CME Group Reports Over 1 Billion Micro Futures and Options Contracts Traded

US derivatives giant CME Group recently announced that more than 1 billion Micro futures and options contracts have been traded.

Micro equity contracts represent 87% (870 million) of the cumulative 1 billion Micro contracts traded. Micro WTI futures have traded more than 2.1 million contracts. Micro Bitcoin futures have traded more than 1.5 million contracts.

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Since the launch of its first Micro contracts – Micro FX in 2009 – CME Group has rapidly expanded these offerings, creating a diverse suite of more than 20 products. Over 362 million Micro contracts have traded through the first eight months of this year alone. 

“Retail participation across CME Group continued to grow during the first half of the year, and our innovative, Micro-sized products help ensure that both individual and institutional clients can even more easily access our markets going forward,” commented Julie Winkler, CME Group Chief Commercial Officer.

As Fazzaco reported earlier, CME Group has launched Nature-Based Global Emissions Offset (N-GEO) futures​, following a notice published in June.