CME Group
Looping Messages Trigger CBOT Fine for Proprietary Trading Firm Hertshten Group
- CBOT fines proprietary firm Hertshten Group $95K for disruptive pre-open trading activity.
- CME previously fined Tanius Technology $150K for oversized Treasury futures orders.
Friday, 27/02/2026 | 12:58 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
CME Breaks Down Again: And This Time It Happened at the Worst Possible Moment
- The outage hit on contract expiry day, leaving traders unable to roll positions as gold, copper and natural gas markets went dark.
- CME shares fell nearly 2% as confidence in the exchange's systems takes another hit amid record trading volumes.
Thursday, 26/02/2026 | 07:28 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Retail Traders Could See Fewer Weekend Gaps as CME Prepares 24/7 Crypto Trading
- Continuous trading begins on CME Globex with a brief weekend maintenance window.
- The firm’s crypto derivatives averaged 407K contracts daily in 2026 year to date, rising 46% year over year.
Thursday, 19/02/2026 | 16:51 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Higher Margins Fail to Dampen Trading at CME’s Metals Markets as Volumes Jump 18%
- Silver trading played a major role, with micro silver futures reportedly hitting a new daily record of 715,111 contracts.
- CME earlier changed its margin calculation system for precious metals, moving from fixed-dollar amounts to percentage-based margins.
Tuesday, 27/01/2026 | 19:54 GMT by
Jared Kirui
CME Group Taps Data Analytics Firm FairXchange to Bring Transparency to FX Execution
- EBS Direct users will reportedly access execution analytics and liquidity management tools.
- Banks and other participants can also see how their trading interacts with different liquidity providers
Tuesday, 20/01/2026 | 14:03 GMT by
Jared Kirui
This Prop Firm Just Got Hit With Its Second CME Fine in 18 Months, Total Penalties Reach $245K
- The California-based algorithmic trader Tanius Technology was penalized for gaming Treasury futures order books during roll periods.
- The latest $150,000 fine follows a $95,000 wash-trading penalty from May 2025.
Tuesday, 20/01/2026 | 07:58 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Gold Volatility Drives Scope Prime Spread Update Amid CME Margin Changes
- Spread change mainly affects brokers; retail impact depends on broker implementation.
- CME Group moved gold, silver, platinum, and palladium futures margins from fixed amounts to percentage-based requirements.
Thursday, 15/01/2026 | 14:47 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Silver and Gold Price Surges Force CME to Change How It Calculates Precious Metal Margins
- The Chicago exchange switches to a percentage-based system as precious metals hit records.
- The move affects four assets and takes effect this week as volatility remains elevated.
Tuesday, 13/01/2026 | 08:05 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Foreign Exchange Options Explode at CME in 2025 While Overall FX Stalls
- CME Group's foreign exchange options trading jumped 19% to 53,000 daily contracts in 2025.
- However, total forex volumes remained flat at 980,000 contracts as traders sought hedging tools amid currency volatility.
Thursday, 08/01/2026 | 09:03 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
CME Forex Volumes Drop 25% in November Despite Record Crypto Trading
- The FX contracts fall to 746,000 daily as interest rate and equity products dominate November activity.
- The crypto derivatives hit record 424,000 contracts while overall volumes reach second-highest monthly level.
Wednesday, 03/12/2025 | 10:37 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
CME to Resume Trading, but the Outage Left Brokers ‘Flying Blind’
- CME’s multi-hour systems failure froze key futures and forced brokers onto internal pricing models.
- CME announced that BrokerTec EU, BrokerTec US Actives and EBS were open and trading, and that its futures and options markets would reopen at 7:30 a.m. Central Time.
Friday, 28/11/2025 | 13:42 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
CME Group Faces Data Centre-Related Outage: FX, Commodities Price Update Stop
- The derivatives venue operator said that the outage is happening “due to a cooling issue in CyrusOne data centres.”
- Prices were not updating on the EBS foreign exchange platform.
Friday, 28/11/2025 | 06:40 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Why Is Derivatives Giant CME Partnering With Sports Bettors? Prediction Markets Boom Holds the Answer
- Starting in December, FanDuel Predicts users will be able to trade contracts on sports outcomes, stock indexes, and commodities for as little as one cent.
- The partnership, however, arrives amid ongoing regulatory uncertainty and scrutiny over whether event contracts constitute gambling.
Thursday, 13/11/2025 | 07:16 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
CME Expands Crypto Offering with Options on Solana and XRP Futures
- Cumberland DRW and Galaxy reportedly executed the first Solana options trade on the marketplace.
- The addition aims to give institutional traders more tools for risk management and strategy diversification.
Tuesday, 14/10/2025 | 20:11 GMT by
Jared Kirui
CME’s OSTTRA Exit May Impact Retail Investors as Focus Shifts to Derivatives
- The $3.1 billion proceeds from the sale will be divided equally between S&P Global and CME Group.
- OSTTRA, established in 2021, provides post-trade services across multiple asset classes.
Friday, 10/10/2025 | 13:09 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Former CME Director Helena Jarabakova Joins TradingView to Drive Retail Partnerships
- Jarabakova Spent over ten years at GFI Group, including six years as VP, Global Head of Marketing.
- She began post-trade marketing career at OSTTRA as Senior Director in London for over two years.
Thursday, 09/10/2025 | 21:24 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
CME Group Wants to Keep Its Crypto Markets Open 24/7 From Next Year
- Currently, the group's regulated crypto futures and options close on weekends and outside certain daily hours.
- CME has also expanded into event contracts to allow users to place bets on financial events.
Thursday, 02/10/2025 | 15:32 GMT by
Jared Kirui
CME Brings Wall Street to Sports Bettors with New Event Contracts Partnership
- The Chicago derivatives giant partners with the online gaming company to offer $1 trades to sports gambling fans.
- The binary options-style products gain regulatory support and mainstream adoption, including Robinhood, Crypto.com and Interactive Brokers.
Thursday, 21/08/2025 | 06:21 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Bloomberg to Add EBS Spot FX Data to Benchmark in Deal With CME Group
- The inclusion of EBS Market data is intended to enhance BFIX's transparency, accuracy, and alignment with real-market pricing.
- Trading Technologies also recently integrated with EBS Market to allow users to trade spot FX, precious metals, and non-deliverable forwards.
Wednesday, 16/07/2025 | 13:25 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Forex Volumes Surges 30% at World's Biggest Exchange
- CME Group reported record international trading volumes in Q2 2025, with foreign exchange products rising visibly in Latin America.
- Moreover, the global daily volumes reached 9.2 million contracts, up 18% year-over-year.
Thursday, 10/07/2025 | 07:51 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
CME’s FX Marketplace Posts $1.4 Billion Daily Volume, Attracts 40 Clients in First Month
- The new platform reportedly drew more than 20 banks that had not previously traded FX futures.
- FX Spot+ launched about a month ago to give traders access to daily FX futures liquidity presented in the spot market.
Thursday, 22/05/2025 | 13:23 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Still Investing or Already Binary Options Gambling? Event Contracts Are Set to Become a “Trillion Dollar Asset Class”
- Prediction markets boomed in 2025 as retail trading giant Robinhood added them to its platform.
- Although the CFTC approved their issuance a few years ago, the agency is now questioning whether it made the right decision.
Tuesday, 29/04/2025 | 13:41 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
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