CME Direct

The fast, secure, highly configurable front-end for trading futures, options, and block markets.

The leading trading platform for Energy options volume.

Your gateway to the Crude Oil market

The leading trading platform for Energy options volume.

Your gateway to the Global Crude Oil market

The fast, secure, highly configurable front-end for trading futures, options and block markets. Contact us to schedule a demo, and see how CME Direct can help you execute your trading strategy with precision and speed.

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Access liquidity across all the asset classes and products you want, in the manner you choose, with the convenience of a single, market-leading trading platform.

Access second-to-none liquidity in WTI Crude Oil Weekly options alongside market-leading options workflows and analytics to fuel your trading strategies.

Access second-to-none liquidity in Henry Hub Natural Gas options alongside market-leading options workflows and analytics to power your trading strategies.

Access market-leading transparency across a diverse range of Crude Oil and Refined Products futures, options and spreads.

Access second-to-none liquidity in WTI Crude Oil Weekly options alongside market-leading options workflows and analytics to fuel your trading strategies.

Experience market-leading transparency in WTI Midland and WTI Houston financially settled futures, alongside WTI vs. Brent futures and spread options.

Cost-efficient, customizable liquidity access

Experience trading tailor-made for CME Group markets, with unrivaled access and a choice of venues and trading modalities:

View futures, options, and OTC side-by-side.
Enjoy software free of charge and potential market data fee waivers.

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Seamlessly execute Request for Quote (RFQ) strategies

RFQ is the quickest way to receive instant on-screen quotes on multi-leg options strategies.

Anonymously request instant liquidity for live and delta-hedge options strategies.
Execute covered and multi-leg strategies on CME Globex without legging risk.

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Seamlessly execute Request for Quote (RFQ) strategies

RFQ is the quickest way to receive instant on-screen quotes on multi-leg options strategies.

Anonymously request instant liquidity for live and delta-hedge options strategies.
Execute covered and multi-leg strategies on CME Globex without legging risk.

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Execute spread trades using real-time pricing data

View complimentary, real-time pricing data across WTI and Brent futures, options and blocks.

Active screen markets provide the most accurate pricing data
Access liquidity across a broad product slate covering key locations and crude grades, offering the best liquidity for Gulf Coast crude oil.

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Seamlessly execute Request for Quote (RFQ) Strategies

RFQ is the quickest way to receive instant on-screen quotes on multi-leg options strategies.

Anonymously request instant liquidity for live and delta-hedge options strategies.
Execute covered and multi-leg strategies on CME Globex without legging risk.
More precision on expiries, with WTI weekly options now having an expiry on every business day of the year.

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Access clear and accurate pricing data in real time on the same screen as market-leading liquidity in WTI futures and options.

View complimentary, real-time pricing data across North American and Global Crude Oil futures, options and blocks covering key locations and crude grades.

Real-time screen pricing and all CME Group block trades as they hit the market on WTI Midland and WTI Houston futures (financially settled vs. Argus spot prices).
Gain price discovery into intraday physical crude markets for WTI Midland and WTI Houston alongside futures prices with the Argus Crude Market Ticker.
Real-time WTI vs. Brent markets, including cross-month (month one WTI vs. month two Brent) spreads.

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Market-leading options workflows

See the powerful features that have made CME Direct the top-ranked platform for trading electronic options and blocks:*

Execute covered, multi-leg strategies with a consolidated view of all trades, RFQs, crosses, and blocks.
Easily see all listed options for a futures contract.

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*Source: CME Group. As measured by options volumes and blocks market share across various platforms.

Create an enhanced options trading grid

Easily see all listed options for an underlying futures contract with the Quick Options Grid.

Options are sorted by days to expiration, displaying the contract code and underlying futures price.
View puts and calls by strike, with the ability to adjust the displayed options by expiry time, category of options and Greeks input.

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Create an enhanced options trading grid

Easily see all listed options for an underlying futures contract with the Quick Options Grid.

Options are sorted by days to expiration, displaying the contract code and underlying futures price.
View puts and calls by strike, with the ability to adjust the displayed options by expiry time, category of options and Greeks input.

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Comprehensive market oversight on one screen

Gain unrivaled access to the products you want, in the manner you choose, with powerful, integrated analytics.

View live market activity and analytics across RFQs, futures, options and blocks for a selected instrument in a single screen.
Build and tailor your own or simply select from our prebuilt views.

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Create an enhanced options trading grid

Easily see all listed options for an underlying futures contract with the Quick Options Grid.

Options are sorted by days to expiration, displaying the contract code and underlying futures price.
View puts and calls by strike, with the ability to adjust the displayed options by expiry time, category of options and Greeks input.

Learn more

Gain comprehensive market oversight on one screen

Get unrivaled access to the products you want, in the manner you choose, with the convenience of a single, market-leading trading platform.

View live market activity and analytics across options, RFQs, futures, options and blocks for a selected instrument in a single screen.
Build and tailor your own or simply select from our prebuilt views.

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Cash FX markets

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Access liquidity across all the asset classes and products you want, in the manner you choose, with the convenience of a single, market-leading trading platform.

Access second-to-none liquidity in WTI Crude Oil Weekly options alongside market-leading options workflows and analytics to fuel your trading strategies.

Access second-to-none liquidity in Henry Hub Natural Gas options alongside market-leading options workflows and analytics to power your trading strategies.

Access market-leading transparency across a diverse range of Crude Oil and Refined Products futures, options and spreads.

Access second-to-none liquidity in WTI Crude Oil Weekly options alongside market-leading options workflows and analytics to fuel your trading strategies.

Experience market-leading transparency in WTI Midland and WTI Houston financially settled futures, alongside WTI vs. Brent futures and spread options.

Cost-efficient, customizable liquidity access

Seamlessly execute Request for Quote (RFQ) strategies

Seamlessly execute Request for Quote (RFQ) strategies

Execute spread trades using real-time pricing data

Seamlessly execute Request for Quote (RFQ) Strategies

Access clear and accurate pricing data in real time on the same screen as market-leading liquidity in WTI futures and options.

Market-leading options workflows

Create an enhanced options trading grid

Create an enhanced options trading grid

Comprehensive market oversight on one screen

Create an enhanced options trading grid

Gain comprehensive market oversight on one screen

Powerful, integrated analytics

Powerful, integrated analytics

Powerful, integrated analytics

Access the only liquid Weekly options market for Crude Oil

Powerful, integrated analytics

TrendSpider charting functionality

Seamless RFQ and Price Discovery

Cost-efficient, customizable liquidity access

Cost-efficient, customizable liquidity access

Make decisions faster using TrendSpider charting functionality

TrendSpider charting functionality

Cost-efficient, customizable liquidity access

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MANAGE CRUDE OIL PRICE RISK FIVE DAYS A WEEK

MANAGE CRUDE OIL PRICE RISK FIVE DAYS A WEEK

Explore EBS and BrokerTec cash markets

EBS

Cash FX markets

BrokerTec

Fixed income markets

Clearing

Margin services

Risk management

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Customer support

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