Is CME halal?
CME Group Inc.
Not halal
CME Group Inc. did not pass AAOIFI screening. The failed check is shown below.
Checked: 16 October 2026
Exchange
NASDAQ
Price
293.87
Day
+1.52%
Market cap
$104.93B
Industry
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Sector
Financial Services
Manually identified reason
Automatic screening reads the industry label, not what's inside. This company's filings were checked by hand and a hidden prohibited activity was found:
Conventional exchange — interest-rate derivatives/futures (riba, gharar)
What the company does
CME Group is the world's largest derivatives exchange: interest-rate futures, S&P 500 futures, oil, grain, currency and Bitcoin futures (Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CBOT, NYMEX). Its money comes from per-contract trading and clearing fees.
What was checked
The AAOIFI standard has four steps: business activity first, then three financial ratios. Fail one and the stock is not halal.
Business activity
Conventional exchange — interest-rate derivatives/futures (riba, gharar)
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
3.8%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
2.5%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
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No data
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- 0.16% weight · #110 of 503
- Held by funds
- Not held by any tracked fund
Superinvestors
SEC 13F, 2026 Q3. Up to 45 days delayed.Held by 6 superinvestors · Average reported price: $92.05
- Seth KlarmanBaupost Group$137K2.5%
- William Von MuefflingCantillon Capital Management$14.1M2.1%
- Arnold Van Den BergCentury Management$4.9M1.0%
- Mairs & Power Funds$43.2M0.4%
- Viking Global Investors$33.8M0.1%
- Lindsell Train$1.5M0.1%
Exited this quarter: John Armitage
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