1. CME Group to launch 24/7 cryptocurrency trading in early 2026. 2. Demand for continuous trading reflects risk management needs of clients. 3. Record cryptocurrency trading volumes reported in 2025, showing significant growth. 4. New trading schedule includes minimal maintenance period on weekends. 5. Regulatory review is pending prior to full implementation of 24/7 trading.
The move to 24/7 trading could significantly increase trading volumes, similar to patterns seen in other securities markets that expanded operating hours. History shows increased access often leads to market growth, as seen when CME expanded its product offerings in the past.
This article outlines a significant strategic development for CME Group, indicating potential long-term growth and increased market engagement, making it highly relevant to CME’s stock performance.
Increased trading hours usually takes time to reflect in overall market activity and participant behavior, similar to the gradual adoption seen following CME's launch of other innovative products, such as their Bitcoin futures.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its cryptocurrency futures and options will be available to trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week beginning in early 2026, pending regulatory review.
"While not all markets lend themselves to operating 24/7, client demand for around-the-clock cryptocurrency trading has grown as market participants need to manage their risk every day of the week," said Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equities, FX and Alternative Products at CME Group. "Ensuring that our regulated cryptocurrency markets are always on will enable clients to trade with confidence at any time."
Beginning in early 2026, CME Group cryptocurrency futures and options will trade continuously on CME Globex with at least a two-hour weekly maintenance period over the weekend. All holiday or weekend trading from Friday evening through Sunday evening will have a trade date of the following business day, with clearing, settlement and regulatory reporting processed the following business day as well.
Cryptocurrency futures and options have reached record volumes at CME Group in 2025. Highlights include:
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 classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products, metals and cryptocurrencies. The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.
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