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100. CME Group

Rank: 100 (Previous rank: N.A.)
CEO: Craig S. Donohue
Address: 20 S. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60606-7499

Acquisition of the New York Merc made it the biggest operator of futures exchanges.

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Financials: Latest Results

	$ millions (past 4 qtrs.)	% growth (3 yr. annual rate)	Growth rank
Revenues	2,283.1	36	60
Net income**	887.4	—	—
Total return	—	10	91
Earnings per share	—	31	92

Share price
As of 9/3/08	$347.84
Beat the S&P 500*	Yes
P/E (current fiscal year est.)	21

Industry: Financial Services

Rank	Company	Revenues ($ millions)
1	BlackRock	5,429.4
2	CME Group	2,283.1
3	Cohen & Steers	245.2


4	First Advantage	822.1
5	Goldman Sachs Group	81,609.0
6	Greenhill	400.4
7	Huron Consulting Group	599.7
8	Morningstar	487.7
9	NASDAQ OMX Group	2,951.8
10	Navigators Group	706.5
11	optionsXpress Holdings	255.3
12	Tower Group	441.8

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From the Sept. 29th, 2008 issue

Notes:
* The S&P 500 returned 4.41% annually over the same period.
** Through the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

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