CME Group announced plans to launch Avalanche and Sui futures next month, pending regulatory approval.
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Contracts will be submitted in standard and small formats. AVAX futures will trade in sizes of 5000 AVAX, with Micro AVAX contracts at 500 AVAX. SUI futures will trade at 50,000 SUI, with Micro SUI futures at 5,000 SUI.
The launch includes micro lots, offering smaller position sizes for traders with limited capital. While the main market remains institutional, these micro lots allow brokers to provide retail clients with access to regulated cryptocurrency derivatives. Adoption is expected to be modest, but it expands participation beyond professional traders.
Cryptocurrency trading volumes rise on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Micro
This announcement comes after strong growth in CME Cryptocurrency Derivatives Market in Q1 2025. The company had a record $11.3 billion in nominal value. Small futures contracts were especially popular.
Micro Ether futures trade an average of 76,000 contracts per day. Micro Bitcoin Futures rose 113% year over year to 77,000 contracts. Benchmark Bitcoin and Ethereum futures also contributed, with 18,000 and 13,000 contracts traded daily, respectively.
Giovanni Vicioso, global head of crypto products at CME Group, said the new contracts “will provide clients with greater choice, enhanced flexibility and greater capital efficiency across our regulated and highly liquid crypto derivatives pool.”
He added that trading volumes in March showed growth, with “average daily volume up 19% year over year and nearly $8 billion in average nominal value traded daily.”
New futures contracts expand access for traders
Avalanche and Sui futures will join CME Group’s existing cryptocurrency derivatives, which include Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar contracts. Starting May 29, the company plans to make cryptocurrency futures and options available for trading 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Isaac Kahane, CEO of Plus500US, commented: “With the continued and growing interest in digital assets, we welcome the continued introduction of additional derivatives specifically designed for high-growth crypto assets.”
He added that the new contracts “expand the reach of our global clients, allowing them to participate in emerging markets with greater flexibility and improving capital efficiency.”
This article was written by Tariq Sikdar at www.financemagnates.com.
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