The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME Group) has commenced trading of 77 single-stock futures based on large-cap U.S. stocks. The initial product lineup consists of 55 standard contracts and 22 micro contracts, with underlying assets including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and NVIDIA. Single-stock futures are contracts based on the stock prices of individual companies, and CME announced that it will launch products targeting over 50 major U.S. stocks on July 27. CME's Tim McCourt stated that customers aim to leverage the capital efficiency of centralized markets to manage stock price risks precisely. The average daily notional trading volume of the new product lineup exceeds $200 billion, with the underlying assets accounting for 55-65% of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100. Single-stock futures are jointly regulated by the SEC and CFTC, and trades are settled in cash in U.S. dollars. Trading hours are from 7 AM to 6 AM KST from Monday to Saturday, with a maintenance break every day from 6 AM to 7 AM. CME also operates cryptocurrency futures and options, but this newly launched product is based on individual U.S. stocks.
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