In January 2025, news of XRP futures contracts launching on the CME was leaked but quickly retracted, leaving only speculation until now.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group, which operates the largest financial derivatives exchanges worldwide, recently announced that XRP (XRP) futures contracts will go live on May 19.
According to the April 24 announcement, investors have the option of choosing between micro-sized contracts, featuring 2,500 XRP, or standard contract sizes of 50,000 XRP. All XRP futures contracts will be cash-settled.
In January 2025, the CME Group signaled an impending launch of XRP futures before quietly pulling the related page from its website.
