As interest rates rise and clients hedge against geopolitical risk, CME chief executive Terrence Duffy said the focus on risk management will be a boon to the exchange.

“There's a whole host of factors that are coming to fruition that we think are a tailwind for CME Group,” he said in an investor call on 26 July as CME reported second-quarter revenues of $1.4bn and a net income of $778m.