CME Group Reports Second-Highest July ADV of 21.9 Million Contracts

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CME Group (NYSE:CME), the world's leading derivatives marketplace, reported its second-highest July average daily volume (ADV) of 21.9 million contracts. The company achieved notable performance across multiple asset classes, with Interest Rate ADV reaching 10.8 million contracts and Equity Index ADV at 5.5 million contracts.

Significant growth was observed in several segments, including a 92% increase in Micro Gold futures ADV to 203,000 contracts. The company set new records in cryptocurrency trading, with all-time high monthly ADVs in both Micro Ether futures (175,000 contracts) and Ether futures (22,000 contracts). BrokerTec U.S. Repo ADNV showed strong growth, increasing 23% to $358.7 billion.

Customer collateral balances for the three months ending June 2025 totaled $132.9 billion in cash and $145.2 billion in non-cash collateral.

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• Overall July ADV declined compared to July 2024's record of 24.8M contracts

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• Record monthly ADV in cryptocurrency products

CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its second-highest July average daily volume (ADV) of 21.9 million contracts. The company set a July ADV record in 2024 with 24.8 million contracts. Market statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume.

July 2025 ADV across asset classes includes:

• Interest Rate ADV of 10.8 million contracts
• Equity Index ADV of 5.5 million contracts
• Energy ADV of 2.4 million contracts
• Agricultural ADV of 1.7 million contracts
• Metals ADV of 783,000 contracts
• Foreign Exchange ADV of 747,000 contracts
• Record Cryptocurrency ADV of 302,000 contracts ($13.6 billion notional)

Additional July 2025 product highlights compared to July 2024:

• Interest Rate ADV
  • SOFR futures ADV increased 3% to 3.3 million contracts
  • U.S. Treasury Bond options ADV increased 21% to 203,000 contracts
• Energy ADV
  • NY Heating Oil futures ADV increased 29% to 218,000 contracts
  • Energy options ADV increased 2% to 411,000 contracts
• Metals ADV
  • Micro Gold futures ADV increased 92% to 203,000 contracts
• Cryptocurrency ADV
  • Record monthly Micro Ether futures ADV of 175,000 contracts
  • Record monthly Ether futures ADV of 22,000 contracts
• Micro Products ADV
  • Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options ADV of 2.2 million contracts represented 40% of overall Equity Index ADV and Micro WTI Crude Oil futures accounted for 2.7% of overall Energy ADV
• BrokerTec U.S. Repo average daily notional value (ADNV) increased 23% to $358.7 billion
• Customer average collateral balances to meet performance bond requirements for rolling 3-months ending June 2025 were $132.9 billion for cash collateral and $145.2 billion for non-cash collateral

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. 

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 was CME Group's average daily trading volume in July 2025?

CME Group reported an average daily volume (ADV) of 21.9 million contracts in July 2025, representing the second-highest July ADV in the company's history.

How did CME's cryptocurrency trading perform in July 2025?

CME achieved record cryptocurrency ADV of 302,000 contracts ($13.6B notional), including record monthly volumes in both Micro Ether futures (175,000 contracts) and Ether futures (22,000 contracts).

What was CME Group's Interest Rate trading volume in July 2025?

CME Group's Interest Rate ADV reached 10.8 million contracts, with SOFR futures ADV increasing 3% to 3.3 million contracts.

How much customer collateral did CME Group hold as of June 2025?

CME Group held $132.9 billion in cash collateral and $145.2 billion in non-cash collateral for the three-month period ending June 2025.

What was the performance of CME's Micro products in July 2025?

Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options represented 40% of overall Equity Index ADV, while Micro WTI Crude Oil futures accounted for 2.7% of overall Energy ADV.