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0001434852
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001156375
CME GROUP INC.
001-31553
20 South Wacker Drive
Chicago
IL
60606
(312) 930-1000
TIMOTHY BITSBERGER
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
1000
226957.15
360093640
10/30/2024
NASDAQ
Common
02/02/2022
Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
47
02/02/2022
Not Applicable
Common
06/25/2021
Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
551
06/25/2021
Not Applicable
Common
06/29/2022
Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
402
06/29/2022
Not Applicable
Y
10/30/2024
/s/ Timothy S Bitsberger