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CME Group to launch baseball futures linked to MLB performance data

CME Group plans to introduce baseball futures on 12 October, pending regulatory review, expanding its derivatives offering into professional sports through contracts linked to performance indexes covering Major League Baseball's 30 teams. The new products, developed in partnership with FutureSports, will track CME FutureSports Performance Indexes (FSPI) based on official league data, with trading beginning with the 2026 postseason initially covering the four teams competing in the League Championship Series.

Why “Unverified”

  • Reported by Hedgeweek alone, with no second source or primary confirmation yet

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What the sources claim

  1. CME Group plans to introduce baseball futures on 12 October, pending regulatory review.

    “CME Group plans to introduce baseball futures on 12 October, pending regulatory review”
    Hedgeweek

  2. The new products will track CME FutureSports Performance Indexes (FSPI) based on official league data.

    “will track CME FutureSports Performance Indexes (FSPI) based on official league data”
    Hedgeweek

  3. Trading will begin with the 2026 postseason, initially covering the four teams competing in the League Championship Series.

    “Trading will begin with the 2026 postseason, initially covering the four teams competing in the League Championship Series”
    Hedgeweek

  4. Standard contracts will be valued at 10 times the underlying MLB index, while micro contracts will represent one-tenth of the index value.

    “Standard contracts will be valued at 10 times the underlying MLB index, while micro contracts will represent one-tenth of the index value”
    Hedgeweek

  5. CME Group said the products would trade around the clock on a regulated exchange, offering transparent pricing, central clearing and equal market access.

    “CME Group said the products would trade around the clock on a regulated exchange, offering transparent pricing, central clearing and equal market access”
    Hedgeweek

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