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CME Targets Dec. 7, 2026, Launch for New Clearing Agency

The planned launch remains subject to regulatory approvals and would add a clearing option ahead of the SEC’s central-clearing mandate.

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Pedestrians walk past CME Group’s headquarters on South Wacker Drive in Chicago. / EconoTimes.ai
Pedestrians walk past CME Group’s headquarters on South Wacker Drive in Chicago. / EconoTimes.ai

CME Group plans to launch CME Securities Clearing Inc. on Dec. 7, 2026, pending regulatory approvals, giving market participants another clearing option ahead of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) central-clearing mandate.

CME Group recorded third-quarter average daily volume of 29.4 million contracts, up 16% from a year earlier and a third-quarter record.

EconoTimes previously covered the clearing agency plan alongside CME Group’s third-quarter results and trading record.

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