The Derivatives Marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) group said it will expand its services to offer “always on” trade for crypto markets beginning in 2026.
In a notice on Thursday, the CME Group Says That, the waiting review of the regulation, will allow clients to exchange cryptocurrency futures and options “24 hours a day, seven days a week starting in early 2026.” The so-called “around cryptocurrency trading” represents a significant expansion of its services, beyond scheduled weekend pauses, holidays, and out of business hours.
“While not all markets lend themselves to the operation of 24/7, the client’s request for around cryptocurrency trading has grown as market participants need to manage their risk on Sunday every day,” said the Global Head of Equities, FX, and alternative products, Tim McCourt. “Ensuring our regulated cryptocurrency markets will always give clients to trade with confidence at any time.”
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According to data from CoinMarketCap, the global derivatives of crypto derivatives were about $ 3.2 billion at the time of publication. The CME Group reported a notional open interest volume of nearly $ 39 billion on September 18.
Awaiting for evaluation in the middle of a US government shutdown
The regulatory review for trading options refers to the authority under the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the financial agency responsible for the administration of derivatives markets. However the CFTC is Present in reduced operations After the United States Congress failed to pass a budget bill to continue funding the government, making the regulator completely not likely to check 24/7 trading until the end of the shutdown.
In a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and CFTC Joint twist of discussion This week, CEO of CME Group Terrence Duffy said “the market will be asked” 24/7 trading soon, and crypto is the “best way to get there.”
Although many think that it is not likely that a US government’s shutdown can be expanded in 2026 -the note is 35 days, between 2018 and 2019 -no suggested deal is considered at the time of publication.
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