International derivatives marketplace CME Group today announced plans to launch options on Solana (SOL) and XRP futures on October 13, 2025, pending regulatory review.
With the launch of these new products, clients will have the ability to trade options on SOL, Micro SOL, XRP, and Micro XRP futures, with expiries available every day of the business week, every month and every quarter.
“The launch of these options contracts builds on the significant growth and increasing liquidity we have seen across our suite of Solana and XRP futures,” said Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products. “Available in two different sizes, these contracts will offer a wide range of market participants – from institutions to sophisticated, active, individual traders – additional choice and greater flexibility to manage their exposure to two market-leading cryptocurrencies.”
Since their respective launches, CME Group’s suite of Solana and XRP futures have become some of the company’s most quickly adopted futures products. Trading highlights include:
- More than 540,000 Solana futures contracts ($22.3 billion in notional) have traded since launch on March 17.
- Record monthly Solana futures average daily volume (ADV) of 9,000 contracts ($437.4 million in notional) and average daily open interest (ADOI) of 12,500 contracts ($895 million in notional) in August 2025.
- More than 370,000 XRP futures contracts ($16.2 billion in notional) have traded since launch on May 19.
- Record monthly XRP futures ADV of 6,600 contracts ($385 million in notional) and record ADOI of 9,300 contracts ($942 million in notional) in August 2025.
