CME Group's average daily trading volume in October increased: the average daily trading volume of cryptocurrency contracts reached 7.85 billion USD

According to PR Newswire, the CME Group reported that the average daily trading volume in October 2026 reached a record 30 million contracts, an increase of 15% compared to the same period in 2025, surpassing the previous record of 26.3 million contracts. Among them, the average daily trading volume of cryptocurrency contracts reached 145,000 contracts, with a nominal trading value of approximately $7.85 billion.

In other major asset classes, the average daily trading volume for interest rate products was 14.8 million contracts, for equity index products was 8.8 million contracts, for energy products was 2.7 million contracts, and for agricultural products was 2.1 million contracts. Overall data shows that the trading activity of derivatives across multiple asset classes at the CME Group increased in October.