Another trading year about to end means CME to raise the rates in Feb'25

CME/CBOT/NYMEX/COMEX Exchange Transaction Fee Amendments Effective February 1, 2025

https://www.cmegroup.com/notices/ser/2024/12/ser-9482.html

 

Great news for me. I only wish they would increase the transaction fees even more.

I benefit because my competition like scalpers or algos who trade more often lose.

 

My spread / slippage costs are 4x my commissions (which I assume is true for most liquidity taking traders), so it's not a huge deal.

 

About the same for me, still don't like year after year higher commish. For what, other than feeding the C Suite's guys gluttony.

 

that means commissions will go up, trading micro is not profitable anymore.

 

Esignal (charting s/w) is also raising their fees too.

 

Who do you trade Asia futures with?

 

Oh, I'm so stoked. Just waiting for that day to come.

 

I had always thought we would see a continuation of fees getting cheaper and cheaper over time due to automation... but doesn't seem that way the last few years. Guess we finally bottomed on that.

At least we finally made an effort to hit T+1 settlements. That's something at least.

 

I call them the Christmas gifts from CME.