OI records set at CME Group
15 August 2025 US
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CME Group has announced that open interest (OI) in its deeply liquid interest rate futures reached a record of more than 40 million contracts.
The firm says that CME Group US Treasury futures and options OI has also hit more than 31 million contracts, while secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) futures OI has hit almost 14 million contracts.
Mike Dennis, CME Group global head of fixed income, states: "New open interest records in our interest rate, US Treasury and SOFR contracts highlight the market's growing need for risk management and price discovery across the yield curve.
“As clients navigate global uncertainty and shifting views on monetary policy, they are continuing to rely on our interest rate complex for precise hedging tools with deep liquidity and significant capital efficiencies."
CME Group further states that their interest rate futures reached a record 3,526 large open interest holders as seen in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) commitment of traders report.
The firm says that CME Group US Treasury futures and options OI has also hit more than 31 million contracts, while secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) futures OI has hit almost 14 million contracts.
Mike Dennis, CME Group global head of fixed income, states: "New open interest records in our interest rate, US Treasury and SOFR contracts highlight the market's growing need for risk management and price discovery across the yield curve.
“As clients navigate global uncertainty and shifting views on monetary policy, they are continuing to rely on our interest rate complex for precise hedging tools with deep liquidity and significant capital efficiencies."
CME Group further states that their interest rate futures reached a record 3,526 large open interest holders as seen in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) commitment of traders report.
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