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BGC Group's FMX Futures Exchange receives CFTC approval for U.S. Treasury and SOFR futures
BGC Group, Inc.
- CFTC approved FMX Futures Exchange on January 22, 2024, to operate an exchange for UST and SOFR futures.
- CEO Howard Lutnick says FMX will compete with CME's U.S. interest rate complex, the most valuable futures market.
- Fenics UST cash Treasury platform reached 25% market share in Q3 2023, up from 18% a year earlier.
- FMX has a clearing agreement with LCH SwapClear for cross-margin efficiencies.