CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its Mexican peso and Brazilian real futures and options achieved record average daily volume (ADV) and open interest (OI) during the first half of 2026.
"Our record-breaking first half for Latin American FX highlights the rapidly growing demand for our Mexican peso and Brazilian real futures and options," said Paul Houston, Global Head of FX Products, CME Group. "Traders are increasingly choosing these exchange-traded contracts alongside their over-the-counter (OTC) activity because they offer a much more efficient way to lower costs and simplify daily operations. This strong momentum shows that as the Latin American market continues to grow, participants want reliable, transparent ways to manage their risk."
H1 2026 Latin American FX highlights include:
- Mexican peso and Brazilian real futures and options generated a record combined volume of $2.94 billion ADV.
- Mexican peso futures reached $2.2 billion ADV (up 38% year-on-year), as open interest (OI) expanded to over $6.2 billion.
- Brazilian real futures reached a record $740 million ADV (up 18% year-on-year) as OI surpassed $2.6 billion, while Brazilian real options delivered a record-setting first half.
- Recently re-launched Latin American non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) on EBS Market experienced a strong start to the year, as combined daily volumes in the Brazilian real, Chilean peso, Colombian peso, and Peruvian sol reached their highest level since 2023.
"CME Group provides clients with access to both global liquidity and, uniquely, local liquidity from leading onshore market makers and asset managers, without the need for separate bilateral ISDA agreements with local counterparties," said Bernardo Gattass, Head of Volatility Trading, Itau Unibanco. "By adding CME Group to their list of price providers, institutional investors can access a broader and more diverse liquidity pool, including liquidity."
