# Jump Trading Plans Compute Bets as DRW Contracts for GPU Capacity By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/33624 Published: 2026-10-17T01:15:56.000Z Updated: 2026-10-17T01:15:56.000Z Section: Business > Jump’s desk plans over-the-counter contracts, perpetual futures and prediction bets tied to computing capacity. CME’s proposed GPU futures remain pending, with a launch window later this year. Jump Trading is preparing to trade contracts linked to computing capacity, while DRW has signed an agreement for a dedicated Blackwell GPU cluster, connecting financial firms with pricing infrastructure and supply. Jump plans to use its balance sheet to take positions in over-the-counter contracts, perpetual futures and prediction bets tied to computing capacity. Itô Markets co-founders Affaan Mustafa and Alejandro Soumah Fernandez joined to lead the business after [Jump brought the founders into its compute unit](). Soumah Fernandez said the team is already active in the market: “We’re active in the market today and want to help shape what it becomes.” DRW and Jump Trading Group co-led Silicon Data’s $4.7 million seed round in 2025. DRW also incubated Compute Exchange, a GPU-capacity marketplace, while Silicon Data develops pricing indexes for GPU compute. Separately, DRW signed a GPU-as-a-Service agreement with QumulusAI for a dedicated cluster using NVIDIA Blackwell B300 GPUs. The agreement starts with a one-year term and includes three one-year renewal options. CME Group’s proposed futures would reference Silicon Data’s daily rental indexes for NVIDIA H100 and B200 GPUs. Each financially settled contract covers 730 GPU-hours, defined as one month of capacity, and monthly contracts are listed across a 36-month horizon. The products are designed to help businesses manage costs tied to compute capacity by providing contracts linked to rental indexes. CME initially targeted an Oct. 5 launch, subject to regulatory review. The planned launch window is now later this year. Both contracts remained in “Approval Pending (90)” status on Sept. 21. ## Links in this article - [Jump brought the founders into its compute unit](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/30961)