CME Group opens 24/7 trading for BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP

CME Group began round-the-clock trading of bitcoin, ether, solana and XRP futures and options on CME Globex at 4 p.m. Central Time on May 29.

The exchange replaced the previous scheduled trading model for those contracts with continuous access on its electronic platform. Clearing, settlement and margin procedures will remain in place.

Trading will include a short weekly maintenance window on weekends while the platform remains open the rest of the week.

The expanded lineup covers single-asset futures and options tied to BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP. Market participants can now trade and hedge outside standard market hours, including overnight sessions, holidays and weekends.

CME Group reported its crypto product suite grew sharply in 2025 and facilitated nearly $3 trillion in notional futures and options trading.

CME Group posted on X: “Trade our crypto futures and options whenever you want, however you want.” The exchange also posted: “It’s official: We’ve gone 24/7.”

CME Group stated continuous trading is intended to help users manage exposure when markets move outside traditional hours. The exchange noted price discovery for the broader set of crypto contracts could shift as more activity moves to a round-the-clock schedule.

Globex will continue to provide electronic access to global market participants under CME’s standard clearing and settlement framework.