CME集團將於3月17日啟動Solana（Sol）期貨合約

CME集團是世界上最大的衍生品市場，計劃於3月17日推出Solana（Sol）期貨合約

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, announced its intention to launch Solana (SOL) futures on Friday, March 17, expanding its cryptocurrency derivatives offerings.

世界領先的衍生品市場CME集團宣布打算在3月17日星期五推出Solana（Sol）期貨，擴大其加密貨幣衍生品產品。

The new contracts, subject to regulatory approval, will allow traders to hedge or speculate on SOL price movements with two contract sizes: 25 SOL and 500 SOL.

預先獲得法規批准的新合同將允許交易者對沖或推測具有兩個合同規模的溶膠價格變動：25 SOL和500 SOL。

“We continue to see strong client appetite for a broader set of cryptocurrency products in response to the evolving market trends,” said Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group’s Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products.

CME Group全球加密貨幣產品負責人Giovanni Vicioso表示：“我們繼續看到對不斷發展的市場趨勢的更廣泛的加密貨幣產品的興趣。”

The contracts will be cash-settled using the CME CF Solana-Dollar Reference Rate, which tracks SOL’s price at 4:00 p.m. London time daily.

合同將使用CME CF Solana-tollar參考率進行現金分配，該參考率在倫敦每天下午4:00跟踪Sol的價格。

CME Group already offers bitcoin and ether futures, which have seen substantial growth in trading activity. The firm reported an average daily volume of 202,000 contracts this year, a 73% increase compared to 2024.

CME Group已經提供了比特幣和以太期貨，這些期貨在交易活動中已經大幅增長。該公司報告今年平均每日卷為202,000份合同，比2024年增加了73％。

Industry leaders view this move as a step toward greater institutional adoption of crypto.

行業領導人認為這一舉動是邁向加密貨幣的更大機構採用的一步。

“CME’s crypto derivatives offerings have helped pave the way for a new generation of regulated financial products, including crypto ETFs, which track the underlying digital assets in a passively managed portfolio,” said Teddy Fusaro, president of Bitwise Asset Management.

Bitwise Asset Management的總裁Teddy Fusaro說：“ CME的加密衍生品產品為新一代受監管的金融產品鋪平了道路，其中包括加密ETF，該產品在被動管理的投資組合中跟踪基礎數字資產。”

Kyle Samani, founding partner at Multicoin Capital, added that such products provide sophisticated investors with more options to manage their risk and exposure to cryptocurrencies.

Multicoin Capital的創始合作夥伴Kyle Samani補充說，此類產品為先進的投資者提供了更多選擇，以管理其風險和對加密貨幣的風險。

Solana has gained popularity among developers and investors for its high throughput and low transaction fees.

索拉納（Solana）因其高通量和低交易費用而在開發商和投資者中廣受歡迎。

The addition of SOL futures to CME's existing offerings underscores the growing demand for regulated crypto trading products. It could also open the door for SOL exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

在CME現有產品中增加了Sol Futures，這突顯了對受監管的加密貨幣交易產品不斷增長的需求。它還可以為Sol Exchange Fraded Funds（ETF）打開大門，以獲得證券交易委員會（SEC）的批准。

"CME’s decision to list SOL contracts today significantly increases the possibility that corresponding spot ETF applications could be approved in the foreseeable future," said Sui Chung, CEO of CF Benchmarks.

CF基準首席執行官Sui Chung表示：“ CME今天列出SOL合同的決定大大增加了在可預見的將來可以批准相應的ETF應用程序的可能性。”

"While an exact timeline for approval is hard to discern, it’s probable the SEC will want to see several months’ worth of trading on the CME and be satisfied that the futures correlate with the spot market before it looks to approve ETF applications for SOL."

“儘管確切的批准時間表很難辨別，但SEC可能希望看到數月的CME交易價值，並滿足於期貨與現貨市場相關，然後才能批准SOL的ETF申請。”