CME Group Launches Single-Stock Futures for Mega-Cap Tech Stocks

CME Group plans to launch financially settled single-stock futures this summer, pending regulatory approval. The move will allow traders to take positions in more than 50 major U.S. stocks, including Nvidia (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), and Alphabet (GOOGL).

The exchange expects the contracts to offer investors an alternative way to gain exposure to individual leading U.S. stocks, while also allowing them to hedge potential price movements without owning the underlying shares.

CME reported 2025 futures and options average daily volume of 7.4 million contracts and open interest of 9.8 million. The exchange pointed to growth in equity derivatives trading as a key driver for the launch, with demand growing across both institutional and retail participants.