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CHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will introduce options on Bitcoin Friday futures on February 24, pending regulatory review.These new contracts will be the first CME Group cryptocurrency options to be financially-settled, with expiries available every day of the business week, Monday through Friday."We are pleased to offer these new options that provide traders with even greater precision to manage short-term bitcoin price risk ...

CME Group introduces its first equity index, FX, cryptocurrency, metals and energy contracts to Robinhood customersCHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, and Robinhood Derivatives, LLC ('Robinhood'), today announced that some of CME Group's most popular futures products have started rolling out on the Robinhood mobile app.Over the coming weeks, all eligible Robinhood customers in the U.S. will have access to futures products across five major asset cl ...

Ernest HoffmanErnest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations. Ernest began working in market news in 2007, establishing the broadcast division of CEP News in Montreal, Canada, where he developed the fastest web-based audio news service in the world and produced economic news videos in partnership with MSN and the TMX. He has a Bachelor's degree Specialization in ...

All-time high ADV for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), Asia Pacific (APAC) and CanadaLONDON and SINGAPORE, Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its international average daily volume (ADV) reached a record 7.8 million contracts in 2024, up 14% from 2023. Reflecting all trading reported outside the United States, this was driven by record growth in Energy up 31%, Metals up 27%, Agricultural up 25%, Interest Rate up 12% and Foreign Exc ...

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CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced its plans to launch physically-delivered Hard Red Spring Wheat futures and options in early Q2 2025, pending regulatory approvals."By adding Hard Red Spring Wheat futures and options, market participants will now be able to manage price risk across every major type of wheat on one exchange and all cleared in a single clearing house," said John Ricci, Managing Director and Global Head of Agricultural ...

CME Group (CME) has been trading above its 50-day simple moving average (SMA), signaling a short-term bullish trend. Its share price, as of Jan. 6, 2025, was $225.82, down 9.3% from its 52-week high of $249.02.The 50-day SMA is a key indicator for traders and analysts to identify support and resistance levels. It is considered particularly important as this is the first marker of an uptrend or downtrend. CME is the largest futures exchange in the world in terms of trading volume as well as notional value tr ...

CHICAGO, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024 before the markets open on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Written highlights for the quarter will be posted on the company's website at 6:00 a.m. Central Time, the same time it provides its earnings press release. The company will also hold an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, at which time company executives will take analysts' questions. A live audio Webcast of ...

Core Insights - CME Group reported a record average daily volume (ADV) of 26.5 million contracts for the full year 2024, marking a 9% increase from 2023 [1] - The company achieved record ADV across various asset classes, including interest rates, agricultural products, foreign exchange, and metals [2] Full-Year 2024 Highlights - Interest Rate ADV increased by 10% to a record 13.7 million contracts [3] - U.S. Treasury futures and options ADV reached a record of 8.1 million contracts [3] - SOFR futures and options ADV also set a record at 5.2 million contracts [3] - International ADV rose by 14% to a record 7.8 million contracts, with EMEA ADV at 5.8 million contracts and Asia ADV at 1.7 million contracts [3] Q4 2024 Highlights - Q4 ADV for U.S. Treasury and cryptocurrency complexes reached record levels [2] - Interest Rate ADV for Q4 was 10.1 million contracts, with a record Q4 U.S. Treasury futures and options ADV of 7.9 million contracts [5] - Cryptocurrency ADV surged by 307% to 197,000 contracts, with a notional value of $10 billion [5] December 2024 Highlights - December ADV for agricultural products increased by 24% to 1.5 million contracts [5] - Foreign Exchange ADV reached 1.1 million contracts, with Canadian Dollar futures ADV increasing by 29% to 132,000 contracts [5] - Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options ADV represented 34.3% of overall Equity Index ADV [5] Additional Metrics - BrokerTec U.S. Repo average daily notional value (ADNV) increased by 8% to $339.9 billion [5] - EBS Spot FX ADNV rose by 6% to $55.8 billion, while FX Link ADV increased by 91% to a record 32,000 contracts [5]