Markets may hate uncertainty, but in 2025, they seem to love volatility. Despite cloudy and, at times, contradictory economic indicators, the NASDAQ and S&P 500 indices reached all-time highs to close out the second quarter. Should investors expect more of the same in the year's second half? There is likely to be more clarity about monetary and tariff policy. Analysts also expect companies to report solid earnings in the next quarter, particularly in the tech sector, where the AI trade continues to gain ste ...

CHICAGO, June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced record volume and open interest across its battery metals complex. A total of 2,587 contracts were traded across battery metals futures and options on May 29, surpassing the previous record of 2,301 contracts set on February 11, 2025. Combined open interest also reached an all-time high of 64,387 contracts."CME Group is the venue of choice for managing global battery metals risk," said Jin Hennig, M ...

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XRP futures will be listed on and subject to the rules of CME. For more information on these products, please visit: www.cmegroup.com/xrp. As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset c ...

Second-Highest March ADV of 30.8 million contracts, up 27% year-over-year Record quarterly ADV for interest rate, equity index, agricultural, foreign exchange and cryptocurrency products Record quarterly ADV in U.S. Treasury and Henry Hub Natural Gas complexes Record quarterly international ADV of 8.8 million contractsCHICAGO, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its Q1 and March 2025 market statistics, with average daily volume (ADV) reaching ...