CME Group Stock Price, News & Analysis

CME Group has launched High Yield Duration-Hedged Credit futures, its fourth contract based on Bloomberg corporate bond indexes. The new product aims to provide more precise credit exposure management amid growing demand for fixed income hedging tools.

Key highlights include:

• Credit futures volume has exceeded 275,000 contracts since June
• Open interest reached a record 3,200 contracts in March, representing $320 million in notional value
• The futures enable duration risk management through intercommodity spread with U.S. Treasury futures
• Clients can receive automatic margin offsets against Interest Rate and Equity Index futures, part of $60 billion in daily capital efficiencies across asset classes

The new futures are available for trading on CME Globex and clearing via CME ClearPort, subject to CBOT rules.

CME Group has scheduled its first-quarter 2025 earnings announcement for Wednesday, April 23, 2025, before market open. The company will post written highlights and earnings release on its website at 6:00 a.m. Central Time, followed by an investor conference call at 7:30 a.m. Central Time.

Investors can access the call via telephone (877-918-3040 for US callers, +1 312-470-7282 for international) using passcode 1944793, or through a live audio webcast on the Investor Relations section of CME's website. An archived recording will be available after the call.

CME Group has announced the launch of Bloomberg Commodity (BCOM) Subindex futures on March 31, 2025, pending regulatory review. The new offering will cover seven commodity index sectors: Agriculture, Grains, Livestock, Petroleum, Energy, All Metals, and Precious Metals.

The expansion builds on CME's existing BCOM products suite, which has shown significant growth with average daily trading volume reaching 3,800 contracts (up 230% year-over-year) and open interest of 268,000 contracts ($3.4 billion in notional), representing a 64% increase year-over-year.

These new contracts aim to provide investors with additional tools for sector-specific commodity exposure, risk management, and potential capital and margin efficiencies in commodity index trading strategies.

CME Group's BrokerTec achieved a historic milestone on March 3, 2025, setting a new single-day volume record of $1.05 trillion in average daily notional volume (ADNV). This surpassed February 2025's ADNV of $909B, driven by record-breaking performance across multiple products.

Key volume highlights for March 3 included:

• U.S. Repo: $407B ADNV (second-largest U.S. Repo volume day)
• EU Repo: €350B ADNV
• U.S. Treasuries: $137B ADNV

John Edwards, Global Head of BrokerTec, attributed this success to increased client reliance during market uncertainty, particularly in cash Repo dealer-to-dealer CLOB trading. The record was further supported by growth in the dealer-to-client RFQ platform, BrokerTec Quote, and momentum in BrokerTec Stream offering.

U.S. farmer sentiment showed significant improvement in February 2025, with the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rising 11 points to 152. The Current Conditions Index surged 28 points to 137, while the Future Expectations Index increased modestly by 3 points to 159.

The Farm Capital Investment Index reached its highest level since May 2021, jumping 11 points to 59. The Farm Financial Performance Index remained stable at 110, while the Short-Term Farmland Value Expectations Index rose to 118.

Notable findings include: 50% of farmers either have no growth plans (37%) or plan to exit/retire (13%). Nineteen percent expect 10-15% or higher annual growth, doubling from last year's 9%. Regarding policy concerns, 62% consider passing a new farm bill in 2025 important, with 44% citing trade policy as their top concern. Additionally, 48% believe a trade war affecting U.S. agricultural exports is likely.

CME Group achieved a record monthly average daily volume (ADV) of 33.1 million contracts in February 2025, marking a 12% year-over-year increase. The company's interest rate complex hit a record monthly ADV of 19.2 million contracts, driven by record U.S. Treasury futures and options.

Key highlights include: record international ADV of 9.5 million contracts, with EMEA up 17% and Asia up 22%; SOFR futures volume increased 15% to 4.3 million contracts; and significant growth across all asset classes. Notable performances include Equity Index ADV up 9%, Energy ADV up 11%, Agricultural ADV up 15%, Foreign Exchange ADV up 25%, and Metals ADV up 33%.

Cryptocurrency products showed exceptional growth with a 234% increase in ADV, including record monthly Ether futures. Customer collateral balances for the three months ending January 2025 totaled $76.7 billion in cash and $178.0 billion in non-cash.

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, has announced that Global Head of Fixed Income Mike Dennis and Executive Director of Investor Relations Adam Minick will present at the 46th Annual Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference. The presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, at 11:35 a.m. (Eastern Time).

The event will be available for livestreaming through CME Group's Investor Relations website, with an audio webcast replay accessible approximately 24 hours after the conference concludes. CME Group operates the largest derivatives marketplace, offering trading in futures, options, cash and OTC markets through platforms including CME Globex, BrokerTec for fixed income, and EBS for foreign exchange trading.

CME Group has announced the launch of Solana (SOL) futures on March 17, 2025, expanding its cryptocurrency product suite. The offering includes two contract sizes: a micro-sized contract (25 SOL) and a larger-sized contract (500 SOL). These cash-settled futures will be based on the CME CF Solana-Dollar Reference Rate.

The company's crypto trading metrics show strong growth with average daily volume of 202,000 contracts (up 73% year-over-year) and average open interest of 243,600 contracts (up 55% year-over-year), with over 11,300 unique trading accounts.

The new SOL futures join CME's existing crypto products including Bitcoin and Ether futures and options futures, reinforcing the company's position in providing regulated cryptocurrency trading products for institutional investors and active traders.

CME Group achieved a historic milestone on February 25, 2025, setting a new single-day volume record of 67.1 million contracts, surpassing the previous record of 66.2 million from March 2023. The record was primarily driven by exceptional performance in interest rate markets, with new daily records including:

• Interest Rate futures and options: 50.9 million contracts
• U.S. Treasury futures and options: 40.6 million contracts
• 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures: 6.5 million contracts
• Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures: 4.0 million contracts
• U.S. Treasury Bond futures: 2.8 million contracts

CEO Terry Duffy highlighted that investors are increasingly utilizing CME's derivatives for portfolio protection, benefiting from $60 billion in capital efficiencies across asset classes, including $20 billion in daily margin savings in interest rates.