Core Insights - CME Group has expanded its Weekly agricultural options on grains and oilseed futures to include expirations for every day of the trading week, enhancing flexibility for market participants as the growing season approaches [1][2]. Product Expansion - The new daily expirations allow traders to align their options with significant market events, such as WASDE reports and weekends, which are associated with macroeconomic risks [2]. - The expansion of Weekly options is a response to the increasing demand for short-dated options, providing traders with tools to manage price risk more effectively [2]. Market Performance - Weekly agricultural options reached a record average daily volume (ADV) of 18,964 in 2024, representing a 72% year-over-year increase, driven by significant growth in Soybean Oil (up 220%), Soybean (up 109%), and Corn (up 63%) options [2]. - In January 2025, the ADV for Weekly agricultural options surged to 28,037, marking the third highest month on record [2]. Trading Details - Weekly options for Corn, Soybean, Wheat, Soybean Oil, and Soybean Meal futures are listed by the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and are subject to its rules [3]. Company Overview - CME Group is recognized as the world's leading derivatives marketplace, offering a wide range of products across major asset classes, including futures, options, cash, and OTC markets [4]. - The company operates the CME Globex platform for futures and options trading, BrokerTec for fixed income trading, and EBS for foreign exchange trading, along with a central counterparty clearing provider, CME Clearing [4].

CME Group Inc. (CME) is slated to report fourth-quarter 2024 earnings on Feb. 12, before market open. CME's earnings beat estimates in each of the trailing four quarters.See the Zacks Earnings Calendar to stay ahead of market-making news.Factors to ConsiderA diverse product portfolio, increased volatility and a strong market position are likely to have aided CME Group’s performance in the fourth quarter.Increases in market data and information services, clearing, transaction fees and other revenues are expe ...

Wall Street analysts expect CME Group (CME) to post quarterly earnings of $2.44 per share in its upcoming report, which indicates a year-over-year increase of 3%. Revenues are expected to be $1.51 billion, up 4.6% from the year-ago quarter.The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has undergone an upward revision of 0.3% in the past 30 days, bringing it to its present level. This represents how the covering analysts, as a whole, have reassessed their initial estimates during this timeframe.Before a company ...

CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced its slate of candidates for its board of directors for election at the company's annual meeting to be held Thursday, May 8, 2025.The board of directors recommends the Class A and Class B shareholders voting together elect the following individuals to the board: Terrence A. Duffy, 66, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CME Group Kathryn Benesh, 65, CPA, Retired Partner, Deloitte Timothy S. Bi ...

Record January ADV for energy, agricultural and cryptocurrency products Record January ADV in U.S. Treasury futures and optionsCHICAGO, Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its January 2025 market statistics reached 25.7 million contracts, the highest January average daily volume (ADV) on record, up 2% year-over-year. Market statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume.January 2025 ADV across asse ...

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CHICAGO, Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch a suite of micro grain and oilseed futures contracts on February 24, 2025, pending regulatory review. These contracts will be cash-settled and one-tenth the size of the company's Corn, Wheat, Soybean, Soybean Oil and Soybean Meal futures."Our benchmark grain and oilseed futures products are the most liquid and highly-utilized markets in global agriculture today," said John Ricci, Man ...

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CHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will introduce options on Bitcoin Friday futures on February 24, pending regulatory review.These new contracts will be the first CME Group cryptocurrency options to be financially-settled, with expiries available every day of the business week, Monday through Friday."We are pleased to offer these new options that provide traders with even greater precision to manage short-term bitcoin price risk ...

CME Group introduces its first equity index, FX, cryptocurrency, metals and energy contracts to Robinhood customersCHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, and Robinhood Derivatives, LLC ('Robinhood'), today announced that some of CME Group's most popular futures products have started rolling out on the Robinhood mobile app.Over the coming weeks, all eligible Robinhood customers in the U.S. will have access to futures products across five major asset cl ...