CME Group Reports Second-Highest July ADV of 21.9 Million Contracts, Sets Record in Cryptocurrency Products

CME Group reported its second-highest July ADV with 21.9 million contracts, following a record-setting July in 2024. The company achieved a record monthly ADV in cryptocurrency products, with 302,000 contracts traded and $13.6 billion in notional value. Interest Rate ADV reached 10.8 million contracts, with SOFR futures and U.S. Treasury Bond options showing significant growth. Energy ADV also saw a notable increase, particularly in NY Heating Oil futures and energy options.

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, reported its second-highest July average daily volume (ADV) of 21.9 million contracts, according to data released on August 4, 2025 [1]. This figure follows the record-setting July ADV of 24.8 million contracts in 2024. The company's July 2025 ADV across various asset classes includes interest rate products, equity index products, energy products, agricultural products, metals, foreign exchange, and cryptocurrency products.

Interest rate products led the way with an ADV of 10.8 million contracts, driven by a 3% increase in SOFR futures to 3.3 million contracts and a 21% jump in U.S. Treasury Bond options to 203,000 contracts [2]. Energy ADV also saw notable growth, with NY Heating Oil futures increasing 29% to 218,000 contracts and energy options rising 2% to 411,000 contracts [3].

The month of July 2025 marked a significant milestone for cryptocurrency trading, with a record monthly ADV of 302,000 contracts, representing $13.6 billion in notional value [4]. This was driven by all-time highs in Micro Ether futures (175,000 contracts) and Ether futures (22,000 contracts), indicating continued institutional interest in digital assets.

Additionally, the energy complex recorded 2.4 million contracts per day, with agricultural ADV at 1.7 million contracts, metals ADV at 783,000 contracts, and foreign exchange ADV at 747,000 contracts [1]. Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options accounted for 40% of overall Equity Index ADV, while Micro WTI Crude Oil futures accounted for 2.7% of overall Energy ADV [2].

BrokerTec’s U.S. Repo platform also showed strong performance, with a 23% year-on-year rise in average daily notional value to $358.7 billion. Customer average collateral balances to meet performance bond requirements for rolling 3-months ending June 2025 were $132.9 billion for cash collateral and $145.2 billion for non-cash collateral [3].

As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group empowers clients to trade futures, options, cash, and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data, enabling market participants to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities.

References:
[1] https://www.cmegroup.com/media-room/press-releases/2025/8/04/cme_group_reportssecond-highestjulyadvof219millioncontracts.html
[2] https://www.leaprate.com/financial-services/exchanges/cme-group-posts-second-highest-july-adv-of-21-9-million-contracts/
[3] https://investor.cmegroup.com/news-releases/news-release-details/cme-group-reports-second-highest-july-adv-219-million-contracts
[4] https://financefeeds.com/cme-group-posts-21-9-million-daily-contracts-in-july-driven-by-record-crypto-volumes/