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Nov 20, 2025

CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Indices

The CME CF Volatility Series serves as a transparent, representative and replicable indicator of the implied volatility embedded in digital asset options markets traded on the CME. The resulting indices represent forward looking, market based measures of how dispersed returns of the underlying digital assets are expected to be over a given time horizon.

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Note: Some of the underlying instruments cited within this material may be restricted to certain customer categories in certain jurisdictions.


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