CME Group will launch 90% and 50% lean Beef Trim futures and options on July 20, 2026, pending approval to manage beef input cost risk. On July 27 it will debut Single Stock futures with 55 standard and 22 micro contracts covering over 50 U.S. firms including Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia.
CME Group will list financially-settled 90% and 50% lean Beef Trim futures and options on July 20, 2026, providing forward pricing for the primary ingredients in ground beef production. These contracts enable producers, packers and processors to hedge lean-to-fat ratio exposure and link live cattle prices more closely to end-user ground beef costs.
On July 27, CME Group will introduce Single Stock futures comprising 55 standard and 22 micro contracts across more than 50 leading U.S. firms, including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Nvidia and SpaceX. The new offering enhances precision for equity risk management and facilitates seamless shifts between index-based and single-name exposures in a centralized marketplace.
CME Group’s agricultural products achieved a record 1.9 million average daily volume in 2025, with Live Cattle futures and options at 111,718 and Feeder Cattle at 31,545 contracts. Equity derivatives also reached all-time highs in 2026, with futures and options ADV of 8.6 million and open interest of 11.7 million, underscoring growing client demand for diversified risk management tools.
