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BGCP vs CME
Side-by-side comparison of BGC Partners Inc (BGCP) and CME Group Inc. (CME): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BGCP and CME operate in Investment Bankers/Brokers/Service (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- CME is the larger of the two at $99.25B, about 65.0x BGCP ($1.53B).
- CME has hit the wire 28 times in the past 4 weeks while BGCP has been quiet.
- CME has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 1 for BGCP).
BGC Partners Inc
BGC Partners, Inc. operates as a brokerage and financial technology company in the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally. It offers various brokerage products, such as fixed income, such as government bonds, corporate bonds, and other debt instruments, as well as related interest rate derivatives and credit derivatives; and fixed income, equity derivatives and cash equities, energy and commodities, shipping, insurance, and futures and options. The company also provides other services that include trade execution, brokerage, clearing, trade compression, post-trade, information, and other back office services to financial and non-financial institutions. In addition, it offers electronic brokerage, financial technology solutions, market data, post-trade services, and analytics related to financial instrument and markets under the Fenics, BGC Trader, CreditMatch, Fenics Market Data, BGC Market Data, kACE2, EMBonds, Capitalab, Swaptioniser, CBID, and Lucera brand names. Further, the company provides screen-based market solutions, which enable its clients to develop a marketplace, trade with their customers, issue debt, trade odd lots, access program trading interfaces, and access its network and intellectual property; option pricing and analysis tools; and software and technology infrastructure for the transactional and technology related elements. It primarily serves banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, and corporations, as well as investment firms. BGC Partners, Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
CME Group Inc.
CME Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It offers futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, as well as fixed income products through its electronic trading platforms, open outcry, and privately negotiated transactions. The company also provides clearing for exchange-traded contracts and cleared swaps, as well as settlement services; and transaction lifecycle management services, such as trade and portfolio management, financial resource optimization, regulatory reporting, and trade processing. In addition, the company offers a range of market data services, including real-time and historical data services. It serves professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. The company has strategic partnership with B3 S.A. to develop risk management products for Brazilian domestic and international market participants. The company was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and changed its name to CME Group Inc. in July 2007. CME Group Inc. was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Latest BGCP
- BGC Partners Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by BGC Partners Inc (Amendment)
- BGC Partners Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Merkel Stephen M sold 136,891 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 93% to 9,618 units (SEC Form 4)
- BGC Partners Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- BGC Partners Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- Richards David was granted 7,874 shares, increasing direct ownership by 12% to 71,173 units (SEC Form 4)
- Mbanefo Arthur U was granted 7,874 shares, increasing direct ownership by 21% to 44,619 units (SEC Form 4)
- Bell Linda A was granted 7,874 shares, increasing direct ownership by 22% to 43,278 units (SEC Form 4)
- Addas William Dean was granted 7,874 shares, increasing direct ownership by 55% to 22,159 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest CME
- Sr MD Chief Commercial Officer Winkler Julie was granted 2,864 units of Common Stock Class A and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,413 units of Common Stock Class A, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 31,561 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- Chief Transformation Officer Vroman Ken was granted 2,592 units of Common Stock Class A and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,211 units of Common Stock Class A, increasing direct ownership by 7% to 20,232 units (SEC Form 4) (tax withholding)
- MD Chief Accounting Officer Tobin Jack J was granted 700 units of Common Stock Class A and covered exercise/tax liability with 347 units of Common Stock Class A, increasing direct ownership by 1% to 25,762 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding obligation)
- COO & Global Head of Clearing Sprague Suzanne was granted 2,864 units of Common Stock Class A and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,152 units of Common Stock Class A, increasing direct ownership by 12% to 15,548 units (SEC Form 4) (for tax liability)
- Sr MD Global Head Equity & FX Mccourt Timothy Francis covered exercise/tax liability with 1,334 units of Common Stock Class A and was granted 2,592 units of Common Stock Class A, increasing direct ownership by 10% to 13,366 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding obligation)
- Sr MD Gl Hd Commodities Mkts Sammann Derek disposed of 4,629 units of Common Stock Class A, acquired 4,629 units of Common Stock Class A, was granted 2,864 units of Common Stock Class A and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,413 units of Common Stock Class A, decreasing direct ownership by 24% to 10,134 units (SEC Form 4) (tax withholding)
- Sr MD, General Counsel Marchese John Clifford was granted 784 units of Common Stock Class A and covered exercise/tax liability with 241 units of Common Stock Class A, increasing direct ownership by 18% to 3,598 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- President and CFO Fitzpatrick Lynne was granted 4,088 units of Common Stock Class A and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,340 units of Common Stock Class A, increasing direct ownership by 11% to 26,661 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding tax
- Chairman and CEO Duffy Terrence A was granted 21,812 units of Common Stock Class A, increasing direct ownership by 54% to 62,442 units (SEC Form 4)
- Global Head of Fixed Income Dennis Michael G. was granted 2,592 units of Common Stock Class A and covered exercise/tax liability with 548 units of Common Stock Class A, increasing direct ownership by 24% to 10,682 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy tax liability