CME Group to Launch World's First Baseball Futures on October 12
Key Highlights
- ➤October 12 launch planned for world’s first baseball futures, pending regulatory review
- ➤CME FSPI indexes track statistics from 30 professional baseball teams using Official League Data
- ➤Standard contracts valued at 10x underlying MLB indexes; micro contracts are one-tenth that value
- ➤Contracts cover the 2026 Postseason and four League Championship Series clubs
- ➤Trading will operate around the clock with central clearing, transparent pricing, and equal market access
Expert Statements
Tim McCourt, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Equities, FX and Alternative Products at CME Group
“CME Group provides price discovery and risk management across every major investable asset class, and we see an opportunity to bring investing and hedging discipline to the business of professional baseball.”
Tim McCourt, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Equities, FX and Alternative Products at CME Group
“The innovative contracts we're developing with FutureSports will be built on robust indexes using Official League Data, with the transparency and integrity that only regulated exchange-traded products deliver.”
CME Group to Launch World's First Baseball Futures on October 12 PR Newswire
* New contracts will be based on CME FutureSports Performance Indexes tracking Official League Data CHICAGO, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch the world's first Baseball futures on October 12, pending regulatory review. The new contracts will track CME FutureSports Performance Indexes (CME FSPI) that include statistics on the 30 professional baseball teams, beginning with the 2026 Postseason and the four clubs in the League Championship Series.
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