CME Dividend Type Payments

Although CME has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on CME Group Inc. - Class A to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 11:40 AM ET):

CME Group Inc. - Class A (CME)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
264.42	264.62	264.52	+2.28	567K	28	95B

CME Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With CME at 264.52, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (i.e. total annual call premium received) would need to be to attain 3%, 5%, and 10% annual yields. Also shown is the equivalent number of cents/day necessary to achieve each yield:

Annual Yield	Annual Premium	Cents/Day
3%	7.94	2.2
5%	13.23	3.6
10%	26.45	7.2

So now we need to find out of the money covered calls that pay at least the prescribed cents/day amount of time premium. That will generate income and, because they are out of the money, leave room for some upside potential on the stock. Here are some examples:

3% Yield On CME Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
May 16	270.00	5.50	45	12.2	5.38 (2.0%)
Apr 17	270.00	1.85	16	11.6	5.38 (2.0%)

5% Yield On CME Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
May 16	270.00	5.50	45	12.2	5.38 (2.0%)
Apr 17	270.00	1.85	16	11.6	5.38 (2.0%)

10% Yield On CME Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
May 16	270.00	5.50	45	12.2	5.38 (2.0%)
Apr 17	270.00	1.85	16	11.6	5.38 (2.0%)

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