CME’s Donohue Says Exchange Will Stick With ‘What We Do Well’

CME Group Inc. will expand by concentrating on futures and over-the-counter derivatives, “doing what we do well,” Chief Executive Officer Craig Donohue said.

The announced $9.5 billion takeover bid by Deutsche Boerse AG of NYSE Euronext that would create the world’s largest exchange operator has led to speculation of other potential mergers, including between CME Group rivals Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and Intercontinental Exchange Inc. Donohue said in a telephone interview today that his company’s focus on derivatives has paid off as competitors try to emulate it.