CME Group Announces New Micro E-mini Equity Index Futures Trading Volume Records

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CME Group announced record trading volumes for Micro E-mini Equity Index futures on March 4, 2021, with a total of 5.1 million contracts traded. This surpasses the previous record of 4.4 million contracts set on February 26, 2021. Key highlights include 2.2 million Micro E-mini S&P 500 contracts, 2.1 million Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 contracts, and 423,255 Micro E-mini Russell 2000 contracts, all achieving new all-time highs. CME Group continues to lead in the derivatives marketplace, providing various trading options to manage risk and optimize portfolios.

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• Achieved record trading volume of 5.1 million Micro E-mini Equity Index futures contracts on March 4, 2021, exceeding previous records.
• Set new trading records for individual indexes: 2.2 million S&P 500 contracts, 2.1 million Nasdaq-100 contracts, and 423,255 Russell 2000 contracts.

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CHICAGO, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that Micro E-mini Equity Index futures reached record trading volume of 5.1 million contracts on March 4 across all four indexes – the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average Indexes. These new highs surpassed the prior record of 4.4 million contracts set on February 26, 2021.

Other volume records on March 4 include:

• 2.2 million Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures contracts, passing the prior record of 2 million contracts set on September 8, 2020.
• 2.1 million Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contracts, passing the prior record of 1.9 million contracts set on February 25, 2021.
• 423,255 Micro E-mini Russell 2000 futures contracts, exceeding the prior record of 362,663 contracts set on February 26, 2021.

For more information on CME Group's Micro E-mini Equity Index products, please see: www.cmegroup.com/microeminis.

As the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals.  The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex® platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing. With a range of pre- and post-trade products and services underpinning the entire lifecycle of a trade, CME Group also offers optimization and reconciliation services through TriOptima, and trade processing services through Traiana.

CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and, E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.  NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.  COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec, EBS, TriOptima, and Traiana are trademarks of BrokerTec Europe LTD, EBS Group LTD, TriOptima AB, and Traiana, Inc., respectively. Dow Jones, Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and S&P are service and/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and S&P/Dow Jones Indices LLC, as the case may be, and have been licensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

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FAQ

What is the CME Group's recent trading volume record for Micro E-mini Equity Index futures?

CME Group announced a record trading volume of 5.1 million contracts for Micro E-mini Equity Index futures on March 4, 2021.

How did the Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures perform on March 4, 2021?

On March 4, 2021, the Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures reached a record of 2.2 million contracts traded.

What are the implications of the new trading records for CME Group (CME)?

The new trading records indicate increased interest and participation in CME Group's Micro E-mini products, which may enhance the company's revenue and market position.

What previous records did the CME Group surpass on March 4, 2021?

On March 4, 2021, CME Group surpassed the previous record of 4.4 million contracts set on February 26, 2021.

What other indexes set new records on March 4, 2021 at CME Group?

On March 4, 2021, new records were also set for Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 with 2.1 million contracts and Micro E-mini Russell 2000 with 423,255 contracts.