Historical First Trade Dates

View a snapshot of product launch dates at CME Group, outlining the historical first trading date for futures and options contracts on our exchanges

The list of products here is made up of some of our most-prominently traded contracts. For information on products launched within the last six years that are not listed here: 

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Unfortunately, we are unable to provide first trade dates for all contracts. Please note, if you are unable to find a launch date below or through one of the above resources, there is no launch date record for that contract.

Agricultural

Product Futures Options
Cash-Settled Butter 09/05/96 09/05/96
Cash-Settled Cheese 06/21/11 06/21/11
Class III Milk 01/11/96 01/11/96
Class IV Milk 07/10/00 07/10/00
Corn 01/02/1877 02/27/85
Corn Calendar Spread Options n/a 06/01/09
Crude Palm Oil 05/24/10 n/a
DAP 06/06/04 n/a
Distillers' Dried Grains (Delisted May 11, 2015) 04/26/10 n/a
Dry Whey 11/16/98 11/16/98
Feeder Cattle 11/30/71 01/09/87
Frozen Pork Bellies (Delisted July 15, 2011) 09/18/61 10/03/86
GSCI Excess Return 03/13/06 n/a
GSCI 07/28/92 07/28/92
International Skimmed Milk Powder (Delisted January 14 2013) 05/24/10 05/24/10
Lean Hogs 02/28/66 02/01/85
Lean Hogs Calendar Spread Options n/a 06/20/11
Live Cattle 11/30/64 10/30/84
Live Cattle Calendar Spread Options n/a 03/05/10
Mini-Sized Corn 04/07/03 n/a
Mini-Sized Soybeans 04/07/03 n/a
Mini-Sized Wheat 04/07/03 n/a
Nonfat Dry Milk 11/16/98 11/16/98
Oats 01/02/1877 05/01/90
Random Length Lumber 10/01/69 05/29/87
Rough Rice 10/03/94 10/03/94
Soybean Calendar Spread Options n/a 06/01/09
Soybean Crush n/a 02/24/06
Soybean Meal 08/09/51 02/19/87
Soybean Meal Calendar Spread Options n/a 06/01/09
Soybean Oil 07/17/50 02/19/87
Soybean Oil Calendar Spread Options n/a 06/01/09
>Soybean-Corn Price Ratio Options n/a 12/13/10
Soybeans 10/5/36 10/31/84
Synthetic Soybean Crush 02/24/06 n/a
UAN 06/06/04 n/a
Urea 06/06/04 n/a
Weekly Soybean Options n/a 05/23/11
Chicago SRW Wheat 01/02/1877 11/17/86
Wheat Calendar Spread Options n/a 06/01/09
Wheat-Corn Intercommodity Spread Options n/a 08/09/10

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