CME Direct
The fast, secure, highly configurable front-end for trading futures, options, and block markets.
Access liquidity across all the asset classes and products you want, in the manner you choose, with the convenience of a single, market-leading trading platform.
Cost-efficient, customizable liquidity access
Experience trading tailor-made for CME Group markets, with unrivaled access and a choice of venues and trading modalities:
- View futures, options, and OTC side-by-side.
- Enjoy software free of charge and potential market data fee waivers.
Market-leading options workflows
See the powerful features that have made CME Direct the top-ranked platform for trading electronic options and blocks:*
- Execute covered, multi-leg strategies with a consolidated view of all trades, RFQs, crosses, and blocks.
- Easily see all listed options for a futures contract.
*Source: CME Group. As measured by options volumes and blocks market share across various platforms.
Powerful, integrated analytics
Turn ideas into action – build and refine your trading strategies with analytics tools from QuikStrike and more.
- Use the fully integrated QuikStrike Options Analytics tool to view volatilities.
- Calculate fair value prices and option “Greeks”, chart volatility and correlations, test strategies
Seamless RFQ and Price Discovery
Tap into global, electronic RFQ network and market for private bilateral block negotiation, both integrated, for true price discovery.
- Seamlessly build strategies, submit electronic RFQs, and interact with responses in real-time
- Negotiate off-exchange block trades using Directed Request for Quote (DRFQ)
Download CME Direct
Download the CME Direct desktop application and start trading today.
Register for CME Direct
Register your firm, set up trading and clearing accounts, and get users provisioned.
Request a Demo
Request a demo or connect with a CME Direct expert to manage positions from anywhere.
Resources and Details
Resources that enhance trading
Explore tools and services that boost the ways you can trade on CME Direct.
Explore EBS and BrokerTec cash markets
Take part in the go-to cash markets for price discovery and deep liquidity in FX (EBS) and fixed income (BrokerTec).
EBS
Cash FX markets
Spot · NDFs · Forwards · Metals
BrokerTec
Fixed income markets
U.S. Treasuries · Repo · EGBs
Clearing
CME Clearing serves as the neutral counterparty to every futures, options, and OTC trade, ensuring market integrity and reducing risk.
Margin services
Institution-grade tools reduce bilateral counterparty credit risk and free up trading capital by optimizing margin efficiency.
Risk management
Mitigate your credit risk in markets backed by our central clearinghouse, which ensures safety using a diverse set of risk management tools and capabilities.
Contact a CME Direct expert
Connect with a member of our Platform Solutions team for more information.
Customer support
Connect with the right team contact worldwide in the Global Command Center, offering around the clock coverage.
Connect with an expert from the CME Direct team for more information or to arrange a demo.
