CME’s Weekend Crypto Trading Reached $3.7 Billion Through Q3

CME Group’s cryptocurrency futures and options generated $3.7 billion in weekend notional value through the third quarter of 2026, while October’s reported daily averages provide no separate weekend total.

Weekend activity exceeded 361,000 contracts during the period, averaging just over 20,000 contracts and $206 million per weekend. The largest weekend in the period was Aug. 21-23, 2026, when trading reached 69,600 contracts and $554.7 million in notional value.

In October 2026, CME’s crypto products averaged 145,000 contracts and $7.85 billion in daily notional value. Those daily averages do not establish an October weekend total. The monthly figures were covered in earlier coverage of CME’s October crypto trading.

Round-the-clock trading in CME’s cryptocurrency futures and options began May 29, 2026. During the first weekend, more than 7,200 contracts traded, representing about $50 million in notional value.

Trades from Friday evening through Sunday evening receive the following business day’s trade date. Clearing, settlement and regulatory reporting are handled on that business day. CME’s cryptocurrency futures and options do not deliver actual cryptocurrency.