CME Group Interest Rate Futures Open Interest Sets New Record of 40 Million Contracts

Core Insights - CME Group has achieved record open interest (OI) in interest rate futures, reaching 40,031,688 contracts on August 13, 2025, with U.S. Treasury futures and options OI at 31,615,333 contracts and SOFR futures OI at 13,738,220 contracts [1][3] Group 1: Market Demand and Trends - The increase in open interest records in interest rate, U.S. Treasury, and SOFR contracts indicates a growing market need for risk management and price discovery across the yield curve [3] - CME Group's interest rate futures have reached a record of 3,526 large open interest holders (LOIH) as per the CFTC's report [2] Group 2: Client Benefits and Features - Clients can access $20 billion in daily margin savings across CME Group's interest rate products, enhancing capital efficiency [4] - U.S. Treasury and SOFR futures are eligible for portfolio margining with other cleared interest rate swaps and futures, as well as cross-margining with FICC-cleared cash U.S. Treasury notes, bonds, and certain Repo transactions [4] Group 3: Company Overview - CME Group is recognized as the world's leading derivatives marketplace, offering a wide range of global benchmark products across major asset classes, including interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products, and metals [5]