CME Group

CME Group announces cash-settled futures and options on wind energy for the fourth quarter, subject to regulatory approval. The contracts are based on Vaisala Xweather indices and reflect forecasted wind power generation in five regions (two indices for Germany, the United Kingdom, Victoria/Australia and ERCOT/Texas). The products are intended to trade on NYMEX and be settled on independent, modeled datasets to give market participants hedging options against fluctuations in wind power generation. » Altro su de.investing.com

CME Group reports the first transactions of its new US zinc future on CME Globex, executed on August 20 by Glencore and Trafigura. The physically settled, COMEX‑listed contract was converted to “US‑duty‑paid” and is intended to serve as the central risk‑management instrument for the all‑in price of US zinc. CME highlights the importance of regional price signals amid geopolitical fragmentation and points to increased trading volumes in other metal futures such as copper and hot‑rolled coil. » Altro su de.investing.com

A Trump remark about bringing Hyperliquid into compliance reignited debate over perpetual futures, which allow 10x–50x leverage and are spreading from crypto into commodities and single stocks. CME Group has drafted perpetual contract specs and built launch capability, while CEO Terry Duffy warns perps function as speculative leveraged spot products rather than hedges. The CFTC's classification decision—whether perps are swaps requiring five-day margining or cleared futures with one-day margins—will determine whether extreme retail leverage remains feasible in US markets. » Altro su finance.yahoo.com