CME Group Brazilian Real Futures Set New Daily Volume Record Following Election
Key Highlights
- ➤498,498 BRL futures contracts traded, a new daily record on October 26, 2026
- ➤$9.2 billion BRL futures notional traded, eleven times year-to-date ADV
- ➤Previous volume record was 191,325 contracts set September 28, 2026
- ➤$2.5 billion traded before Brazil’s onshore market opened
- ➤Mexican peso and Brazilian real futures and options reached $2.94 billion combined ADV in H1 2026
Expert Statements
Paul Houston, Global Head of FX Products, CME Group
“Following the results of the Brazilian presidential election, clients turned to our BRL futures market to immediately manage their risk outside of Brazilian trading hours, driving all-time record volume”
Paul Houston, Global Head of FX Products, CME Group
“Even before the onshore market opened, $2.5 billion in notional value had already traded, roughly three times the year-to-date ADV for BRL futures”
Paul Houston, Global Head of FX Products, CME Group
“With liquidity in all timezones and contracts denominated in USD, our markets are fast becoming the main venue for Brazilian real price discovery and trading outside of onshore hours, giving global participants the liquidity they need around the clock”
CME Group Brazilian Real Futures Set New Daily Volume Record Following Election PR Newswire
* Record $9 billion notional traded, eleven times the year-to-date average daily volume (ADV) as market participants turned to CME Group to manage risk around the clock CHICAGO, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its Brazilian real (BRL) futures reached a new daily volume record of 498,498 contracts (R$49.8 billion, ~$9.2 billion notional value) on October 26, surpassing the previous record of 191,325 contracts (~$3.7 billion notional value) traded on September 28, 2026.
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