International derivatives marketplace CME Group today announced it will launch Single Stock futures across more than 50 of the top U.S. stocks on July 27, pending completion of all regulatory review and processes.

This new offering will include 55 larger-sized and 22 Micro-sized futures contracts, providing market participants with additional flexibility to manage their equity exposure.

“Clients want to manage equity price risk with more precision and with the capital efficiencies of a centralized marketplace,” said Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equities, FX and Alternative Products at CME Group. “Our new Single Stock futures will simplify access to the most liquid U.S. stocks and enable traders to easily transition between broad market index hedging and targeted single-name exposure.”

Demand for equity derivatives continues to grow across both institutional and retail audiences, with new volume and open interest (OI) highs in 2026 including:

• Futures and options average daily volume (ADV) of 8.6 million contracts and average OI of 11.7 million contracts.
• Futures ADV of 7.2 million contracts, up 12% year-over-year, and record average futures OI of 5.4 million contracts.

The contracts will be listed on and subject to the rules of CME.