The CME Group took a big swing at sports derivatives by launching the world’s first baseball futures contract on October 12. Put simply, CME Group Baseball futures contracts will follow the new CME FutureSports Performance Indexes (CME FSPI), which officials say are intended to turn official sports statistics into rules-based, benchmark financial metrics. “The performance of… Read More >>
Global University Trading Challenge Kicks Off Oct. 4
Registration for the 23rd Annual CME Group University Trading Challenge, held from Oct. 4 to Oct. 30, is open for “interested university students around the world,” according to the CME Group, a derivatives marketplace and financial technology provider. Officials say the deadline for registration for this year’s competition is 5:00 p.m. CT on September 29,… Read More >>
CME Group & Silicon Data to Launch Compute Futures
Derivatives exchanges company CME Group and GPU market intelligence and benchmarking provider Silicon Data will launch two compute futures contracts on Oct. 5, 2026, pending regulatory review, officials say. “Explosive demand has driven sharp swings in compute prices, with volatility exposing a gap in the risk-management toolkit for companies building the A.I. infrastructure. CME Group… Read More >>
CME to Launch Eris SOFR Swap Options in June
CME Group is slated to launch options on Eris SOFR Swap futures on June 16, 2026, pending regulatory review, as a way to help clients better manage U.S. dollar interest rate risk, officials say. “Our new options on Eris SOFR Swap futures will provide clients with additional flexibility in managing U.S. dollar interest rate risk,”… Read More >>
DTCC & CME Push to Extend Cross-Margining Pact
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC), a post-trade market infrastructure provider, and derivatives exchanges company CME Group have announced “continued progress on their efforts to extend their existing cross-margining arrangement to end-user clients,” officials say. “Specifically, the Fixed Income Clearing Corp. (FICC) has now formally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to… Read More >>
SEC Approves CME Group’s New Clearing House
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has greenlit the registration of a new securities clearing house, CME Securities Clearing Inc. (CMESC), intended to help trading market participants meet the SEC clearing mandate for U.S. Treasury transactions, which takes effect at the end of next year, according to CME Group, the derivatives exchanges company that… Read More >>
KKR Finalizes $3 Billion Acquisition of OSTTRA
Following an initial announcement in April, private equity giant KKR has completed its acquisition of OSTTRA — jointly owned by S&P Global and CME Group — a post-trade provider valued at $3.1 billion whose major offerings are the MarkitServ, Traiana, TriOptima, and Reset solutions for over-the-counter (OTC) markets. Earlier this year, S&P Global and CME… Read More >>
CME Adds FTSE CoreCommodity CRB Index Futures
Derivatives marketplace company CME Group has expanded its presence in the global commodities market with the planned addition of FTSE CoreCommodity CRB Index futures, pending regulatory approval. The FTSE CoreCommodity CRB Index tracks a diversified basket of 19 commodities — including energy, agriculture, precious metals, and industrial metals. Officials say the new offering is designed… Read More >>
Expansion Drives RJO-StoneX’s Union & KKR’s Purchase of OSTTRA
StoneX Group Inc., a global financial services network, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire futures brokerage R.J. O’Brien (RJO), while private equity giant KKR will purchase post-trade solutions provider OSTTRA from co-owners S&P Global and CME Group. In both cases, the main driver was the expansion of clients and offerings. RJO to Join StoneX RJO will join StoneX… Read More >>
CME Completes First Transaction via Bitcoin Friday Futures
Derivatives exchanges company, CME Group, has completed its first transaction via its “new financially settled options on Bitcoin Friday futures” between Cumberland DRW and Galaxy and cleared by Marex, officials say. The block trade took place on Sunday, February 23. The CME has launched financially settled options on Bitcoin Friday futures to complement its existing… Read More >>
