Blogs

The CME Group has added Options on Micro Futures to their product offerings. These contracts are 1/10 the size of the E-mini futures on the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 indices. The benefit for you is the... more

FCMs can now set the Risk Parameters/Margin Subsystem/Margin Multiplier as either Limited or Inherited from CAST 1

FCMs can now set the Market Limits/All Commodities/Margin Multiplier by the commodity. If the... more

The raw material markets continued to make a comeback in the third quarter of 2020 after the global pandemic caused a deflationary spiral taking the prices of most assets lower in Q1. The commodity asset class consisting of 29 of the primary... more

CME Group is launching a water contract based on the NASDAQ Veles Water Indexes in December.

Here is a presentation by Kevin L. Patrick, a preeminent authority on water law and water issues, presented by WhiteWave Trading Strategies,... more

CQG is proud to be the technology sponsor for the CME Group University Trading Challenge! This electronic challenge allows students to experience simulated real-time trading using professional trading software. Learn more on the challenge website... more

Production Gateway release this weekend, the gateway will be down for maintenance during the upgrade.  It will be down from Friday, September 11th, 19:00 CT until its finished before the open Sunday, September 13th. 

Along... more

The end of the summer is the start of the harvest season in the grain markets. The United States is the world’s leading producer and exporter of corn and soybeans, and a leading producer of wheat. The grains and oilseed are the agricultural... more