CME Group Inc. operates a derivatives marketplace that supports trading and clearing in futures, options, cash and OTC markets. Its exchanges list benchmark products tied to interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies, energy, agricultural products and metals, with trading conducted through CME Globex, fixed income markets through BrokerTec, foreign exchange through EBS and central counterparty services through CME Clearing.
Company news commonly covers quarterly results, clearing and transaction fee revenue, market data revenue, dividends, new futures and options contracts, benchmark administration and regulatory approvals affecting clearing or margin services. Recurring updates also include cryptocurrency and equity index product expansion, U.S. repo and Term SOFR reference-rate activity, and the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.
CME Group (CME) reported record September average daily volume of 31.8 million contracts, extending growth across its trading businesses. Average daily volume (ADV) rose 22% year over year in September; Q3 ADV reached a record 29.4 million contracts, up 16% year over year. Both surpassed prior records set in 2024. Interest rate and agricultural products set September and Q3 records.
September ADV increased 22% for interest rates, 16% for equity indexes, 37% for energy, 29% for agriculture and 32% for foreign exchange. International ADV rose 25% to 9.7 million contracts. BrokerTec average daily notional value—the dollar value traded—rose 18% to $1.135 trillion. EBS Spot FX rose 24% to $72 billion on that measure. Cryptocurrency ADV was 174,000 contracts in September and 196,000 in Q3, with respective notional values of $8.6 billion and $7.3 billion. September metals ADV was 1 million contracts.
CME Group (CME) announced that Soybean futures reached a monthly open interest record of 1,118,872 contracts in September 2026. Open interest measures outstanding contracts. The new level surpassed the previous record of 1,063,108 contracts in April 2026.
The agriculture business recorded average daily volume of 2 million contracts and open interest of 10.7 million contracts in the first half of 2026. The company linked soybean participation to trade talks, hedging of the incoming U.S. harvest amid rain delays, and weather concerns as Brazil's planting season begins.
CME Group (CME) plans to launch Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI) futures on October 19, pending regulatory review.
The offering will include standard and Micro contracts: Bitcoin Cash futures at 250 BCH and Micro Bitcoin Cash futures at 25 BCH, and Uniswap futures at 10,000 UNI with Micro Uniswap futures at 1,000 UNI. The company links the move to strong institutional demand for regulated, capital‑efficient tools to manage altcoin price risk within its 24/7 marketplace.
CME Group reports H1 2026 crypto futures and options average daily volume of 279,800 contracts ($8.3 billion notional) and average open interest of 264,600 contracts ($15.4 billion notional). New altcoin futures added in 2026 have contributed more than $1 billion in total notional value year‑to‑date.
CME Group (CME) has launched S&P UBS USD Liquid Leveraged Loan Index futures, which began trading on 14 September 2026.
The contracts track the S&P UBS leveraged loan benchmark and are designed to offer institutions a centrally cleared, capital‑efficient tool for managing leveraged loan exposure and relative value trades. CME Group credit futures, launched in June 2024, have seen over 1.5 million contracts traded, with open interest exceeding $2 billion in September 2026. The contracts are available on CME Globex, eligible for clearing via CME ClearPort, and can receive automatic margin offsets against CME interest rate and equity futures.
CME Group (CME) reported that 2,387 100-Ounce Silver futures contracts traded during the first weekend of its new 24/7 trading offering, representing over $15 million in notional value. This follows weekend trading in 1-Ounce Gold futures, where more than 140,000 contracts have traded since 24/7 sessions began on July 24, totaling over $600 million in notional value.
The company highlights strong demand from retail traders for smaller-sized gold and silver contracts with round-the-clock access. In the first half of 2026, CME Group’s metals business averaged 1.3 million contracts traded per day, up 55% year-on-year, including a record $50 billion in average daily notional across silver futures. The 100-Ounce Silver futures, launched in February 2026, averaged 17,800 contracts per day in the first half, or about $130 million in notional value, and are financially settled to the COMEX 5,000-Ounce Silver benchmark.
CME Group (CME) plans to launch its new SEC-registered clearing house, CME Securities Clearing Inc., on December 7, 2026, pending required regulatory approvals.
The platform will clear U.S. Treasury cash and repo transactions and is intended to give market participants a capital-efficient way to meet the SEC's central clearing mandate. It will support both "done-with" and "done-away" execution, and will offer cross-margining between CME Group’s two clearing houses, as well as between CME Clearing and FICC. The company highlights that its existing FICC cross-margining arrangement already generates over $2 billion in daily margin savings for clients.
CME Group (CME) announced several senior leadership changes in its finance and legal functions. Jack Tobin, currently Chief Accounting Officer, will become Deputy Chief Financial Officer in November 2026 and is scheduled to assume the role of Chief Financial Officer and join the management team in March 2027, when President & CFO Lynne Fitzpatrick becomes CEO.
Matthew Render, appointed Deputy Chief Accounting Officer in August 2026, will succeed Tobin as Chief Accounting Officer. In the legal division, John Marchese has been promoted to General Counsel, will join the management team, and will report to Chairman and CEO Terry Duffy, succeeding Jonathan Marcus later in September 2026.
CME Group (CME) agreed with the European Energy Exchange (EEX) to assume EEX’s European dairy business and enter the European dairy derivatives market.
EEX plans to phase out its dairy segment and transition its suite of European dairy indices, including butter and skimmed milk powder, to CME Group before the end of 2027, subject to closing conditions. CME Group plans to launch its own European dairy indices, futures and options, extending its existing U.S. dairy risk management franchise. Open interest in CME Group’s dairy markets reached a record 434,071 contracts on September 1, 2026.
CME Group (CME) reported a new record open interest in its FX futures and options of 4,410,167 contracts on September 4, 2026, exceeding the prior record of 4,269,622 contracts set on June 11, 2026.
The number of large open interest holders in FX futures reached an all-time high of 1,446, based on the CFTC's August 25 Commitment of Traders report. Asset managers for the first time surpassed $200 billion in FX futures notional open interest, highlighting expanding buy-side participation. The company said this growth reflects rising demand for the capital efficiencies, transparency and central clearing benefits of FX futures and options across both major and emerging market currency pairs.
CME Group (CME) will release its third-quarter 2026 earnings before markets open on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The earnings press release and written highlights will be posted on the company’s website at 6:00 a.m. Central Time.
An investor conference call will follow at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, featuring company executives taking analysts’ questions. A live audio webcast and, afterward, an archived recording will be available in the Investor Relations section of CME Group’s website. Investors can also listen via telephone using the provided U.S. and international dial-in numbers and the participant passcode 1944793.