CME Group said on Monday that nearly 15,000 of its 1-Ounce Gold futures contracts traded during the opening weekend of its new round-the-clock schedule, representing about $60 million in notional value.

The derivatives exchange operator introduced the 24/7 trading format for the contract, allowing customers to trade regulated gold futures at any time of day, on any day of the week, extending access to a product that had already been seeing heavy use during regular trading hours.

“Gold is a global safe-haven asset, and global events don’t stop on weekends,” said Jin Hennig, managing director and global head of metals at CME Group.

He added that CME’s “launch demonstrates that retail traders were ready and waiting for always-on, regulated and right-sized products to manage their exposure to gold.”

“24/7 Gold futures from CME Group offer our customers the ability to trade regulated futures contracts at any time of the day, any day of the week, from any timezone,” said Adam Hickerson, senior director and chief operating officer of Robinhood Derivatives. “This brings instant real-time digital access to the world’s oldest store of value.”

CME Group said a record $125 billion in average notional has traded each day across its gold futures this year. The 1-Ounce Gold futures contract launched in January 2025 and recorded average daily volume of 87,000 contracts in the first half of 2026.

The company’s metals business set a record in the first half of the year, with 1.3 million contracts traded daily on the back of precious metals activity, up 55% year on year.