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CME GROUP INC. 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Mar 13, 2009)

Filed March 13, 2009For Securities:CME

Summary

This Form 8-K filing from CME Group Inc. on March 13, 2009, primarily serves to furnish XBRL-formatted financial statements from their previously filed 2008 10-K. The XBRL data includes the Consolidated Balance Sheet, Statement of Income, Statement of Shareholders' Equity, Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2008. Importantly, investors are cautioned that this XBRL data is unaudited and is not the official filing. The purpose of this submission is to test XBRL technology. Investors should continue to rely on the official filed versions of CME Group's financial statements for investment decisions, as this XBRL data is not intended to be subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

Key Highlights

  • 1CME Group Inc. filed a Form 8-K on March 13, 2009.
  • 2The filing furnishes XBRL-formatted financial statements from the company's 2008 10-K.
  • 3Included XBRL data covers the Consolidated Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Shareholders' Equity, and Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2008.
  • 4Investors are explicitly warned that the XBRL data is unaudited and not the official filing.
  • 5The primary purpose of this filing is to test XBRL format and technology.
  • 6Investors should rely on the official filed financial statements and not the XBRL documents for investment decisions.
  • 7This filing is not deemed 'filed' for Section 18 of the Exchange Act and will not be incorporated into other filings.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to furnish XBRL-formatted financial statements from CME Group's 2008 10-K filing. This submission is intended to test the XBRL format and technology, and it is not the official filing for reporting purposes.

No, investors are strongly advised not to rely on the XBRL-formatted financial information contained in this filing for investment decisions. The filing explicitly states that this data is unaudited and is not the official publicly filed financial statements. Investors should continue to rely on the official filed versions of CME Group's financial statements.

The XBRL-formatted financial statements provided are the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Consolidated Statement of Income, the Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity, the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, all for the year ended December 31, 2008.

No, this filing does not contain any new financial results or operational updates. It is solely providing previously disclosed financial information from the 2008 10-K in a different format (XBRL) for testing purposes.