CME Group has begun making its future products eligible for Robinhood customers in the U.S. The expansion will enable retail traders using the platform to access various futures across five major assets, including equity indexes, foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies, metals, and energy.
The platform includes future contracts for the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000, and Dow Jones Industrial Average, as well as bitcoin and ether. Additionally, traders will have access to foreign exchange futures for significant currency pairs, metals such as gold, silver, and copper, and energy contracts for crude oil and natural gas.
“Expanding retail access to futures trading is an integral step in educating and empowering this new crop of investors, and we look forward to working with Robinhood to continue providing the products and resources needed to tap into today’s most important markets,” said Julie Winkler, Chief Commercial Officer at CME Group.
Robinhood has introduced a new mobile trading interface to support its launch, including a streamlined trading ladder for faster order execution.
“This reimagined experience, coupled with some of the lowest fees in the industry, makes trading futures at Robinhood an easy decision,” said JB Mackenzie, VP and GM of Futures and International at Robinhood.
The companies offer educational resources to help their traders navigate futures markets. CME Group offers courses, webinars, and market insights through the CME Institute and Futures Fundamentals. Robinhood is supplementing these efforts with futures-focused content on Robinhood Learn and an upcoming series of YouTube videos.
The launch reflects retail investors’ increasing demand for futures as more traders seek diversified investment opportunities and risk management tools.
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