- Faster round-trip times for trading.
- Ahead-of-schedule construction of the Aurora Cloud Region and co-location facility. The facility, which will host Google Cloud’s new, industry-first specialized platform to support trading of CME Group markets, is targeted to be available for client testing in mid-2027, in addition to the Dallas disaster recovery facility that has been open for testing since June 2026.
- Livestock market migration to the cloud will take place out of the new Aurora Cloud Region in late 2027. Interim relocation to Dallas is no longer necessary.
10.13.2026
CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, announced it has completed initial performance testing for CME Globex in the cloud, reaching new milestones in the ongoing migration of its markets, including:
Source: CME
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