Chicago – October 02, 2026 -- CME Group has withdrawn its regulatory filing to launch a 10-Barrel Crude Oil futures contract designed for round-the-clock trading, citing unresolved concerns from industry participants over unintended market risk.
Chicago – September 21, 2026 -- FutureSports has signed an exclusive agreement with Major League Baseball to build rules-based performance indexes on all 30 MLB clubs, clearing the path for CME Group to list cash-settled futures contracts tied to the sport for the first time.
Chicago – September 17, 2026 -- CME Group's 100-Ounce Silver futures traded 2,387 contracts during the first weekend of round-the-clock trading, representing over $15 million in notional value.
The launch builds on CME's 24/7 trading in 1-Ounce Gold futures, which began July 24 and has since drawn more than 140,000 contracts in weekend sessions, equal to over $600 million in notional value. CME Group describes this as the largest liquidity pool for weekend trading in Gold futures.
St. Petersburg – September 17, 2026 -- Webull will give eligible customers access to CME Group's E-nano S&P 500 and E-nano Nasdaq-100 futures starting in mid-September, adding contracts sized at one-tenth of the platform's existing CME Micro E-mini futures.
Chicago – September 15, 2026 -- CME Group has appointed Jack Tobin as its next Chief Financial Officer, effective March 2027, when current President & CFO Lynne Fitzpatrick becomes Chief Executive Officer.
Chicago/Leipzig – September 11, 2026 -- CME Group has agreed to take over the European Energy Exchange's dairy derivatives business, marking its first entry into the European dairy market and adding to a U.S. dairy franchise where volumes have risen 73% over five years.
Chicago – September 09, 2026 -- CME Group's FX futures and options open interest climbed to a record 4,410,167 contracts on September 4, 2026, eclipsing the prior high of 4,269,622 contracts set on June 11, 2026.
Large open interest holders reach all-time high of 1,446
The number of large open interest holders in FX futures hit an all-time high of 1,446, according to the CFTC's Commitment of Traders report dated August 25, 2026.
