CME Group Metals Complex Reaches All-Time Daily Volume Record

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CME Group (CME) reported an all-time daily record for its metals complex of 2,829,666 contracts on October 17, 2025, surpassing the prior record of 2,148,990 contracts set on October 9, 2025.

Additional single-day records on October 17 included metals futures 2,599,935 contracts, Micro Gold futures 1,267,436 contracts, 1-Ounce Gold futures 199,928 contracts, E-mini Gold futures 12,818 contracts, and open interest 20,326 contracts. The company linked the surge to growing demand for safe-haven assets amid ongoing economic uncertainty and noted its metals products trade on COMEX.

Positive

• Metals complex record: 2,829,666 contracts on Oct 17, 2025
• Micro Gold futures record: 1,267,436 contracts on Oct 17, 2025
• Metals futures single-day record: 2,599,935 contracts

Negative

• Surge attributed to economic uncertainty, signaling higher market volatility risk for investors

CHICAGO, Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its metals complex volume reached a record 2,829,666 contracts on Friday, October 17, 2025. The new high overtakes the previous record of 2,148,990 contracts set on October 9, 2025.

"Demand for safe-haven assets is surging as market participants work to navigate ongoing economic uncertainty," said Jin Hennig, Managing Director and Global Head of Metals at CME Group. "Clients across the globe continue to turn to our Gold 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 metals product suite."

CME Group offers a wide range of benchmark products across precious and industrial metals. Additional single day records on October 17 include:

• Metals futures (2,599,935 contracts)
• Micro Gold futures (1,267,436 contracts)
• 1-Ounce Gold futures (199,928 contracts) and open interest (20,326 contracts)
• E-mini Gold futures (12,818 contracts)

CME Group's metals complex is listed on and subject to the rules of COMEX. For more information, please visit www.cmegroup.com/metals. 

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. 

CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.  NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.  COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec is a trademark of BrokerTec Americas LLC and EBS is a trademark of EBS Group LTD. The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC ("S&P DJI"). "S&P®", "S&P 500®", "SPY®", "SPX®", US 500 and The 500 are trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC; Dow Jones®, DJIA® and Dow Jones Industrial Average are service and/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. These trademarks have been licensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Futures contracts based on the S&P 500 Index are not sponsored, endorsed, marketed, or promoted by S&P DJI, and S&P DJI makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in such products. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

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FAQ

What record did CME (CME) set on October 17, 2025 for its metals complex?

CME reported an all-time daily metals complex volume of 2,829,666 contracts on October 17, 2025.

How does the Oct 17, 2025 metals volume compare to the prior record for CME (CME)?

The Oct 17 volume of 2,829,666 contracts exceeded the prior record of 2,148,990 contracts set on October 9, 2025.

Which individual metals product set volume records at CME (CME) on October 17, 2025?

Single-day records included Micro Gold 1,267,436, 1-Ounce Gold 199,928, E-mini Gold 12,818, and metals futures 2,599,935 contracts.

Why did CME Group say metals trading surged on October 17, 2025?

CME attributed the surge to increased demand for safe-haven assets as participants navigate ongoing economic uncertainty.

Are CME Group metals products subject to COMEX rules?

Yes. CME Group stated its metals complex is listed on and subject to the rules of COMEX.