income and expense

Income before income taxes

Net income

2006

$ 407,348

2005

2004

$ 306,857

$ 219,555

34,696
418
10
35,124

34,315

33,545

509

840

34,839

34,411

11.74
11.60

8.94

8.81

6.55

6.38

First
Quarter

Second
Quarter

Third
Quarter

Fourth
Quarter

Total

$ 251,717

$ 282,209

$ 274,705

$ 281,316

$ 1,089,947

138,842

11,659

150,501

91,413

166,796

13,098

179,894

109,533

156,962

13,552

170,514

103,800

158,255

12,493

170,748

102,602

620,855

50,802

671,657

407,348

2.64

2.61

3.16

3.12

2.99

2.95

2.91

11.74

11.60

$ 209,019

$ 232,500

$ 225,706

$ 222,541

889,766

112,971

129,583

119,686

5,171

118,142

70,885

6,621

136,204

82,226

8,605

128,291

77,466

115,387

10,355

125,742

76,280

477,627

30,752

508,379

306,857

Earnings per weighted average common share:

Basic

Diluted

2.07

2.04

2.40

2.36

2.25

2.22

2.21

2.18

8.94

8.81

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Forward-Looking Statements

From time to time, in written reports and oral statements, we discuss our expectations regarding future performance. Forward-looking

statements in this report are based on currently available competitive, ﬁnancial and economic data; current expectations, estimates,

forecasts and projections about the industries in which we operate; and management’s beliefs and assumptions. These statements

are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difﬁcult to predict. Therefore,

actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. We want to

caution you to not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

Among the factors that might affect our performance are: our ability to obtain the required approvals for our proposed merger with

CBOT Holdings Inc. and our ability to realize the anticipated beneﬁts, control the costs of the proposed transaction and successfully

integrate the businesses; increasing competition from foreign and domestic competitors, including increased competition from

new entrants into our markets; our ability to keep pace with rapid technological developments, including our ability to complete

the development and implementation of the enhanced functionality required by our customers; our ability to continue introducing

competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis, including through our electronic trading capabilities, and

our ability to maintain the competitiveness of our existing products and services; our ability to adjust our ﬁxed costs and expenses if

our revenues decline; our ability to continue to generate revenues from our processing services provided to third parties; our ability

to maintain existing customers and attract new ones; our ability to expand and offer our products in foreign jurisdictions; changes in

domestic and foreign regulations; changes in government policy, including policies relating to common or directed clearing; the costs

associated with protecting our intellectual property rights and our ability to operate our business without violating the intellectual

property rights of others; our ability to generate revenue from our market data that may be reduced or eliminated by the growth of

electronic trading; changes in our rate per contract due to shifts in the mix of the products traded, the trading venue and the mix of

customers (whether the customer receives member or non-member fees or participates in one of our various incentive programs) and

the impact of our tiered pricing structures; the ability of our ﬁnancial safeguards package to adequately protect us from the credit

risk of our clearing ﬁrms and the clearing ﬁrms of the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.; changes in price levels and volatility

in the derivatives markets and in underlying ﬁxed income, equity, foreign exchange and commodities markets; economic, political

and market conditions; our ability to accommodate increases in trading volume and order transaction trafﬁc without failure or

degradation of performance of our systems; our ability to execute our growth strategy and maintain our growth effectively; our ability

to manage the risks and control the costs associated with our acquisition, investment and alliance strategy; industry and customer

consolidation; decreases in trading and clearing activity; the imposition of a transaction tax on futures and options on futures

transactions; and seasonality of the futures business. More detailed information about factors that may affect our performance may

be found in our ﬁlings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which

is available in the Investor Relations section of our Web site. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking

statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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Board of Directors
Oﬃcers

TERRENCE A. DUFFY
Executive Chairman

CRAIG S. DONOHUE
Chief Executive Oﬃcer

LEO MELAMED
Chairman Emeritus
Chairman and Chief Executive Oﬃcer,

Melamed and Associates, Inc., Chicago, Ill.

JOHN F. SANDNER
Retired Chairman of the Board
Chairman, E*Trade Futures, LLC, Chicago, Ill.

JAMES E. OLIFF
Vice Chairman
President, FILO Corp., Chicago, Ill.

MARTIN J. GEPSMAN
Secretary
Independent Broker and Trader, Chicago, Ill.

PATRICK B. LYNCH
Treasurer
Independent Trader, Chicago, Ill.

WILLIAM R. SHEPARD (not pictured)
Second Vice Chairman
President and Founder,

Shepard International, Inc., Chicago, Ill.

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Board of Directors
Members

DENNIS H. CHOOKASZIAN
Financial Accounting Standards Advisory

DANIEL R. GLICKMAN
Chairman and Chief Executive Oﬃcer,

Council Chairman

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Oﬃcer,
CNA Insurance Companies, Chicago, Ill.

Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.,
Washington, D.C.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1995–2001)
Member of Congress, Kansas (1977–1995)

ELIZABETH HARRINGTON
President and Chief Executive Oﬃcer,

E. Harrington Global, Chicago, Ill.
Retired Partner, Global Strategy and China
Practices, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP,
Chicago, Ill.

BRUCE F. JOHNSON
Independent Trader, Chicago, Ill.

GARY M. KATLER
Vice President, Fortis Clearing Americas,

WILLIAM P. MILLER II
Senior Investment Oﬃcer, Fund Management for

Chicago, Ill.

the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

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Board of Directors
Members

ALEX J. POLLOCK
Resident Fellow, American Enterprise
Institute, Washington, D.C.

WILLIAM G. SALATICH, JR.
Independent Broker and Trader, Chicago, Ill.

TERRY L. SAVAGE
Financial Journalist and Author
President, Terry Savage Productions, Ltd.,

Chicago, Ill.

MYRON S. SCHOLES
Chairman, Platinum Grove Asset Management,

HOWARD J. SIEGEL
Independent Trader, Chicago, Ill.

LP, Rye Brook, N.Y.

Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus,
Stanford Graduate School of Business,
Stanford, Calif.

Nobel Laureate–Economics (1977)

DAVID J. WESCOTT
President, The Wescott Group Ltd., Chicago, Ill.
Managing Partner, Dowd/Wescott Group

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Management

TERRENCE A. DUFFY

Executive Chairman

CRAIG S. DONOHUE

Chief Executive Oﬃcer

JOHN F. CURRAN

ANITA S. LISKEY

Managing Director, Products and Services

Managing Director, Corporate Marketing

TIMOTHY J. DOAR

Managing Director, Risk Management

JOSEPH A. PANFIL

and Communications

PHUPINDER S. GILL

ARMAN FALSAFI

President and Chief Operating Oﬃcer

Managing Director, Europe, Middle East

Managing Director, Enterprise

Technology Services

MAZEN A. CHADID

Managing Director and Senior Associate

Managing Director, Operations

JAMES W. FARRELL

General Counsel

and Africa

HILDA H. PIELL

KATHLEEN M. CRONIN

Managing Director, General Counsel

and Corporate Secretary

JOHN P. DAVIDSON III

Managing Director and Chief Corporate

Managing Director, Match Engine

Development

NANCY W. GOBLE

Managing Director and Chief

Accounting Oﬃcer

JOHN W. PIETROWICZ

Managing Director, Corporate Finance

and Treasury

DAVID P. PROSPERI

Managing Director, Corporate Marketing

Development Oﬃcer

JOHN K. HART

and Communications

Managing Director, Technology Engineering

EILEEN (BETH) KEEVE

ROBIN S. ROSS

Managing Director, Organizational

JULIE HOLZRICHTER

Managing Director, Interest Rate Products

Development

Managing Director, CME Globex Services

JAMES R. KRAUSE

Managing Director and Chief

Information Oﬃcer

and Technology Integration

DEREK L. SAMMANN

Managing Director, Foreign Exchange

RICHARD J. KOKOSZKA

Managing Director, Internal Audit

DONALD D. SERPICO

JAMES E. PARISI

KEVIN D. KOMETER

Managing Director and Chief

Managing Director and Deputy Chief

Managing Director, CME Globex Control

Center and Technology Integration

Financial Oﬃcer

Information Oﬃcer

ANN K. SHUMAN

RICHARD H. REDDING

JOHN W. LABUSZEWSKI

Managing Director, Products and Services

Managing Director, Product

KENDAL L. VROMAN

KIMBERLY S. TAYLOR

Managing Director and President,

RICHARD H. LAMM

ERIC S. WOLFF

CME Clearing

Managing Director, Regulatory Counsel

Managing Director, Regulatory Aﬀairs

and Research Development

Managing Director, Corporate Development

RICHARD W. CHANDLER

TINA F. LEMIEUX

C. F. WONG

Managing Director, Front-End

Managing Director, Hedge Fund

Managing Director, Products

Systems Technology

and Broker Services

and Services, Asia

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Performance Graph

The following graph compares the total return on our Class A common stock with the S&P 500 Stock Index, the peer group of

companies used in our proxy statement last year (the “Former Peer Group”) and a new group of companies (the “New Peer Group”)

for the period from December 6, 2002 (the date of our initial public offering) through December 31, 2006. The ﬁgures presented

below assume an initial investment of $100 in common stock at the closing prices on December 6, 2002, and in the S&P 500

Stock Index on November 30, 2002, and the reinvestment of all dividends into shares of common stock. We compiled the New Peer

Group to more closely reﬂect our competitors in our industry. We believe the New Peer Group provides a more meaningful basis for

comparison of our stock performance.

The New Peer Group consists of:

The Former Peer Group consisted of:

• CBOT Holdings, Inc.

• InterContinental Exchange, Inc.

• International Securities Exchange, Inc.

• The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

• NYSE Group, Inc.

• Archipelago Holdings Inc.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN

$1,250

1,000

750

500

250

02*

C H I C AG O M E R CAN T I L E E XC H AN G E H O L D I N G S I N C.

S & P 5 0 0

N E W PE E R G R O U P

F O R M E R PE E R G R O U P

*Since December 6, 2002

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Share Information

CLASS A COMMON STOCK

Our Class A common stock is listed on the NYSE and the NASDAQ Global Select Market Inc. under the ticker symbol “CME.”

As of February 16, 2007, there were 516 holders of record of our Class A common stock.

The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices per share of our Class A common stock on a quarterly basis,

as reported on the NYSE.

2006

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

CLASS B COMMON STOCK

High

Low

2005

$ 457.50

$ 354.51

First Quarter

503.94

508.78

557.97

417.90

425.79

464.70

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

High

Low

$ 229.50

$ 183.50

307.75

340.00

396.90

163.80

264.13

287.05

Our Class B common stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an organized OTC market. Each class

of our Class B common stock is associated with a membership in a speciﬁc division of our exchange. CME’s rules provide

exchange members with trading rights and the ability to use or lease these trading rights. Each share of our Class B common

stock can be transferred only in connection with the transfer of the associated trading rights. The memberships by class are CME

(Chicago Mercantile Exchange), IMM (International Monetar y Market), IOM (Index and Option Market) and GEM (Growth and

Emerging Markets).

Class B shares and the associated trading rights are bought and sold through our Shareholder Relations and Membership

Ser vices Department. In addition, trading rights may be leased through the department. Trading rights sales are reported on our

Web site at www.cme.com. Although our Class B shareholders have special voting rights, because our Class B shares have the

same equitable interest in our earnings and the same dividend payments as our Class A shares, we expect that the market price

of our Class B common stock, if reported separately from the associated trading rights, would be determined by the value of our

Class A common stock. As of Februar y 16, 2007, there were 1,950 holders of record of our Class B common stock.

DIVIDENDS

The following table sets forth the dividends we paid on our Class A and Class B common stock in the last two years:

Record Date

March 10, 2006

June 9, 2006

September 8, 2006

December 8, 2006

Dividend per Share

Record Date

Dividend per Share

$ 0.63 March 10, 2005

0.63

June 10, 2005

September 9, 2005

December 9, 2005

$ 0.46

0.46

We intend to pay regular quarterly dividends to our shareholders. The decision to pay a dividend, however, remains within the

discretion of our board of directors and may be affected by various factors, including our earnings, ﬁnancial condition, capital

requirements, level of indebtedness and other considerations our board of directors deems relevant. Our existing credit facility

as well as future credit facilities, other future debt obligations, including any debt we may incur in connection with our proposed

merger with CBOT Holdings, and statutory provisions may limit our ability to pay dividends. Additionally, our merger agreement

with CBOT Holdings provides that we may not declare or pay dividends except quarterly dividends consistent with past practice.

On January 31, 2007, the board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.86 per share, representing a 37% increase

over the prior quarter, to be paid on March 26, 2007, to shareholders of record on March 9, 2007.

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