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CME Group Reports Second-Highest Average Daily Volume in August 2025

September 3, 2025 - CME Group, recognized as the premier derivatives marketplace globally, has announced a remarkable achievement in August 2025. The company reached an average daily volume (ADV) of 28.1 million contracts, securing its position as the second-highest volume in August history, following last year’s record of 31.7 million contracts. This significant milestone underscores the firm's robust performance across various asset classes and a growing interest in derivatives trading.

The report highlights a diversity in trading activities across different financial instruments:

• - Interest Rate Contracts led the way with an impressive ADV of 16.2 million contracts.
• - Equity Index Products showed strong engagement with an ADV of 6.3 million contracts.
• - The Energy Sector also saw substantial activity, posting 2.2 million contracts for August.
• - Agricultural Contracts followed with an ADV of 1.9 million.
• - Metals and Foreign Exchange saw 688,000 and 670,000 contracts traded, respectively.
• - Notably, cryptocurrency products achieved a groundbreaking ADV, reaching 411,000 contracts, equating to a notional value of $14.9 billion.

In a comparative analysis of August 2025 versus August 2024, there are noteworthy changes in certain products:

• - Interest Rate ADV: The Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury futures experienced a notable 10% increase, reaching an ADV of 1 million contracts, while the 30 Day Fed Funds futures rose by 6% to 517,000 contracts.
• - Agricultural ADV: The soybean futures reported a phenomenal 33% increase to 274,000 contracts, and corn options surged 62% to 134,000.
• - Metals ADV: Micro Gold futures saw their volume rise by 54%, hitting 190,000 contracts.
• - In the fast-evolving cryptocurrency market, the Micro Ether futures set a record with an ADV of 271,000 contracts, alongside Ether futures achieving an ADV of 27,000 contracts.

Further analysis of Micro Products indicates stability in the overall market, as the Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options amounted to 2.5 million contracts, accounting for 38.9% of the total Equity Index ADV. The Micro WTI Crude Oil futures also continued to build their reputation, representing 2.4% of Energy ADV.

Additionally, BrokerTec's U.S. Repo measures were indicative of strong demand, as the average daily notional value (ADNV) surged 29% to a staggering $380 billion. In European markets, ADNV grew by 3%, rounding out at €281.3 billion. Customer collateral balances for performance bond requirements have also reached significant levels, with cash collateral totaling $132.5 billion and non-cash collateral at $148.8 billion.

As CME Group continues to lead in the derivatives marketplace, it enables clients’ access to a wide array of futures, options, cash, and OTC markets on a global scale. With its advanced trading platforms such as CME Globex for futures and options, BrokerTec for fixed income, and EBS for foreign exchange, CME Group remains committed to empowering its participants in efficiently managing risk and exploring new opportunities. Whether through benchmark products across interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, or precious metals, CME Group's comprehensive offering suggests a dynamic future for derivatives trading.

For more detailed market statistics, the full report can be accessed at CME Group's Monthly Volume Page.

CME Group's continued innovations and robust trading environment reflect its status as a leader in the derivatives market, encouraging broad participation and accessible trading solutions worldwide.