Kraken Expands Trading Options with CME Futures
Kraken now offers futures trading on CME’s top contracts, including S&P 500, gold, and oil. This move expands it’s reach beyond the crypto world,tapping into one of the largest derivatives markets globally.
Kraken has integrated CME Group’s key futures,enabling users to trade customary contracts like S&P 500,gold,oil,and foreign exchange directly on its platform. The integration covers CME, CBOT, NYMEX, and COMEX markets, bridging crypto and traditional finance.
On October 9, Kraken announced the addition of CME Group’s futures markets via its U.S. derivatives arm. This allows users to trade various traditional contracts, including equity indices, commodities, and foreign exchange.
The new CME futures support includes equity index futures like S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow, and Russell, as well as contracts for major currencies such as EUR, GBP, JPY, and AUD. This expansion creates a unique convergence point for crypto and traditional finance on a single platform.Alongside these new instruments, Kraken retains its existing CME-listed crypto futures for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and soon, Solana.
Verified non-professional accounts receive free Level 1 market data for CME bundles each month. Professional clients can purchase Level 2 data at a subscription rate.
Kraken has also introduced enhanced order tools, allowing traders to modify open orders without losing their priority in the order book. Getting started involves transferring U.S. dollars from a kraken spot wallet to the derivatives account.
This expansion is part of Kraken’s strategic roadmap, which began with its $1.5 billion acquisition of NinjaTrader earlier this year. This acquisition provided the necessary regulatory and technological foundation for the rollout.
