CME Group Metals Complex Reaches All-Time Daily Volume Record

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CME Group (NYSE:CME) reported an all-time daily volume record in its metals complex on October 9, 2025 with 2,148,990 contracts, a 24% increase versus the prior single-day record of 1,728,362 on April 12, 2024.

Heightened activity was driven by precious metals products: metals futures 1,877,878 contracts, Micro Gold 741,822, Micro Silver 132,584, 1-Ounce Gold 77,946, Gold Weekly options 70,496 and Gold Weekly open interest 100,650. The company said clients are using these products to manage risk amid geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty.

CME Group noted the 1-Ounce Gold futures were recently launched to boost retail access. The metals complex is listed on COMEX.

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• Total metals volume reached 2,148,990 contracts on October 9, 2025
• Volume was 24% higher than the prior single-day record
• Metals futures single-day record of 1,877,878 contracts
• Micro Gold futures single-day record of 741,822 contracts
• Gold Weekly open interest hit 100,650 contracts

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• Driven by Heightened Activity in Gold and Silver

CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that volume in its metals complex reached a record 2,148,990 contracts on Thursday, October 9, 2025, 24% higher than the previous record of 1,728,362 contracts traded on April 12, 2024.

"As geopolitical and macroeconomic shifts drive uncertainty, clients from around the world are turning to our metals futures and options in record numbers," said Jin Hennig, Managing Director and Global Head of Metals at CME Group. "Clients are using our precious metal products to manage risk and adjust exposure across all contract sizes, including a record for our newly launched 1-Ounce Gold futures which is designed to increase access for retail participants."

CME Group offers a wide range of benchmark products across precious and industrial metals. Additional single day records on October 9 include:

• Metals futures (1,877,878 contracts)
• Micro Gold futures (741,822 contracts)
• Micro Silver futures (132,584 contracts) and open interest (18,276 contracts)
• 1-Ounce Gold futures (77,946 contracts)
• Gold Weekly options (70,496 contracts) and open interest (100,650 contracts)

CME Group's metals complex is listed by 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 9, 2025?

CME's metals complex set an all-time daily volume record of 2,148,990 contracts on October 9, 2025.

How much higher was the October 9, 2025 metals volume versus the prior record for CME?

October 9 volume was 24% higher than the prior single-day record of 1,728,362 contracts.

Which CME metals products hit single-day records on October 9, 2025?

Single-day records included Metals futures 1,877,878, Micro Gold 741,822, Micro Silver 132,584, and 1-Ounce Gold 77,946.

What was the Gold Weekly options activity reported by CME on October 9, 2025?

Gold Weekly options traded 70,496 contracts with open interest of 100,650 contracts.

Why did CME say metals trading surged on October 9, 2025?

CME attributed the surge to clients managing risk amid geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty and increased access from the new 1-Ounce Gold futures.