The CME Group is one of the world's largest options exchanges and the largest futures exchange in the world, based in Chicago in the state of Illinois, the company was formed on July 12, 2007 through the merger of the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006
- OR -
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 000-33379
CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
(312) 930-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES x NO ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock as of July 26, 2006 was as follows: 34,757,811 shares of Class A common stock, $0.01 par value; 625 shares of Class B common stock, Class B-1, $0.01 par value; 813 shares of Class B common stock, Class B-2, $0.01 par value; 1,287 shares of Class B common stock, Class B-3, $0.01 par value; and 413 shares of Class B common stock, Class B-4, $0.01 par value.
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Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 4.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
From time to time, in written reports and oral statements, we discuss our expectations regarding future performance. Forward-looking statements are based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data, current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industries in which we operate and management’s beliefs and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. We want to caution you to not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Among the factors that might affect our performance are:
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For a detailed discussion of these and other factors that might affect our performance, see Item 1A. in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2006 and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2006.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CME, CLEARING 21, E-mini, CME Auction Markets, the globe logo and Globex are registered trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. S&P, S&P 500, NASDAQ-100, Nikkei 225, Russell 1000, Russell 2000, TRAKRS, Total Return Asset Contracts and other trade names, service marks, trademarks and registered trademarks that are not proprietary to Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) are the property of their respective owners, and are used herein under license.
TRAKRS, Total Return Asset Contracts, are exchange-traded non-traditional futures contracts designed to provide market exposure to various market-based indexes which trade electronically on the CME Globex electronic platform. Clearing and transaction fees on these products are minimal relative to other CME products. Unless otherwise noted, disclosures of trading volume and average rate per contract exclude our TRAKRS products.
CME Economic Derivatives are options and forwards geared to seven key U.S. and European economic indicators that trade in an auction format. Clearing and transaction fees on CME Economic Derivative products are based on notional values rather than volume and are minimal relative to other CME products. Unless otherwise noted, disclosures of trading volume and average rate per contract exclude these products.
All references to “options” or “options contracts” in the text of this document refer to options on futures contracts.
In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we refer to our cash earnings, a non-GAAP number. A reconciliation of our cash earnings to net income for the six months ended June 30, 2006 is set forth on page 20.
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Item 1. Financial Statements
CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Collateral from securities lending
Marketable securities available for sale, including pledged securities of $70,109 and $70,165
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $799 and $828
Other current assets
Cash performance bonds and security deposits
Total current assets
Property, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $318,973 and $293,543
Other assets
Total Assets
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable
Payable under securities lending agreements
Other current liabilities
Total current liabilities
Other liabilities
Total Liabilities
Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 9,860,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
Series A junior participating preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 140,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 138,000,000 shares authorized, 34,678,894 and 34,544,719 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively
Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, 3,138 shares authorized, issued and outstanding
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated net unrealized securities losses
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share data)
Quarter Ended
June 30,
Revenues
Clearing and transaction fees
Processing services
Quotation data fees
Access fees
Communication fees
Investment income
Securities lending interest income
Other
Total Revenues
Securities lending interest expense
Net Revenues
Expenses
Compensation and benefits
Communications
Technology maintenance
Professional fees and outside services
Depreciation and amortization
Occupancy
Licensing and other fee agreements
Marketing, advertising and public relations
Total Expenses
Income Before Income Taxes
Income tax provision
Net Income
Earnings per Common Share:
Basic
Diluted
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares:
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
Balance at December 31, 2005
Comprehensive income:
Net income
Change in net unrealized loss on securities, net of tax of $181
Total comprehensive income
Cash dividends on common stock of $1.26 per share
Sale of membership shares by OneChicago, LLC, net of tax of $1,717
Exercise of stock options
Excess tax benefits from option exercises and restricted stock vesting
Vesting of issued restricted Class A common stock
Shares issued to Board of Directors
Shares issued under the employee stock purchase plan
Stock-based compensation
Balance at June 30, 2006
Balance at December 31, 2004
Change in net unrealized loss on securities, net of tax of $334
Cash dividends on common stock of $0.92 per share
Balance at June 30, 2005
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of shares issued to Board of Directors
Change in deferred income taxes
Loss on investment in OneChicago, LLC
Amortization of net premiums on marketable securities
Amortization of purchased intangibles
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
Change in allowance for doubtful accounts
Change in accounts receivable
Change in other current assets
Change in other assets
Change in accounts payable
Change in other current liabilities
Change in other liabilities
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property, net
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities
Contingent consideration to Liquidity Direct Technology, LLC
Capital contributions to OneChicago, LLC
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Cash dividends
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Excess tax benefits related to employee option exercises and restricted stock vesting
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid (excluding interest for securities lending)
Income taxes paid
Non-cash investing activities:
Change in unrealized securities losses
Sale of membership shares by OneChicago, LLC
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME Holdings) without audit. Certain notes and other information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted.
The consolidated financial statements include Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., and its subsidiaries (CME or the exchange) as well as CME Holdings (collectively, the company). In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary to present fairly the financial position of the company at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the periods indicated. Quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of results for any subsequent period.
CME FX Marketplace Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CME Holdings, was established in May 2006 in conjunction with the joint venture between CME Holdings and Reuters Group PLC, FXMarketSpace Limited. CME FX Marketplace Inc. holds a 50% interest in the joint venture, which is accounted for using the equity method. See Note 7 of Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.
CME Swaps Marketplace Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CME Holdings, was established in June 2006 as a U.K. limited liability company, in conjunction with the pending acquisition of Swapstream Limited, Swapstream Operating Services Limited, Special Technology Investments Limited and IT4F (collectively, Swapstream). See Note 7 of Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in Exhibit 13.1 of the CME Holdings’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2005 financial statements to conform to the presentation in 2006.
2. Performance Bonds and Security Deposits
Each firm that clears futures and options traded on the exchange is required to deposit and maintain specified performance bonds and security deposits principally in the form of cash, funds deposited in the various Interest Earnings Facility programs, U.S. Government and certain foreign government securities, bank letters of credit or shares of specific U.S. equity securities. For the Chicago Board of Trade products cleared by CME, CME combines those positions with that clearing firm’s CME positions to create a single portfolio for which performance bond and security deposit requirements are calculated. These performance bonds and security deposits are available to meet the financial obligations of that clearing firm to the exchange. In the event that performance bonds and security deposits of a defaulting clearing firm are inadequate to fulfill that clearing firm’s outstanding financial obligation, the entire security deposit fund is available to cover potential losses after first utilizing operating funds of the exchange in excess of amounts needed for normal operations. Cash performance bonds and security deposits may fluctuate due to the investment choices available to clearing firms and the change in the amount of deposits required. As a result, these assets and offsetting liabilities may vary significantly over time. See Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Exhibit 13.1 to CME Holdings’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
3. Contingencies and Guarantees
Mutual Offset Agreement. When a clearing firm of CME chooses to execute an after-hours trade in an eligible product at the Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX), the resulting trade can be transferred from SGX to CME, and CME assumes the financial obligation to SGX for the transferred trade. A similar obligation can occur when a clearing firm of SGX chooses to execute a trade in an eligible product at CME. The net position of each exchange to the other is marked-to-market daily based on the settlement prices of the applicable exchange, and settlement is made between the exchanges in cash. To allow for adequate and timely funding of the settlement and in the unlikely event of a payment default by a clearing firm, CME and SGX each maintain collateral payable to the other exchange. CME can maintain collateral in the form of U.S.
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Treasury securities or irrevocable letters of credit. At June 30, 2006, CME was contingently liable to SGX on irrevocable letters of credit totaling $79.0 million and had pledged securities with a fair value of $70.1 million. Regardless of the collateral, CME guarantees all cleared transactions submitted through SGX and would initiate procedures designed to satisfy these financial obligations in the event of a default, such as the use of security deposits and performance bonds of the defaulting clearing firm.
4. Pension Plan
The funding goal for CME is to have its pension plan 100% funded at each year end on a projected benefit obligation basis, while also satisfying any minimum required and maximum deductible contribution requirements. Year-end assumptions had been used to project the liabilities and assets from December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2006, and resulted in the projected 2006 contribution of $7.0 million that was disclosed in CME Holding’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Since year end, the discount rate increased to 6.3% from 5.5% and the interest crediting rate increased to 4.3% from 4.0%. In addition, the actual pensionable wage growth has been lower than anticipated in the initial projection. These changes have resulted in a revised estimated contribution of $1.7 million for 2006 that will allow CME to meet its funding goal for the pension plan.
5. Stock-Based Payments
CME Holdings has adopted an Omnibus Stock Plan (the Plan) under which stock-based awards may be made to employees. A total of 4.0 million Class A shares have been reserved for awards under the Plan. Awards totaling 3.1 million shares have been granted and are outstanding or have been exercised under the Plan as of June 30, 2006. Awards granted in 2003 through 2006 vest over a five-year period, with 20% vesting one year after the grant date and on that same date in each of the following four years.
Effective January 1, 2006, the company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment.” SFAS No. 123(R) requires the use of the fair value method of accounting for share-based payments, which the company previously adopted in 2002 and applied retroactively to January 1, 2000. SFAS No. 123(R) also requires that the company estimate expected forfeitures of stock grants instead of the previous practice of accounting for forfeitures as they occur.
In the first six months of 2006, the company granted stock options totaling 130,250 shares to various employees under the Plan. The options have a ten-year term with exercise prices of $430.47 and $440.65, the closing market prices on the day prior to grant. The fair value of these options totaled $25.5 million, measured at the grant dates using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Risk-free rates of 4.7% and 5.0% were used over an expected life of 6.5 years, calculated using the simplified method, with weighted-average implied volatility factors of 35.6% and 37.9% and a dividend yield of 0.6%. This compensation expense will be recognized on an accelerated basis over the vesting period.
The following table summarizes stock option activity for the period:
Outstanding at December 31, 2005
Granted
Exercised
Cancelled
Outstanding at June 30, 2006
Exercisable at June 30, 2006
Stock options outstanding at June 30, 2006 had a weighted average remaining contractual life of 7.6 years and an aggregate intrinsic value of $362.4 million. Stock options exercisable at June 30, 2006 had a weighted average remaining contractual life of 6.4 years and an aggregate intrinsic value of $183.8 million.
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 was $196.15 and $99.47, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, was $46.6 million and $35.6 million, respectively.
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In the first six months of 2006, the company also granted 3,620 shares of restricted Class A common stock that have the same vesting provisions as the stock options granted during the period. The compensation expense related to these grants is $1.6 million, which will be recognized on an accelerated basis over the vesting period.
The following table summarizes restricted stock activity for the period:
Vested
The total fair value of restricted stock vested during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 was $2.8 million and $4.9 million, respectively.
Total compensation expense for stock-based payments was $6.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, and $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The total income tax benefit recognized in statements of income for stock-based payment arrangements was $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, and $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005.
At June 30, 2006, there was $37.4 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based compensation arrangements that had not yet vested. That expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years.
In 2005, CME Holdings decreased the annual cash stipend of its non-executive members of the Board of Directors and added an equity component under the 2005 Director Stock Plan. The cash portion of the annual stipend is $17,500. Additionally, each non-executive director receives an annual award of Class A common stock of 100 shares. Non-executive directors may also elect to receive some or all of the cash portion of their annual stipend in shares of stock based on the closing price at the date of distribution, up to a maximum of $17,500. As a result, CME Holdings issued 2,158 and 2,233 shares of Class A common stock to its non-executive directors in the second quarter of 2006 and 2005, respectively. These shares are not subject to any vesting restrictions. Expense of $0.9 million and $0.5 million related to these stock-based payments is amortized over their respective one-year service periods.
In addition, in the second quarter of 2006, the second Employee Stock Purchase Plan stock purchase took place. Eligible employees may acquire shares of CME Holdings Class A common stock using after-tax payroll deductions made during consecutive offering periods of approximately a six-month duration. Shares are purchased at the end of each offering period at a price of 90% of the closing price of the Class A common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. Compensation expense is recognized on the date of purchase for the discount from the closing price. A total of 1,086 shares of Class A common stock were issued to participating employees at a 10% discount. These shares are subject to a six-month holding period. Expense of $47,849 for the purchase discount was recognized on the date of the employees’ purchase.
6. Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of all classes of common stock outstanding for each reporting period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the increase in shares using the treasury stock method to reflect the impact of an equivalent number of shares of common stock if stock options were exercised and restricted stock awards were converted into common stock. Approximately 131,000 outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards were anti-dilutive for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2006. Approximately 221,000 outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards were anti-dilutive for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2005. These shares were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation.
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Effect of stock options
Effect of restricted stock grants
Earnings per Share:
7. Subsequent Events
On July 5, 2006, CME Holdings announced the acquisition of Swapstream, an inter-dealer electronic trading platform for Euro and Swiss Franc denominated interest rate swaps. The initial cost to acquire Swapstream is $15.0 million, including $5.8 million for 100% of the companies’ stock and $9.2 million to repay outstanding debt. Additional consideration of up to $20.2 million is payable contingent upon meeting specific performance conditions during the first five calendar years of operations after closing. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions. In connection with the acquisition, the company is providing interim financing to Swapstream to fund general working capital requirements through completion of the acquisition. The interim financing is guaranteed by Swapstream’s two largest current shareholders. The company has committed to fund up to $2.5 million, of which $0.9 million has been advanced as of August 4, 2006. Interest, which is payable monthly, is calculated using average London Interbank Offered Rates plus 2%. Repayment of advances is due no later than completion of the acquisition.
On July 25, 2006, the company made a $13.9 million capital contribution to FXMarketSpace Limited, its joint venture with Reuters Group PLC. The capital contribution is part of the company’s commitment to fund up to $45.0 million of the venture’s operations.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our audited consolidated financial statements, the accompanying notes, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Exhibit 13.1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
References in this discussion and analysis to “we” and “our” are to Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, collectively. References to “exchange” are to Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its subsidiaries, collectively.
Results of Operations
2006 Financial Highlights
Year to date, total expenses increased by 15% due primarily to higher compensation and benefits costs; increased professional and outside services fees; higher licensing fee rates; and increased depreciation and amortization. We expect the increase in total expenses for 2006 versus 2005 to be at the higher end of the 12 to 13% range.
(dollars in millions)
n.m. not meaningful
Revenue Highlights. Net revenues grew by 23% for the quarter and year-to-date periods driven primarily by the following:
Record trading volume for all product lines in the second quarter and in June 2006 contributed to the $45.9 million and $85.9 million increases in clearing and transaction fees, for the second quarter and year-to-date periods, respectively;
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Clearing and Transaction Fees. The increase in this revenue was due to record volume partially offset by a decrease in the average rate per contract. The following table summarizes average daily trading volume (in thousands) and revenue. All amounts exclude TRAKRS and economic auctions products.
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
CME Product Line Volume:
Interest rates
Equities
Foreign exchange
Commodities and alternative investments (1)
Total Average Daily Volume
CME Globex Volume
CME Globex Volume as a Percentage of Total Volume
Clearing and Transaction Fees (in millions)
Average Rate per Contract
During the second quarter, we migrated our electronic products to new Hewlett Packard Integrity NonStop servers that incorporate Intel Itanium processors into the CME Globex platform. This technology enhancement significantly increased our capacity to handle record volumes and significantly reduced our average response time. Record volume levels in all major product lines resulted in an increase in average daily volume of 31% for the quarter and 28% for the year-to-date compared with the same periods in 2005. In June 2006, volume reached a record 6.4 million contracts per day. In addition, CME Globex average daily volume reached a record 4.4 million contracts in June and a record 4.0 million contracts for the quarter. Interest rate uncertainty also contributed to volume growth.
Interest Rate Products
Interest rate volume increased for the quarter and year-to-date periods primarily due to:
During the second quarter, electronic interest rate volume averaged 1.8 million contracts per day, a 19% increase over the same period in 2005. The average daily volume of CME Eurodollar options increased by 65% to 1.2 million contracts during the second quarter of 2006.
Year to date, average daily volume of electronic interest rate products increased by 30% to 1.7 million contracts while the average daily volume of CME Eurodollar options increased by 52% to 1.1 million contracts. As a result of enhanced functionality, the average daily volume of electronically-traded interest rate options increased to 70,600 contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2006 from 20,900 contracts for the same period in 2005.
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Equity Products
Implementation of the technology enhancements mentioned above improved trade-matching speed which resulted in increased volume in equity products. In addition during the second quarter, the average volatility, as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index, rose slightly driven primarily by an increase for the month of June 2006, contributing to strong volume growth for the quarter compared with the same period in 2005. As a result of these factors, the average daily volume of our E-mini equity products increased by 34% to a record 1.7 million contracts in the second quarter of 2006. Specifically, the E-mini S&P 500 volume increased by 40% to 1.2 million contracts during the second quarter of 2006 and our E-mini Russell 2000 product increased by 58% to 187,000 contracts.
Year-to-date growth in equity products was influenced by the same factors mentioned above and resulted in an increase in the average daily volume of E-mini equity products of 24% to 1.6 million contracts compared with the same period in 2005. Year to date, E-mini S&P 500 increased 27% to 1.1 million contracts. For the first six months of 2006, the E-mini Russell 2000 increased by 39% to 160,000 contracts.
Foreign Exchange Products
The growth in foreign exchange products was impacted by previously mentioned technological innovations as well as the success of our fee incentive programs and programs implemented in 2005 designed to attract commodity trading advisors and large hedge funds. In the second quarter of 2006, foreign exchange volume traded through the CME Globex platform increased by 55% compared with the same period in 2005. There was a 54% increase in foreign exchange volume traded electronically for the first six months of 2006 compared with the same period of 2005.
Commodity and Alternative Investment Products
The growth in commodities and alternative investments was due to the growing appeal of commodities as an asset class, which has attracted additional trading activity in live cattle and lean hog products, as well as increased trading volume due to higher volatilities. Commodities products continue to be traded predominantly through open outcry.
The impact of the increase in trading volume was partially offset by a decrease in the average rate, or revenue, per contract.
For the second quarter, while volume increased 31%, the average rate per contract decreased only 3%, to $0.632 from $0.651 for the same period in 2005, primarily due to the following factors:
Year to date, while volume increased 28%, the average rate per contract decreased 3%, to $0.641 from $0.659 for the first six months of 2005, primarily due to the following factors:
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For both the second quarter and for the six months ended June 30, 2006, these decreases were partially offset by pricing increases implemented in August 2005, which contributed incremental revenue of $6.0 million and $11.0 million, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2005.
In April 2006, we announced a new incentive program to increase electronic trading of CME Eurodollar options. The program is effective from May through December 2006. The program provides a reduced fee schedule for customers meeting percentage thresholds for electronic trading of CME Eurodollar options. However, this reduced fee is still higher than the rate charged to trade CME Eurodollar options through open outcry.
A substantial portion of our clearing and transaction fees are billed to our clearing firms. The majority of clearing and transaction fees received from clearing firms represent charges for trades executed on behalf of the customers of the various clearing firms. Of approximately 80 clearing firms, one firm represents approximately 10% of our clearing and transaction fees revenue during the first six months of 2006. Should a clearing firm withdraw from the exchange, we believe the customer portion of that firm’s trading activity would likely transfer to another clearing firm of the exchange. Therefore, we do not believe we are exposed to significant risk from the loss of revenue earned from any particular firm.
Processing Services. The increase in revenue was mainly a result of increased trading volume at the CBOT. The CBOT had average daily volume of 3.3 million and 3.2 million contracts for the second quarter and year to date, respectively, an increase of 14% and 12%, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2005.
In the second quarter, increased volume at the CBOT generated incremental revenue of $2.1 million compared with the same period in 2005. This increase was offset by a $0.7 million decrease in revenue from NYMEX. The decrease in NYMEX revenue represents the net impact of the expiration of our prior agreement and the beginning of our new agreement. Trading under our prior agreement with NYMEX ended in November 2005. Trading under our new 10-year agreement began on June 11, 2006. Based on our initial volume projections, we expect the average rate per contract to range from $0.35 to $0.50 during the first few years of the current agreement.
Incremental revenue from the CBOT was $3.6 million year to date when compared with the same period in 2005. This was offset by a net decrease in revenue related to NYMEX of $0.9 million year to date.
Quotation Data Fees. The growth in revenue resulted primarily from the increase in our fees implemented on January 1, 2006. Users of our basic service currently pay $40 per month for each market data screen, or device, an increase from the $35 monthly charge that was in effect during 2005. This change in rate contributed to a $2.6 million and $4.9 million increase in subscriber fees in the second quarter and year to date, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2005.
For the first half of 2006, approximately 54% of our quotation data fees revenue was generated from the two largest resellers of our market data. If one of these vendors no longer subscribed to our market data, we believe the majority of the firm’s customers would likely subscribe to our market data through another reseller. Therefore, we do not believe we are exposed to significant risk of loss of quotation data fees revenue.
Investment Income. Rising market interest rates and continued growth in funds available for investment were the primary drivers of the increase in investment income in the second quarter and year to date. The annualized average rate earned on investments and average investment balance indicated in the table below include short-term investments, marketable securities and clearing firms’ cash performance bonds and security deposits, but exclude the first Interest Earning Facility programs (IEF), which were discontinued in December 2005, and our non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Annualized average rates of return are reflective of a portfolio that includes both tax-advantaged and taxable securities and the percentage of tax-advantaged investments has increased during 2006.
Annualized average rate of return
Average investment balance
Increase in income due to rate
Increase in income due to balance
The discontinuance of the first IEFs in December 2005 resulted in a decrease of $0.5 million and $1.1 million of investment income in the second quarter and year-to-date 2006, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2005. Additionally, we experienced a $0.4 million decrease and a $0.4 million increase in the second quarter and year to date, respectively, related to our non-qualified deferred compensation plan. This fluctuation does not affect net income as there is an offsetting impact in our compensation and benefits expense.
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Securities Lending Interest Income and Expense. For the second quarter and year-to-date periods, the average daily balance of funds available for lending increased, compared with the same periods in 2005, as a result of a policy change effective October 1, 2005 that increased the amount of securities available for lending to 70% from 50% of total eligible securities.
(dollars in billions)
Average daily balance of funds invested
Annualized average rate earned
Annualized average rate paid
Net earned from securities lending
Expense Highlights. Second quarter and year-to-date increases in total expenses were driven primarily by the following factors:
Compensation and Benefits. The primary components of the net increase in this expense for the second quarter of 2006 and the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with the same periods in 2005 were:
(in millions)
Average headcount
Net annual salary increases and changes in benefits and taxes
Bonus
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan earnings
Capitalization for software development
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Communications. In the second quarter and year to date, communications expense increased when compared with the same periods in 2005 due primarily to expansion in the bandwidth of our international hubs as well as improvements in capacity and increases in redundancy of domestic connections.
Technology Maintenance. The average daily number of transactions processed electronically grew 22% and 17% in the second quarter and year to date, respectively, when compared with the same periods in 2005. As a result, additional capital purchases were required resulting in increased hardware and software maintenance costs.
Professional Fees and Outside Services. Legal fees increased $2.1 million and $3.5 million in the second quarter and year to date, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2005 due to the examination of various business expansion strategies as well as litigation costs related to the ongoing antitrust suit filed by Eurex U.S. in 2003.
In addition, other professional fees increased $0.9 million and $2.0 million in the second quarter and year to date, respectively, due largely to the use of consulting services to support several clearing systems projects as well as to further expand the CME Globex platform’s ability to execute complex options trading strategies.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization of 2005 and 2006 property additions exceeded the depreciation and amortization of assets that have become fully depreciated or retired since January 1, 2005, resulting in an increase in depreciation and amortization expense.
Total property additions
Technology-related assets as a percentage of total additions
Technology-related assets include purchases of computers and related equipment, software, the cost of developing internal use software and costs associated with the build-out of our data centers. We continue to expect total capital expenditures to range from $90 to $100 million for 2006.
Licensing and Other Fee Agreements. A significant portion of the increase in the second quarter was attributable to an increase in licensing rates for S&P and NASDAQ E-mini products. Renegotiated licensing rates went into effect in June 2005 for NASDAQ and October 2005 for S&P in return for extending our exclusive rights to offer these products. The renegotiated licensing rates resulted in $2.4 million of incremental expense in the second quarter compared with the same period in 2005. Higher average daily trading volume for licensed products resulted in additional expense of $0.7 million in the second quarter.
Year to date, renegotiated licensing rates resulted in $4.4 million of incremental expense while higher average daily trading volume contributed additional expense of $0.9 million.
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These increases were partially offset by a reduction in fees paid to market maker program participants, primarily due to expiration of the Russell 1000 program in December 2005. Market maker fees decreased by $0.5 million in the second quarter and $0.6 million year to date compared with the same periods in 2005.
Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations. The increase in the second quarter and year-to-date expenses is a result of continued rebranding of brochures and direct marketing materials, promotion of new products and production of CME’s quarterly magazine, which launched in the third quarter of 2005.
Income Tax Provision
The effective tax rate decreased from 39.6% to 39.1% in the second quarter when compared with the same period in 2005. Year to date, the effective tax rate decreased from 39.8% to 39.2% when compared with the same period in 2005. The decrease in the second quarter and year-to-date periods is due primarily to increased investments in tax-advantaged securities.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Cash. Net cash provided by operating activities was $195.0 million for the first six months of 2006 compared with $158.5 million for the same period in 2005. Year to date, net cash provided by operating activities was $5.9 million lower than net income. Adjustments to net income consisted primarily of $35.0 million in depreciation and amortization offset by a $43.7 million increase in accounts receivable. Accounts receivable in any period result primarily from the clearing and transaction fees billed in the last month of the reporting period.
Cash used in investing activities was $5.9 million year to date compared with $6.8 million for the same period in 2005. The decrease in cash used of $0.9 million was primarily due to a $3.6 million decrease in purchases of property. This decrease was offset by increased capital contributed to OneChicago, LLC and contingent payments to Liquidity Direct Technology, LLC as well as a decrease in proceeds from maturities of marketable securities.
Cash used in financing activities was $17.9 million year to date compared with $10.3 million for the same period in 2005. The increase was primarily due to a $12.1 million increase in cash dividends to shareholders as a result of our increased cash earnings in 2005 over the prior year. This was partially offset by a $3.1 million increase in excess tax benefit from employee option exercises and restricted stock vesting.
On August 2, 2006, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.63 per share payable on September 25, 2006 to shareholders of record as of September 8, 2006. Assuming no changes in the number of shares outstanding, the dividend payment will total approximately $22.0 million.
Debt Instruments. We maintain a $750.0 million line of credit with a consortium of banks to be used in certain situations. The credit agreement continues to be collateralized by clearing firm security deposits held by us in the form of U.S. Treasury or agency securities, as well as security deposit funds in IEF2 and any performance bond deposits of the defaulting firm. The line of credit can only be drawn on to the extent it is collateralized. Collateral available and on deposit was $1.2 billion at June 30, 2006.
In October 2005, we approved the use of up to $100.0 million in CME-owned U.S. Treasury securities as performance bond collateral in lieu of, or in combination with, irrevocable letters of credit for our mutual offset agreement with the Singapore Exchange Limited. At June 30, 2006, we were contingently liable on irrevocable letters of credit totaling $79.0 million and had pledged securities with a fair value of $70.1 million.
CME also guarantees a $5.0 million standby letter of credit for GFX Corporation (GFX). The beneficiary of the letter of credit is the clearing firm that is used by GFX to execute and maintain its futures positions. The letter of credit will be utilized in the event GFX defaults in meeting performance bond requirements to its clearing firm.
Liquidity and Cash Management. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $782.1 million at June 30, 2006, compared with $610.9 million at December 31, 2005. The balance retained in cash and cash equivalents was a function of anticipated or possible short-term cash needs, prevailing interest rates, our investment policy and alternative investment choices.
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Current net deferred tax assets of $8.4 million and $6.4 million are included in other current assets at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, non-current net deferred tax assets, which are included in other assets, were $20.6 million and $8.5 million, respectively. These net deferred tax assets result primarily from depreciation, stock-based compensation and deferred compensation. There is no valuation reserve for these assets as we expect to fully realize their value in the future based on our expectation of future taxable income.
Historically, we have met our funding requirements from operations. If operations do not provide sufficient funds to meet capital expenditure requirements, cash and cash equivalents or marketable securities can be reduced to provide the needed funds; assets can be acquired through capital leases; or we can issue debt.
Cash Earnings. Cash earnings is the primary financial metric used by us to measure our performance and is the basis for calculating dividends to shareholders and annual incentive payments to employees. It is calculated as net income plus depreciation and amortization expense (excluding any loss on disposal of assets), plus stock-based compensation net of its tax effect and less capital expenditures. Cash earnings for the first six months of 2006 is calculated as follows (in millions):
Depreciation and amortization, excluding net loss on disposal of $0.3 million
Stock-based compensation, net of tax of $2.7 million
Capital expenditures, excluding proceeds from sale of assets
Cash Earnings
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk represents interest rate risk relating to the marketable securities that are available for sale, as well as foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with our GFX derivatives trading portfolio.
Interest Rate Risk. Interest income from marketable securities, short-term cash investments and cash performance bonds and security deposits was $23.6 million in the first six months of 2006 and $11.2 million for the same period in 2005. Our marketable securities experienced net unrealized losses of $0.5 million and $0.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. There were no material realized gains or losses in either period.
Expected maturities and interest coupon rates for marketable securities, all of which were fixed-rate securities, were as follows at June 30, 2006 (dollars in thousands):
Year
2006
2007
2008
Total
Fair Value
The 2008 expected maturities include $26.7 million in principal amount of zero coupon marketable securities. Excluding zero coupon securities, the 2008 weighted average interest rate would be 3.51% and the total weighted average interest rate would be 3.62%.
Foreign Exchange Risk. GFX engages primarily in the purchase and sale of our foreign exchange futures contracts on the CME Globex platform to provide additional liquidity in these products and subsequently enters into offsetting transactions using futures contracts or spot foreign exchange transactions with approved counterparties in the interbank market to limit market risk. Any potential impact on the earnings of GFX from a change in foreign exchange rates would not be significant. Net position limits are established for each trader and totaled $12.0 million in aggregate notional value as of June 30, 2006.
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At June 30, 2006, GFX held futures positions with a notional value of $116.2 million, offset by a similar amount of spot foreign exchange positions. All positions are marked to market on a daily basis, with the resulting gain or loss reflected in other revenues.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act.
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
There have been no material developments to our legal proceedings as contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2006.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2006 and in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2006.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period
(a) Total Numberof
Class A
Shares Purchased
(b) Average Price
Paid
Per Share
April 1 to April 30
May 1 to May 31
June 1 to June 30
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All of the share amounts set forth in the above table represent shares of the Company’s Class A common stock that were surrendered to the Company in order to fulfill tax withholding obligations of employees upon the vesting of restricted stock on June 14 and June 15, 2006.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(c) The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on April 26, 2006. The matters voted on at the meeting, and the results of the voting, were as follows:
Equity Director Nominee
Dennis H. Chookaszian
Martin J. Gepsman
Elizabeth Harrington
Leo Melamed
Alex J. Pollock
Myron S. Scholes
William R. Shepard
In addition, the following ten directors have terms which expire in 2007:
Craig S. Donohue
Terrance A. Duffy
Daniel R. Glickman
Gary M. Katler
William P. Miller II
James E. Oliff
William G. Salatich, Jr.
John F. Sandner
Terry L. Savage
David J. Wescott
Class B-1 Director Nominee
Bruce F. Johnson
Howard J. Siegel
Class B - 2 Director Nominee
Patrick B. Lynch
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Nominee
Thomas A. Bentley (elected)
Joseph F. Carava, Jr. (elected)
Michael J. Downs (elected)
Larry S. Fields (elected)
John C. Garrity
David G. Hill
Lonnie Klein (elected)
William Klein
William F. Kulp
Brian J. Muno
Richard J. Appel (elected)
Robert A. Bergin
Denis P. Duffey (elected)
Richard J. Duran (elected)
Donald J. Lanphere, Jr (elected)
Mark C. Laudadio
Ronald A. Pankau (elected)
Geoffrey R. Pierce
Stuart A. Unger
Barry D. Ward
William P. Brannigan (elected)
J. Kenny Carlin
Bryan P. Cooley (elected)
Stephen T. Divito (elected)
Christopher P. Gaffney (elected)
Joel P. Glickman (elected)
Michael L. Halfman
Mark O. Hinken
Scott M. Wallach
Douglas A. Young
A proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the independent auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006 (elected by Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class). The results were as follows:
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Item 6. Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
/s/ James. E. Parisi
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