CME Group Achieves 28.1 Million Contract Daily Volume Record in 2025

CME Group has reported record average daily volume (ADV) of 28.1 million contracts for full-year 2025, marking a 6% increase over 2024. The derivatives marketplace also achieved record quarterly ADV of 27.4 million contracts in Q4 and record December ADV of 23.5 million contracts.
 

The Chicago-based exchange operator saw growth across multiple asset classes during 2025. Interest rate products increased 4% to a record 14.2 million contracts, whilst equity index ADV rose 8% to 7.4 million contracts.
 

Cryptocurrency products demonstrated particularly strong performance, with ADV increasing 139% to a record 278,000 contracts, representing $12 billion in notional value. Record annual Micro Ether futures ADV reached 144,000 contracts, whilst Micro Bitcoin futures ADV hit 75,000 contracts.
 

Metals trading also showed significant growth, with ADV increasing 34% to a record 988,000 contracts. This included record annual Micro Gold futures ADV of 325,000 contracts and Gold options ADV of 96,000 contracts.
 

Energy products rose 8% to a record 2.7 million contracts, driven by record annual Henry Hub Natural Gas futures and options ADV of 904,000 contracts. Agricultural commodities increased 8% to a record 1.9 million contracts, with record performances in Corn, Soybean and Soybean Oil futures.
 

International trading volumes increased 8% to a record 8.4 million contracts, with record ADV in EMEA (6.1 million contracts), APAC (1.9 million contracts) and Latin America (172,000 contracts).
 

The fourth quarter saw particularly strong growth in equity index products, with ADV increasing 22% to 7.7 million contracts. Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures ADV rose 41% to 1.8 million contracts, whilst Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures ADV increased 49% to 1.3 million contracts.
 

December performance included a 312% increase in Micro Gold futures ADV to 449,000 contracts and a 364% rise in Silver futures ADV to 344,000 contracts, contributing to a record monthly Metals ADV of 1.3 million contracts.
 

Micro products continued to gain market share, with Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options ADV of 2.8 million contracts representing 40.5% of overall Equity Index ADV.
 

BrokerTec U.S. Repo average daily notional value increased 14% to $386 billion, whilst European Repo ADNV rose 11% to €305 billion. Customer average collateral balances for the three months ending November 2025 stood at $135 billion for cash collateral and $163 billion for non-cash collateral.
 

CME Group operates futures, options, cash and OTC markets across interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies, energy, agricultural products and metals. The company offers trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform, alongside CME Clearing, its central counterparty clearing provider.
 

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