CME posts $1.737 billion in Q3 revenue as crypto derivatives notional volume reaches $469.5 billion

CME posts $1.737 billion in Q3 revenue as crypto derivatives notional volume reaches $469.5 billion

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2026-10-23 12:53:48
CME Group reported its business results for the third quarter of 2026, with revenue reaching $1.737 billion, up about 13% year over year and marking a record for any third quarter in the company’s history. Net income came in at about $1 billion. During the same period, average daily volume across all CME products reached 29.4 million contracts. In crypto derivatives, average daily volume was about 196,000 contracts, while quarterly notional trading volume totaled roughly $469.5 billion. Within that figure, Bitcoin derivatives accounted for $326.7 billion in notional volume and Ether derivatives accounted for $118.8 billion, according to data released by CME and cited by ChainCatcher.

CME Group released its business results for the third quarter of 2026, reporting revenue of $1.737 billion, up about 13% from a year earlier and the highest third-quarter revenue on record. Net income was about $1 billion.

Over the same period, average daily volume across all CME products reached 29.4 million contracts. Crypto derivatives posted average daily volume of about 196,000 contracts, with quarterly notional trading volume at roughly $469.5 billion. Within that total, Bitcoin derivatives recorded $326.7 billion in notional volume, while Ether derivatives recorded $118.8 billion, according to ChainCatcher, citing official CME data.

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