CME Group posts record $469.5 billion in crypto derivatives volume in Q3

Bitcoin and Ether carried the quarter as CME's new 24/7 trading model pulled weekend traders into a market that used to close on Fridays CME Group just had its biggest quarter ever in crypto. The Chicago-based exchange operator recorded $469.5 billion in notional trading volume across its crypto futures and options suite in Q3 2026, a record for the business. CME’s Bitcoin suite accounted for $326.7 billion of the quarter’s notional volume, while its Ether products added $118.8 billion. Taken together, the two largest crypto assets made up $445.5 billion of the total.