Institutions Move Beyond Bitcoin in CME’s Crypto Complex
CME Group is launching options on solana and XRP futures on 13 October 2025 after average daily volume in cryptocurrency derivatives reached a record in the third quarter of this year.
The group reported record cryptocurrency average daily volume for the third quarter of this year of 340,000 contracts, or $14.1bn notional. Micro ether futures had record average daily volume of 209,000 contracts and ether futures had record average daily volume of 236,000 contracts.
Giovanni Vicioso, global head of cryptocurrency products at CME Group, told Markets Media that open interest in the crypto complex has also risen, with notional open…
