CME Group reported a 22% year-on-year rise in international average daily trading volumes in the third quarter of 2026, reaching 9 million international contracts a day. Management attributed the increase to climate-related disruptions and geopolitical events driving activity across major commodity contracts, with deeper reach into EMEA, APAC, Canada, and Latin America. The exchange also introduced new agricultural futures contracts and an Agriculture Index aimed at pricing weather-driven and supply chain risks in global food markets. Investors will be watching whether non-US average daily volume stays at or above the recent 22% year-on-year growth rate in subsequent quarterly disclosures once the new agricultural contracts roll out.
CME Group IncCME Group's international average daily trading volume jumped 22% year-on-year, with management attributing the rise to climate disruptions and geopolitical events driving activity across its commodity contracts.
