CME Group reported average daily volume of 29.7 million contracts in August 2026, up 6% from August 2025 and the exchange’s second-highest August total. US Treasury futures volume increased 15% year over year, metals volume rose 48%, and cryptocurrency-related products averaged 175,000 contracts with $12 billion in notional value. Only August 2024 recorded a higher August volume. The result followed a record July 2026, when average daily volume reached 27 million contracts, up 23% from July 2025. CME operates a major global market for futures and options across interest rates, equity indexes, energy, agricultural commodities, foreign exchange and metals, with sustained trading activity supporting transaction-fee revenue.