OREANDA-NEWS. CME Group Executive Chairman and President Terry Duffy will appear before a hearing of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy & Credit today to testify about the global implementation of G-20 Clearing and Trading Execution Requirements and their impact on derivatives markets.

"Central clearing is a critical component of the G-20 commitments, which were meant to create a global regulatory framework," said Duffy. "Central clearing increases transparency, reduces systemic risk, and strengthens the financial system. Global regulators should implement long-term solutions for global markets to avoid uncertainty and disruption in an increasingly competitive global marketplace."

As the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals. Around the world, CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its exchanges based in Chicago, New York and London. CME Group also operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers through CME Clearing and CME Clearing Europe, which offer clearing and settlement services across asset classes for exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives. CME Group's products and services ensure that businesses around the world can effectively manage risk and achieve growth.