The Global Head of Metals at CME Group stated, "Gold is a global safe-haven asset, and global events do not pause over the weekend. This launch demonstrates that individual investors are ready and waiting for a regulated, appropriately sized product available around the clock to manage their gold exposure."
CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace operator, announced today that during the first weekend following the launch of its new 24-hour, seven-day-per-week trading mechanism, trading volume in its 1-ounce gold futures contract approached 15,000 contracts, with a notional value of approximately $60 million.
Jin Hennig, Global Head of Metals and Managing Director at CME Group, stated:
"Gold is a global safe-haven asset, and global events do not pause over the weekend. This launch demonstrates that individual investors are ready and waiting for a regulated, appropriately sized product available around the clock to manage their gold exposure."
Adam Hickerson, Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at Robinhood Derivatives, stated:
“CME Group’s 24/7 gold futures enable clients to trade regulated futures contracts at any time of day, on any day of the week, from any time zone. This brings an immediate, real-time digital trading channel to the world’s oldest store of value.”
CME Group offers the world’s leading benchmark gold futures contract. Year-to-date, average daily notional trading volume in CME Group’s gold futures has reached a record $125 billion.
CME Group launched its 1-ounce gold futures contract in January 2025, which achieved an average daily volume (ADV) of 87,000 contracts in the first half of 2026.
In the first half of 2026, driven by heightened precious metals trading activity, CME Group’s metals business set a new record, with average daily volume reaching 1.3 million contracts, a 55% year-over-year increase.
CME Group’s stock price has declined 5.3% year-to-date, closing slightly higher by 0.02% on Monday.