International Marketplace CME Group derivatives announced today that encryption contracts and options will be available for trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week starting at the beginning of 2026, pending the regulatory review.
“While not all markets operate 24/7, demand for encryption transactions around the clock has increased as market participants have to manage their risk every day of the week,” said Tim McCourt, a world -wide head of stock, FX. “Ensuring that adjustable encryption purchases are always activated will allow customers to exchange with confidence at any time.”
Starting at the beginning of 2026, the CME Group Cryptocurrency Futures and Options will constantly market CME Globex with at least a weekly two -hour maintenance period during the weekend. All the holidays or the weekend negotiating from Friday night to Sunday night will have a commercial date of the next business day, with clearance, settlement and processing regulatory report and the following business day.
Contracts and encryption options have reached record volumes in CME Group in 2025. The main points include:
- Record the theoretical open interest of $ 39 billion on September 18th.
- Record August average daily open interest of 335,200 contracts, increased by 95% per year and representing an average of $ 31.6b theoretically;
- August Adv of 411,000 contracts, up 230% per year and represent $ 14.9 billion theoretically;
- Recording of more than 1,010 large owners of open interest in encryption products on the week of September 25th.