- "[The] plaintiffs today are acknowledging what CME has said all along: The claims are meritless and should have never been brought in the first place," says NASDAQ:CME Group in a statement, noting the plaintiffs will not be receiving any money in exchange for pulling the suit.
- At issue was CME's (the owner of the CBOT) move to include electronic transactions to determine closing grain prices, a decision the traders claim was made with getting proper approval from members, and one that would put them out of business.