CME Group Posts Record Q2 Trading Volumes as Interest Rate Products Drive Growth

CME Group has reported record-breaking trading volumes for the second quarter of 2025, with average daily volume (ADV) reaching 30.2 million contracts, marking a 15% increase year-over-year. The derivatives marketplace also achieved a record June ADV of 25.7 million contracts.
 

The Chicago-based exchange operator saw particular strength in interest rate products, which posted a record quarterly ADV of 15.5 million contracts. Within this segment, 5-Year US Treasury Note futures reached a record ADV of 2 million contracts, whilst 2-Year US Treasury Note futures achieved 1.1 million contracts. The company's SOFR futures also hit a quarterly record of 4.6 million contracts.
 

CME Group is the world's leading derivatives marketplace, enabling clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets whilst optimising portfolios and analysing data.
 

Equity index products contributed significantly to the growth, with ADV increasing 13% to 7.7 million contracts. Record performance was noted in Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures, which achieved an ADV of 1.5 million contracts, whilst Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures grew 31% to 1.7 million contracts.
 

The energy sector demonstrated robust growth with ADV increasing 26% to 3.1 million contracts. WTI Crude Oil options reached a record quarterly ADV of 265,000 contracts, whilst Henry Hub Natural Gas futures and options grew 7% and 20% respectively.
 

Agricultural products also achieved record quarterly performance with ADV of 2 million contracts. Soybean Oil futures recorded a new high of 210,000 contracts, whilst corn futures increased 4% to 478,000 contracts.

The metals sector posted record quarterly ADV of 943,000 contracts, driven by strong performance across multiple products. Micro Gold futures achieved a record ADV of 302,000 contracts, whilst Platinum futures reached 44,000 contracts.
 

Cryptocurrency trading volumes surged 136% to 190,000 contracts, with Micro Ether futures achieving a record ADV of 84,000 contracts and Ether futures reaching 16,000 contracts.

International trading activity reached record levels with quarterly ADV of 9.2 million contracts. EMEA region recorded 6.7 million contracts whilst APAC achieved 2.2 million contracts, both representing new highs.

The company's micro products continued to gain traction, with Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options representing 40.1% of overall Equity Index ADV.
 

BrokerTec US Repo average daily notional value increased 18% to $359 billion, whilst EBS Spot FX grew 10% to $64 billion. Customer average collateral balances for the three months ending May 2025 stood at $118 billion for cash and $151.2 billion for non-cash collateral.
 

CME Group operates futures and options trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform, alongside one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.