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CME Group is the world's largest derivatives exchange and operator of the CME, CBOT, NYMEX, and COMEX markets, offering futures and options across interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products, and metals. CME Group exposes a portfolio of REST and streaming APIs through its Data Services Portal - including CME Reference Data API, Real-Time Futures and Options Data API, CME Term SOFR API, FedWatch API, Greeks and Implied Volatility API, EUR/USD Cross Currency Basis Index API, the CME ClearPort API for OTC trade submission, and iLink/MDP 3.0 connectivity to CME Globex for execution and market data.
CME Group publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Capital Markets, Derivatives, Exchange, Financial Markets, and Futures.
CME Group’s developer surface includes authentication, changelog, sandbox, API reference, signup flow, developer portal, documentation, and 24 more developer resources.
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aid: cme-group
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cme-group/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: CME Group
kind: company
tags:
- Capital Markets
- Derivatives
- Exchange
- Financial Markets
- Futures
- Market Data
- Options
- Reference Data
- Trading
- Fortune 1000
type: Index
accessModel:
pricing: unknown
onboarding: self-serve
trial: false
try_now: false
public: false
label: Self-serve signup
confidence: high
source:
- plans
- authentication
generated: '2026-07-22'
method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/cme-group.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2026-03-23'
modified: '2026-07-22'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
description: CME Group is the world's largest derivatives exchange and operator of the CME, CBOT, NYMEX, and COMEX markets,
offering futures and options across interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products, and
metals. CME Group exposes a portfolio of REST and streaming APIs through its Data Services Portal - including CME Reference
Data API, Real-Time Futures and Options Data API, CME Term SOFR API, FedWatch API, Greeks and Implied Volatility API, EUR/USD
Cross Currency Basis Index API, the CME ClearPort API for OTC trade submission, and iLink/MDP 3.0 connectivity to CME Globex
for execution and market data.
apis:
- aid: cme-group:cme-reference-data-api
name: CME Reference Data API
tags:
- Instruments
- OAuth
- Products
- Reference Data
- REST
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/market-tech-and-data-services/cme-reference-data-api.html
baseURL: https://refdata.api.cmegroup.com/refdata/v3
properties:
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/market-tech-and-data-services/cme-reference-data-api.html
type: Documentation
- url: https://cmegroupclientsite.atlassian.net/wiki/display/EPICSANDBOX/CME+Reference+Data+API+Version+3
type: Reference
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/market-data-api.html
type: Portal
description: A set of JSON RESTful web service APIs that provide access to product and instrument reference data for CME
Group, BrokerTec, EBS, hosted partners, and CME Group-cleared markets. Supports OAuth-secured access to product definitions,
instrument metadata, market segment information, and trading hours used to power trading automation and risk systems.
x-features:
- name: Product Reference
description: Lookup of CME Group product definitions across asset classes.
- name: Instrument Reference
description: Detailed instrument-level data including expirations, contract specs, and tick sizes.
- name: Trading Hours
description: Authoritative trading hours and holiday calendars by venue.
- name: OAuth Authentication
description: OAuth 2.0 secured access to reference data endpoints.
x-useCases:
- name: Trading Automation
description: Hydrate algorithmic trading systems with current product and instrument metadata.
- name: Risk and Compliance
description: Drive risk and surveillance systems with authoritative reference data.
- name: Order Routing
description: Validate and route orders against the latest CME instrument definitions.
- aid: cme-group:real-time-futures-options-api
name: Real-Time Futures and Options Data API
tags:
- Futures
- Market Data
- Options
- Real-Time
- REST
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/real-time-futures-and-options-data-api.html
properties:
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/real-time-futures-and-options-data-api.html
type: Documentation
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/market-data-api.html
type: Portal
description: Real-time market data API delivering futures and options price, volume, and open-interest information across
CME Group markets. Available via REST and WebSocket on a monthly subscription basis from the CME Data Services portal.
x-features:
- name: Real-Time Quotes
description: Streaming real-time bid/ask, last trade, and volume.
- name: Options Chains
description: Full options chain data including strikes and expirations.
- name: REST + WebSocket
description: Choice of pull-based REST or push-based WebSocket delivery.
x-useCases:
- name: Trading Dashboards
description: Power proprietary trader and investor dashboards with live CME pricing.
- name: Algo Trading
description: Drive systematic strategies with real-time CME futures and options data.
- aid: cme-group:cme-term-sofr-api
name: CME Term SOFR API
tags:
- Benchmarks
- Interest Rates
- REST
- SOFR
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/cme-group-benchmark-administration/term-sofr.html
baseURL: https://markets.api.cmegroup.com/term-sofr-rates/v1
properties:
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/cme-group-benchmark-administration/term-sofr.html
type: Documentation
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/market-data-api.html
type: Portal
description: JSON-over-REST API delivering CME Term SOFR Reference Rates - the IOSCO-compliant forward-looking term Secured
Overnight Financing Rate at 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month tenors - with real-time updates and full history.
x-features:
- name: Term SOFR Tenors
description: 1M, 3M, 6M, and 12M Term SOFR reference rates.
- name: Historical Series
description: Full history of published Term SOFR fixings for backtesting and risk.
x-useCases:
- name: Loan Documentation
description: Embed Term SOFR fixings into loan and credit-agreement systems.
- name: Risk Management
description: Drive interest-rate risk and valuation systems with the official benchmark.
- aid: cme-group:fedwatch-api
name: CME FedWatch API
tags:
- Fed Funds
- Market-Implied Probabilities
- Monetary Policy
- REST
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html
baseURL: https://markets.api.cmegroup.com/fedwatch/v1
properties:
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html
type: Documentation
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/market-data-api.html
type: Portal
description: 'REST API exposing the data behind the CME FedWatch Tool: market-implied probabilities of FOMC rate-change
decisions derived from 30-Day Fed Funds futures pricing.'
x-features:
- name: FOMC Probabilities
description: Probabilities of rate moves at upcoming FOMC meetings.
- name: Historical Probabilities
description: Time series of market-implied probabilities across meeting dates.
x-useCases:
- name: Macro Research
description: Embed Fed Funds expectations into research and macro newsletters.
- name: Risk Hedging
description: Inform interest-rate hedging programs with market-implied policy paths.
- aid: cme-group:greeks-iv-api
name: Greeks and Implied Volatility API
tags:
- Greeks
- Implied Volatility
- Options
- REST
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/market-data-api.html
baseURL: https://markets.api.cmegroup.com/greeks/v1
properties:
- url: https://cmegroupclientsite.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EPICSANDBOX/pages/871366660
type: Reference
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/market-data-api.html
type: Documentation
description: REST API delivering CME-calculated option Greeks (delta, gamma, vega, theta, rho) and implied volatility surfaces
for CME Group options markets. JSON payloads accessed via the Data Services self-service API portal.
x-features:
- name: Greeks
description: Delta, gamma, vega, theta, and rho per option.
- name: Implied Volatility
description: Implied volatility per strike and expiry.
x-useCases:
- name: Option Pricing
description: Power option pricing and risk systems with CME-calculated Greeks.
- name: Risk Distribution
description: Distribute volatility-surface data into trading and analytics systems.
- aid: cme-group:eurusd-basis-api
name: EUR/USD Cross Currency Basis Index API
tags:
- FX
- Index
- REST
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/market-data-api.html
baseURL: https://markets.api.cmegroup.com/xccy/v1
properties:
- url: https://cmegroupclientsite.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EPICSANDBOX/pages/457320601
type: Reference
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/market-data-api.html
type: Documentation
description: JSON-over-REST API delivering the CME-administered EUR/USD Cross Currency Basis Index with real-time updates
and full history.
x-features:
- name: Real-Time Index
description: Real-time EUR/USD cross-currency basis index values.
- name: Historical Series
description: Full history of index values for backtesting and benchmarking.
x-useCases:
- name: Cross-Currency Hedging
description: Drive cross-currency basis hedging strategies with the official index.
- aid: cme-group:cme-clearport-api
name: CME ClearPort API
tags:
- Clearing
- OTC
- Trade Submission
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://www.cmegroup.com/clearport/clearport-api.html
properties:
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/clearport/clearport-api.html
type: Documentation
description: The CME ClearPort API enables electronic submission of bilaterally negotiated OTC trades for clearing through
CME ClearPort. Used by brokers, exchanges, and trading systems to automate trade submission and clearing workflows.
x-features:
- name: Trade Submission
description: Submit OTC trades for clearing programmatically.
- name: Block Trades
description: Submit block trades and EFRPs (Exchange For Related Position).
x-useCases:
- name: Broker Workflow Automation
description: Automate trade-capture-to-clearing workflows for OTC products.
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
url: security/cme-group-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
url: https://github.com/CMEGroupPublic
- type: Packages
url: packages/cme-group-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
url: packages/cme-group-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
url: well-known/cme-group-well-known.yml
- type: Authentication
url: authentication/cme-group-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
url: scopes/cme-group-scopes.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
url: errors/cme-group-problem-types.yml
- type: Conventions
url: conventions/cme-group-conventions.yml
- type: Lifecycle
url: lifecycle/cme-group-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
url: changelog/cme-group-changelog.yml
- type: Sandbox
url: sandbox/cme-group-sandbox.yml
- type: Conformance
url: conformance/cme-group-conformance.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
url: llms/cme-group-llms.txt
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
url: security/cme-group-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Security
url: https://hackerone.com/cmegroup
name: CME Group Vulnerability Disclosure Program (HackerOne)
- type: APIReference
url: https://cmegroupclientsite.atlassian.net/wiki/display/EPICSANDBOX
name: CME Group Client Systems Wiki API Reference
- type: SignUp
url: https://login.cmegroup.com/sso/register/
name: CME Group Login Registration
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com
name: CME Group Website
type: Website
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/market-data-api.html
name: Market Data APIs
type: Portal
- url: https://dataservices.cmegroup.com/pages/CME-Data-Via-API
name: CME Data Services Portal
type: Portal
- url: https://cmegroupclientsite.atlassian.net/wiki/display/EPICSANDBOX
name: CME Group Client Systems Wiki
type: Documentation
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/tools-information/webhelp/data-services-portal/Content/Onboarding%20CME%20Group%20Cloud-Based%20Market%20Data%20APIs.html
name: Onboarding CME Group Cloud-Based Market Data APIs
type: GettingStarted
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets.html
name: Markets
type: About
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/company/about-us.html
name: About CME Group
type: About
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/contact-us.html
name: Contact Us
type: Support
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/disclaimer.html
name: Disclaimer
type: TermsOfService
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/privacy-policy.html
name: Privacy Policy
type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets.html
name: OpenMarkets Blog
type: Blog
- url: https://twitter.com/CMEGroup
name: CME Group on X
type: X
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cme-group/
name: CME Group on LinkedIn
type: LinkedIn
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: kin@apievangelist.com