CME Group Sets October 19 Launch for UNI Futures for Institutions With 10,000 UNI Contract Size
Key Takeaways
- •CME Group plans to start futures trading on UNI, the governance token of Uniswap, on Monday, October 19.
- •The new UNI futures contract is sized at 10,000 UNI and will debut alongside Bitcoin Cash futures.
- •The launch extends CME's digital-asset derivatives expansion, which began with Bitcoin futures in December 2017 and later added Ether, Solana, and XRP contracts.
- •The UNI contract carries CME's regulated crypto derivatives offering into the decentralized-finance sector for the first time.
- •Uniswap, launched in 2018, ranks as the largest decentralized exchange, with its UNI token functioning mainly as a governance asset.
Institutional traders will gain a regulated route into decentralized finance from Monday, October 19, when CME Group, one of the world's largest derivatives marketplaces, plans to begin futures trading on UNI, the governance token of Uniswap, the largest decentralized exchange in the DeFi sector.
The new contract, sized at 10,000 UNI, is set to debut alongside futures on Bitcoin Cash as the Chicago-based exchange operator continues to broaden its cryptocurrency derivatives lineup. Futures contracts allow traders to take price exposure to an asset on a regulated exchange without directly holding the underlying token, and CME Group publishes full contract specifications, including settlement terms, for each of its listed products.
The launch extends CME Group's presence in digital-asset derivatives, which began with Bitcoin futures in December 2017 and expanded with Ether futures in February 2021, followed by options on both contracts. In 2025, the venue added Solana and XRP futures as part of a broader effort to meet institutional demand for regulated exposure to digital assets. UNI's addition carries that expansion into the decentralized-finance sector itself.
Uniswap, launched in 2018, operates as a decentralized trading protocol and ranks as the largest decentralized exchange in the decentralized finance space. Its UNI token functions primarily as a governance asset, giving holders a vote on protocol decisions.
The October 19 launch date was reported by COINOTAG on October 13, 2026.
This content was first published on COINOTAG: https://en.coinotag.com/cme-sets-uni-futures-launch-institutions-october-19
