CME Group, an outstanding exchange between the institutions, announced the plans on Thursday to offer trade throughout the day for its futures and cryptocurrency options, a change that would bring one of the largest regulated places of regulated derivatives in line in line with nature without stopping the cryptographic markets.
The service could begin at the beginning of 2026 waiting for regulatory approval, the firm said.
“The demand of the Cryptocurrency Trade Client throughout the day has grown as market participants need to manage their risk every day of the week,” Tim McCourt, head of Global Variable Income of CME, FX and alternative products, said in a statement. “Make sure that our regulated cryptocurrency markets are always in customers will allow customers to trade with confidence at any time.”
Currently, the CME cryptographic products trade stops on weekends and external commercial schedule. Under the new model, merchants can access products such as Bitcoin and ether Futures and options through CME Globex at any time and day, with the exception of a short weekly maintenance window. Holidays and weekends will continue to be established on the next business day, maintaining coherence in reports and compensation operations.
The measure could attract institutions that want the stability of a regulated exchange without the limitations of traditional negotiation hours. If approved, CME 24 hours access could give an advantage over the platforms on the high seas that already offer operations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but operate with less regulatory supervision.
The commercial place of CME Group is a key market for the United States institutional investors to exchange cryptographic derivatives. It is the world leader for BTC and ETH futures for open interest, with $ 16.8 billion and $ 9.8 billion in notional value of contracts, respectively, as shown in caramel data.
