Company: CME, Chicago, IL
Company Description: CME is the largest and most diverse financial futures and options exchange in the world handling nearly 800 million futures contracts worth more than $460 trillion in a single year. Founded in 1898, we serve the risk-management needs of customers around the globe by offering the widest range of benchmark financial products available on any exchange.
Nomination Category: Corporate Literature & Investor Relations
Nomination Sub Category: Best Annual Report

Nomination Title: Advance: CME 2006 Annual Report

1. The date in 2006 on which this nominated annual report was first distributed or otherwise made public:

March 23, 2007

2. Briefly describe this entry’s communications objectives and how it met those objectives (up to 100 words):

Objectives:
CME is undergoing significant growth and metamorphosis from a traditional, privately held futures exchange to a publicly-traded, high-tech, global financial company. We wanted to develop a targeted vehicle to inform our members
and shareholders about the continual evolution of our business, keep them abreast of ongoing initiatives, and give them a heads up on new products and programs. In addition, we wanted to showcase our customers, and highlight their use of our products.

The CME 2006 Annual Report is the third in a trilogy of reports. Its cover, "advance," emphasizes that CME is constantly growing and striving to achieve greater success through innovative tools and products. The CME 2006 Annual Report provides updates from CME benchmark products, such as interest rates, equities, currencies and commodities. It also features key customers, from a variety of businesses, who use our products to support their financial goals and hedge their risks.

3. List the appropriate creative and production credits for this entry: Advertising Agency/City: Client: Art Director: Cinematographer: Creative Director: Designer: Director: Illustrator/City: Music Producer/City: Photographer/City: Printer/City: Producer: Production Company/City: Programmer: Writer: Web Development Firm/City:

Advertising Agency: VSA Partners, Chicago, IL
Client: CME
Creative Director: Lesa Lee
Art Director: Jamie Koval
Writer: William Parke