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CME Group Hits Second-Highest Monthly Volume Ever

Date 02/12/2025

  • November ADV reached 33.1 million contracts
  • Record Cryptocurrency ADV of 424,000 contracts

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its second-highest monthly average daily volume (ADV) of 33.1 million contracts in November, an increase of 10% year-over-year. The company's monthly ADV record was set in April 2025 with 35.9 million contracts. Market statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume.

November 2025 ADV across asset classes includes:

Additional November 2025 product highlights compared to November 2024:

  • Interest Rate ADV
    • Record Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond futures ADV of 746,000 contracts
    • 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures ADV increased 2% to 2.8 million contracts
    • SOFR options ADV increased 18% to 1.6 million contracts
    • 30 Day Fed Funds futures ADV increased 56% to 675,000 contracts
  • Equity Index ADV increased 39%
    • Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures ADV increased 72% to 2.2 million contracts
    • Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures ADV increased 80% to 1.6 million contracts
    • E-Mini Nasdaq 100 futures ADV increased 28% to 682,000 contracts
  • Energy ADV
    • Henry Hub Natural Gas options ADV increased 18% to 326,000 contracts
    • NY Heating Oil futures ADV increased 32% to 225,000 contracts
  • Agricultural ADV increased 8%
    • Corn futures ADV increased 2% to 514,000 contracts
    • Soybean Meal futures ADV increased 4% to 201,000 contracts
  • Metals ADV increased 52%
    • Micro Gold futures ADV increased 235% to 476,000 contracts
    • Silver futures ADV increased 22% to 108,000 contracts
    • Micro Silver futures ADV increased 238% to 75,000 contracts
  • Cryptocurrency ADV increased 78%
    • Micro Ether futures ADV increased 176% to 229,000 contracts
    • Ether futures ADV increased 127% to 24,000 contracts
  • Micro Products ADV
    • Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options ADV of 4 million contracts represented 45.3% of overall Equity Index ADV and Micro WTI Crude Oil futures accounted for 2% of overall Energy ADV
  • International ADV increased 6% to 9.8 million contracts, with EMEA ADV up 3% to 7.2 million contracts, APAC ADV up 13% to 2.2 million contracts and Latin America ADV up 16% to 193,000 contracts
  • BrokerTec U.S. Repo average daily notional value (ADNV) increased 17% to $386 billion and European Repo ADNV increased 1% to €304 billion
  • Customer average collateral balances to meet performance bond requirements for rolling 3-months ending October 2025 were $135.2 billion for cash collateral and $160.3 billion for non-cash collateral