CME Group Cryptocurrency Complex Reaches All-Time Daily Volume Record

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CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) announced its Cryptocurrency futures and options suite set an all-time daily volume record of 794,903 contracts on November 21, 2025, surpassing the prior record of 728,475 contracts on August 22, 2025.

Other highlights: micro futures and options hit a daily record of 676,088 contracts, micro Bitcoin futures and options reached 210,347 contracts, year-to-date ADV is 270,900 contracts (≈$12B notional, +132% YoY) and Q4 ADV is 403,200 contracts (≈$14.2B notional, +106% vs Q4 2024).

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• All-time daily volume of 794,903 contracts on Nov 21, 2025
• Micro futures/options record of 676,088 contracts
• Micro Bitcoin futures/options record of 210,347 contracts
• YTD ADV 270,900 contracts (+132% YoY, ≈$12B notional)
• Q4 ADV 403,200 contracts (+106% vs Q4 2024, ≈$14.2B notional)
• Average OI YTD 299,700 contracts (+82% YoY)

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Derivatives Market Strategist

CME's crypto derivatives hit a new volume peak, signaling stronger client demand for regulated crypto risk tools.

CME Group recorded an all-time daily volume of 794,903 contracts on Nov. 21, 2025, surpassing the prior high of 728,475. The release shows concentrated activity in Micro Bitcoin futures and options with a record 210,347 contracts and year-to-date average daily volume of 270,900 contracts ($12 billion notional), up 132% year-over-year, and average open interest of 299,700 contracts ($26.6 billion), up 82%. These figures indicate materially higher usage of exchange-traded crypto hedging and speculative products compared with the prior period.

The core business mechanism is straightforward: higher trading volumes and rising open interest improve liquidity and price discovery for listed crypto derivatives, which can widen market participation among institutional and retail clients. Dependencies and risks include sustained client flow and product integrity; if volumes revert, liquidity benefits fade. Also monitor operational capacity and margin/clearing demands as OI scales.

Concrete items to watch: continued ADV and OI trends into Q4 2025 where Q4 ADV is reported at 403,200 contracts ($14.2 billion), up 106% vs. Q4 '24, and Q4 average OI 493,700 ($35.4 billion), up 117%. Short-term horizon: next 30–90 days for volume sustainability and any exchange notices on product changes; medium horizon: next quarterly ADV/OI releases to confirm trend durability.

• Micro futures and options suite achieves new daily volume record of 676,088 contracts
• Micro Bitcoin futures and options reach record daily volume of 210,347 contracts

CHICAGO, Nov. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its Cryptocurrency futures and options suite achieved an all-time daily volume record of 794,903 contracts on November 21. The new high overtakes the previous record of 728,475 contracts set on August 22, 2025.

"Amid ongoing market uncertainty, demand for deeply liquid, regulated crypto risk management tools is accelerating," said Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products at CME Group. "Clients across the globe continue to turn to our benchmark Cryptocurrency futures and options to hedge their risk and pursue opportunities in this complex environment, with both large institutions and retail traders driving record activity across our product suite."

CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options continue to reach new highs this year. Trading highlights include:

• Year-to-date, overall cryptocurrency average daily volume (ADV) of 270,900 contracts ($12 billion in notional), up 132% year-over-year, with average open interest (OI) of 299,700 contracts ($26.6 billion in notional), up 82% year-over-year
• Q4 ADV of 403,200 contracts ($14.2 billion in notional), up 106% vs. Q4 '24, with average OI 493,700 contracts ($35.4 billion in notional), up 117% vs. Q4 '24

For more information, please visit: www.cmegroup.com/crypto.

As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies, energy, agricultural products and metals. The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing. 

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FAQ

What record did CME (CME) set for cryptocurrency trading on November 21, 2025?

CME recorded an all-time daily volume of 794,903 cryptocurrency futures and options contracts on November 21, 2025.

How many contracts were in CME micro futures and options' record day?

The micro futures and options suite reached a record daily volume of 676,088 contracts.

What was CME's year-to-date ADV for cryptocurrency products in 2025 and how much did it grow?

Year-to-date ADV was 270,900 contracts (about $12 billion notional), up 132% year-over-year.

What were CME's Q4 2025 cryptocurrency ADV and the year-over-year change vs Q4 2024?

Q4 ADV was 403,200 contracts (≈$14.2 billion notional), up 106% vs Q4 2024.

How many contracts did micro Bitcoin futures and options trade at peak volume?

Micro Bitcoin futures and options reached a record daily volume of 210,347 contracts.