CME Group Inc. (CME) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Welcome to the CME Group Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. At this time, I would like to inform all participants that your lines have been placed on a listen-only mode until the question and answer session of today's conference. I will now turn the call over to Adam Minick. Please go ahead. Good morning, and I hope you're all doing well today. Earlier this morning, we released our earnings commentary, which provides extensive details on the second quarter of 2026, which we will be discussing on this call. I'll start with the safe harbor language and then I'll turn it over to Terri. Statements made on this call and in the other reference documents on our website that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. They 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 a statement. Detailed information about factors that may affect our performance can be found in the filings with the SEC, which are on our website. Lastly, in the earnings release, you will see a reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP measures following the financial statements. With that, I'll turn the call over to our Chairman and CEO, Terry Duffy. Thank you, Adam, and thank you all for joining us this morning. I'll make a few comments about our strong quarter, and then before I turn it over to Lynne to provide an overview of our financial results. In addition to Lynne, we have other members of our management team present to answer questions after the prepared remarks. The second quarter averaged daily volume of 29.8 million contracts, represented the second highest Q2 in our history, and was within 1% of our ...