Data: CME Group's Q3 Bitcoin derivatives nominal trading volume reached 326.7 billion USD, while Ethereum reached 118.8 billion USD

The official announcement from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) revealed that the business data for the third quarter of 2026 showed revenue reaching $1.737 billion, a year-on-year increase of approximately 13%, setting a new record for the third quarter; net profit was about $1 billion.

During the same period, the average daily trading volume for all CME products reached 29.4 million contracts, with an average daily trading volume of approximately 196,000 contracts for cryptocurrency derivatives, and a nominal trading volume of about $469.5 billion for the quarter. Among them, the nominal trading volumes for Bitcoin and Ethereum derivatives were $326.7 billion and $118.8 billion, respectively.