Participating in CME Globex® Markets
CME Globex, the state-of-the-art electronic trading platform, is the destination for trading many of the world's leading derivatives products, including Eurodollars, E-mini® S&P 500®, E-mini NASDAQ-100® and the CME Group FX product suite. For further information, see  CME Globex Products and  Fees. A complete list of CME Globex products may be found  here.

Once orders for products listed on CME Globex are placed by customers through connected front-end applications worldwide, they are immediately received and acknowledged. After the orders are matched at the CME Globex trading engine, match/fill information is immediately disseminated to the trading parties, the CME Clearing House, and the market at large. The CME Globex Trading Process depicts an overview of the electronic trading process.

Membership requirements for CME Globex were eliminated in 2000, giving trading access to CME Globex products to virtually everyone. There are only two basic requirements for trading on CME Globex:

1. An account with a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) or Introducing Broker (IB), who in turn has a CME Clearing House guarantee.
2. Access to a CME Globex front-end system that is CME-certified.

CME's Find A Broker program lets you search for a registered futures broker by market type, location or broker name. The CME links below can help in opening an account with a futures broker that meets your needs.

• Find A Broker
• Guide to Finding and Selecting a Futures Broker
• Questions To Ask Your Broker (PDF)

Look to  Getting Started for additional useful background information and tips on where to find resources and help. To find out more about how to begin trading on CME Globex or to connect your trading application to CME Globex, please see  Getting Connected.