CME Insider Trading
CME GROUP INC. | Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at CME GROUP INC. provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
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| 2014-07-25 00:14 | 2014-07-23 | Piell Hilda Harris | Officer - Sr MD & Chief HR Officer | SELL | $75.00 | 2,282 | $171,150 | 18,853 | -10.8% |
| 2014-03-07 23:18 | 2014-03-06 | GILL PHUPINDER | Director, Officer - CEO | OPT+S | $77.00 | 25,000 | $1,925,000 | 114,365 | 0.0% |
| 2014-02-22 01:21 | 2014-02-19 | Odom C C II | Director | SELL | $75.91 | 2,000 | $151,810 | 2,003 | -50.0% |
| 2014-02-13 02:08 | 2014-02-10 | Odom C C II | Director | SELL | $76.04 | 2,000 | $152,073 | 4,003 | -33.3% |
| 2014-02-11 01:03 | 2014-02-06 | Pankau Ronald A. | Director | SELL | $75.32 | 120 | $9,038 | 3,000 | -3.8% |
| 2014-02-08 00:52 | 2014-02-05 | Odom C C II | Director | SELL | $73.59 | 2,000 | $147,185 | 6,003 | -25.0% |
| 2013-12-17 23:48 | 2013-12-13 | CLEGG JACKIE M | Director | SELL | $81.10 | 2,000 | $162,200 | 7,155 | -21.8% |
| 2013-12-13 00:37 | 2013-12-10 | CRONIN KATHLEEN M | Officer - Sr MD Gen Counsel & Corp Secr | SELL | $80.18 | 1,155 | $92,608 | 16,314 | -6.6% |
| 2013-12-10 17:51 | 2013-12-06 | Odom C C II | Director | SELL | $79.11 | 500 | $39,554 | 8,003 | -5.9% |
| 2013-11-27 00:09 | 2013-11-22 | Rich Linda Dallas | Officer - Sr MD Govt Rel Legisl Affairs | OPT+S | $83.58 | 3,861 | $322,702 | 8,039 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-23 01:01 | 2013-11-21 | DUFFY TERRENCE A | Director, Officer - Executive Chairman & President | OPT+S | $83.18 | 22,525 | $1,873,679 | 99,053 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-21 00:32 | 2013-11-18 | GEPSMAN MARTIN J | Director | SELL | $79.54 | 500 | $39,770 | 42,570 | -1.2% |
| 2013-11-21 00:32 | 2013-11-18 | Odom C C II | Director | SELL | $80.03 | 1,532 | $122,607 | 8,503 | -15.3% |
| 2013-11-21 00:32 | 2013-11-18 | Piell Hilda Harris | Officer - Sr MD & Chief HR Officer | OPT+S | $80.00 | 4,500 | $360,000 | 21,236 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-16 00:33 | 2013-11-13 | Donaldson James A | Director | SELL | $78.00 | 1,200 | $93,600 | 20,093 | -5.6% |
| 2013-09-18 01:59 | 2013-09-16 | Pieper James V. | Officer, Other - MD & CAO | OPT+S | $72.47 | 3,785 | $274,299 | 3,069 | 0.0% |
| 2013-09-10 23:09 | 2013-09-10 | Pankau Ronald A. | Director | SELL | $73.25 | 136 | $9,962 | 3,220 | -4.1% |
| 2013-09-06 17:39 | 2013-09-04 | Rich Linda Dallas | Officer - Sr MD Govt Rel Legisl Affairs | OPT+S | $72.50 | 1,737 | $125,927 | 6,907 | 0.0% |
| 2013-09-04 00:11 | 2013-08-29 | Pieper James V. | Officer - MD & CAO | OPT+S | $70.33 | 8,584 | $603,713 | 4,762 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-20 23:00 | 2013-08-19 | Odom C C II | Director | SELL | $72.99 | 950 | $69,339 | 10,035 | -8.6% |
| 2013-08-20 01:13 | 2013-08-15 | Sammann Derek | Officer - Sr MD FX Metals & Options Sol | OPT+S | $74.78 | 10,530 | $787,433 | 18,100 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-15 23:15 | 2013-08-14 | Sammann Derek | Officer - Sr MD FX Metals & Options Sol | SELL | $74.11 | 2,500 | $185,275 | 18,100 | -12.1% |
| 2013-08-15 23:14 | 2013-08-14 | POLLOCK ALEX J | Director | BUY | $73.94 | 350 | $25,879 | 11,502 | +3.1% |
| 2013-06-18 23:09 | 2013-06-17 | Piell Hilda Harris | Officer - Sr MD & Chief HR Officer | OPT+S | $75.00 | 5,315 | $398,625 | 19,600 | 0.0% |
| 2013-06-14 00:07 | 2013-06-12 | CRONIN KATHLEEN M | Officer - Sr MD Gen Counsel & Corp Secr | SELL | $72.66 | 3,135 | $227,789 | 15,762 | -16.6% |
| 2013-06-07 17:50 | 2013-06-05 | Pankau Ronald A. | Director | SELL | $69.00 | 370 | $25,530 | 2,374 | -13.5% |
| 2013-06-03 17:33 | 2013-05-30 | Piell Hilda Harris | Officer - Sr MD & Chief HR Officer | OPT+S | $70.00 | 2,100 | $147,000 | 19,667 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-30 21:12 | 2013-05-28 | Parisi James E. | Officer - CFO & Sr MD Finance & Corp Dev | OPT+S | $65.72 | 37,000 | $2,431,540 | 47,810 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-22 19:49 | 2013-05-20 | Piell Hilda Harris | Officer - Sr MD & Chief HR Officer | OPT+S | $64.78 | 2,600 | $168,428 | 19,667 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-07 23:06 | 2013-05-06 | GEPSMAN MARTIN J | Director | SELL | $61.04 | 500 | $30,520 | 42,088 | -1.2% |
| 2013-05-07 22:52 | 2013-05-03 | GILL PHUPINDER | Director, Officer - CEO | OPT+S | $60.89 | 43,500 | $2,648,715 | 108,273 | 0.0% |
| 2013-03-18 22:50 | 2013-03-14 | DUFFY TERRENCE A | Director, Officer - Executive Chairman & President | OPT+S | $62.81 | 39,710 | $2,494,185 | 93,201 | 0.0% |
| 2013-03-14 01:01 | 2013-03-12 | Odom C C II | Director | SELL | $62.54 | 2,243 | $140,267 | 10,003 | -18.3% |
| 2013-03-14 01:01 | 2013-03-12 | Vroman Ken | Officer - Sr MD Comm & Info Prod & Svcs | OPT+S | $62.69 | 1,492 | $93,533 | 21,389 | 0.0% |
| 2013-03-14 01:01 | 2013-03-11 | Kometer Kevin | Officer - Sr MD & CIO | OPT+S | $62.42 | 10,443 | $651,871 | 29,181 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-11 22:40 | 2013-02-08 | KATLER GARY M | Director | SELL | $56.88 | 290 | $16,495 | 1,000 | -22.5% |
| 2013-01-19 01:37 | 2013-01-17 | Rich Linda Dallas | Officer - Sr MD Govt Rel Legisl Affairs | OPT+S | $55.00 | 4,350 | $239,250 | 7,114 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-20 23:01 | 2012-12-18 | Rich Linda Dallas | Officer - Sr MD Govt Rel Legisl Affairs | SELL | $51.58 | 1,593 | $82,167 | 7,114 | -18.3% |
| 2012-12-14 21:51 | 2012-12-12 | Piell Hilda Harris | Officer - Sr MD & Chief HR Officer | OPT+S | $53.18 | 2,857 | $151,935 | 18,350 | 0.0% |
| 2012-12-11 22:46 | 2012-12-07 | Parisi James E. | Officer - CFO & Sr MD Finance & Corp Dev | OPT+S | $55.06 | 1,912 | $105,275 | 49,756 | 0.0% |
| 2012-11-20 22:59 | 2012-11-19 | KATLER GARY M | Director | SELL | $54.51 | 185 | $10,084 | 1,290 | -12.5% |
| 2012-11-02 22:14 | 2012-11-01 | KATLER GARY M | Director | SELL | $56.56 | 530 | $29,977 | 1,475 | -26.4% |
| 2012-09-19 02:25 | 2012-09-14 | Paulhac Laurent | Officer - Sr MD Fincl & OTC Prod & Svcs | SELL | $59.71 | 3,585 | $214,045 | 11,175 | -24.3% |
| 2012-09-17 23:21 | 2012-09-13 | CRONIN KATHLEEN M | Officer - Sr MD Gen Counsel & Corp Secr | SELL | $59.42 | 2,610 | $155,081 | 14,845 | -15.0% |
| 2012-09-12 18:27 | 2012-09-11 | Donaldson James A | Director | SELL | $58.26 | 7,500 | $436,925 | 20,311 | -27.0% |
| 2012-09-12 17:15 | 2012-09-11 | Odom C C II | Director | SELL | $58.49 | 5,000 | $292,447 | 12,246 | -29.0% |
| 2012-07-31 23:42 | 2012-07-30 | KATLER GARY M | Director | SELL | $52.23 | 900 | $47,009 | 2,005 | -31.0% |
| 2012-05-30 01:06 | 2012-05-29 | KATLER GARY M | Director | SELL | $261.87 | 38 | $9,951 | 300 | -11.2% |
| 2012-05-01 18:00 | 2012-04-27 | GERDES LARRY G | Director | BUY | $274.19 | 2,000 | $548,380 | 4,501 | +80.0% |
| 2012-03-14 21:13 | 2012-03-14 | GERDES LARRY G | Director | BUY | $275.35 | 400 | $110,140 | 2,501 | +19.0% |
How to Interpret $CME Trades
Not every insider transaction in CME GROUP INC. is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $CME shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for CME
Insider activity data for CME GROUP INC. is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $CME, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.