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CME Group is increasing margins on precious-metal futures for the second time in a week due to recent high market volatility, especially in silver, to ensure adequate collateral coverage amid wild price swings.
The calculations for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average halted for about an hour due to data feed issues, but trading continued normally and individual stock prices were unaffected. The CME Group confirmed the problem, which began at 10:41 a.m. ET and was resolved shortly before noon.
CME Group CEO Terry Duffy said the exchange is prepared to leave Chicago if the city and state take steps that are perceived as "ill-conceived," such as imposing a transaction tax on financial firms. The remarks come as Mayor Brandon Johnson is being sworn into office after proposing additional taxes to help boost the city's revenue. Duffy's comments may add pressure on the new mayor who's promised a slate of progressive reforms, as he contends with a recent exodus of financial firms from one of America's best-known trading hubs.
CME Group is adding daily expirations for bitcoin and ether futures options contracts, effective May 22. Bitcoin and ether futures options will have expirations Mondays through Fridays, while contracts based on micro-sized bitcoin and ether futures will add Tuesdays and Thursdays as expirations dates to the current slate of Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. CME's bitcoin and ether futures and options had a record daily average volume of more than $3 billion in the first quarter.