CME Group Live Cattle Options Reaches New Open Interest Record Surpassing 400,000 Contracts

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CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, announced a new record in Live Cattle options open interest, reaching 410,120 contracts on August 1, 2024. This surpasses the previous record of 399,626 set on July 31, 2014. The surge in open interest reflects high demand and low supply in the cattle market, with levels not seen in over 60 years. Live Cattle options volume has grown 61% year to date, highlighting their importance as a risk management tool for producers, processors, and institutions navigating market uncertainty.

John Ricci, Managing Director and Global Head of Agriculture at CME Group, emphasized the significance of these options in helping market participants hedge price risk effectively. CME Group continues to offer the industry's widest range of benchmark cattle products, reinforcing its position as a leader in agricultural derivatives.

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• Live Cattle options reached a new all-time record open interest of 410,120 contracts
• Live Cattle options volume has grown 61% year to date
• High demand for CME Group's risk management tools in the cattle market

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CHICAGO, Aug. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its Live Cattle options reached all-time record open interest of 410,120 contracts on August 1, 2024, surpassing the previous record of 399,626 on July 31, 2014.

"With demand high and supply at lows not seen for more than 60 years, market participants are turning to CME Group Live Cattle options to effectively hedge their price risk," said John Ricci, Managing Director and Global Head of Agriculture, CME Group. "Open interest in these products reached the highest level in a decade this week, demonstrating how options serve as an important tool to help producers, processors and institutions to navigate market uncertainty."

CME Group continues to offer the industry the widest range of benchmark cattle products available. Live Cattle options volume has grown 61% year to date.

CME Group Live Cattle futures are listed by and subject to the rules of CME. For more information, please visit here.

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, 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 new record did CME Group's Live Cattle options reach on August 1, 2024?

CME Group's Live Cattle options reached a new all-time record open interest of 410,120 contracts on August 1, 2024.

How much has CME Group's Live Cattle options volume grown year to date?

CME Group's Live Cattle options volume has grown 61% year to date.

Why is there increased demand for CME Group's Live Cattle options?

There is increased demand for CME Group's Live Cattle options due to high market demand, low supply levels not seen in over 60 years, and the need for effective price risk hedging in uncertain market conditions.

What was the previous record for CME Group's Live Cattle options open interest?

The previous record for CME Group's Live Cattle options open interest was 399,626 contracts, set on July 31, 2014.