The partnership links CME Group’s derivatives marketplace with Morningstar’s US equity benchmarks across multiple market segments.

CME Group and Morningstar have entered into a multi-year licensing agreement under which the former will introduce derivatives linked to a range of the latter's equity index benchmarks. The indices themselves underpin more than US$3 trillion in assets The agreement covers several major indices, including the Morningstar US Total Market, Large Cap, Large Cap Value, Large Cap Growth, Mid Cap and Small Cap indices, according to a joint announcement.  The companies stated that the arrangem