| Quarter | Call date | Disclosure | Financial quality | Kept | Missed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3'26 | October 21, 2026 | 8/12 | 2 medium, 5 low flags | 3 | 0 | Call sheet → |
| Q2'26 | July 22, 2026 | 6/12 | 2 high, 4 medium, 2 low flags | 2 | 1 | Call sheet → |
| Q1'26 | April 22, 2026 | 11/12 | 3 medium, 3 low flags | 3 | 0 | Call sheet → |
| Q4'25 | February 4, 2026 | 9/12 | 1 medium, 6 low flags | 3 | 0 | Call sheet → |
| Marked | Status | Promise |
|---|---|---|
| Q3'26 | Delivered | I think we'll know more at the end of August as it relates to what the CFTC's response is to the court to our case Period ended before the Q3 call; management provided the promised update: motion to dismiss filed and opposed, with full briefing expected to the judge in December. |
| Q3'26 | Pending | We're also partnering with Silicon Data to launch a pioneering Compute Futures market later this year Period ('later this year', 2026) has not technically ended, but the CFTC comment period only concludes November 9th with timing described as 'still unknown', making an on-time 2026 launch increasingly unlikely. |
| Q3'26 | Pending | In the fourth quarter, we plan to launch Treasury Link Period has not ended (Q4 2026). Treasury Link is live in a new release environment for client testing as of the Q3 call, consistent with an on-track Q4 launch. |
| Q3'26 | Delivered | This weekend we are launching twenty-four seven trading of our one-ounce gold contract Confirmed live and expanded to also include the 100-ounce silver contract by Q3. |
| Q3'26 | Delivered | Next week, we will be launching Single Stock futures Launched and generated 350,000 contracts / $3.5B notional by the Q3 call. |
| Q2'26 | Delivered | FICC cross-margining for end clients April 30 Approved and launched as promised |
| Q2'26 | Missed | Continue momentum from record 2025 Q2 showed clear deceleration across key metrics |
| Q2'26 | Pending | Two agricultural products migrating to cloud by year-end Not mentioned this quarter, concerning silence |
| Q2'26 | Pending | Micro Equity Index options to be financially settled Filed but not yet implemented |
| Q2'26 | Pending | Dallas facility opening summer for cloud testing Still on track per management but no specific date given |
| Q2'26 | Delivered | 24/7 crypto trading scheduled to go live May 29 Launched on schedule with $1.5B traded over first 8 weekends |
| Q1'26 | Pending | Agricultural products cloud migration by end of year Dallas testing facility opens summer 2026, two products by year-end |
| Q1'26 | Delivered | Extend CME FICC cross-margining to end users early 2026 April 30 launch confirmed with regulatory approval |
| Q1'26 | Pending | Launch CME Securities Clearing later in 2026 Still on track with SEC approval received |
| Q1'26 | Pending | Begin 24/7 crypto trading next quarter (Q1 2026) Specific May 29 launch date provided, on track |
| Q1'26 | Exceeded | Expand crypto offering with new futures products Added Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar futures launching February 9 |
| Q1'26 | Delivered | Launch event contracts on financial and commodity products in Q4 2025 Launched December 2025, over 68M contracts traded in six weeks |
| Q4'25 | Delivered | Total adjusted operating expenses for 2025 of approximately $1.625 billion Came in exactly at guidance with $10M reduction during year |
| Q4'25 | Pending | Tokenized cash initiative rolling out 'this year' (Q3) Now pushed to 2026 launch timeline |
| Q4'25 | Delivered | BrokerTec Chicago launch (mentioned as recent launch) Launched October 6, $1B+ notional traded, though volume seems modest |
| Q4'25 | Pending | Extension of cross-margin agreement with DTCC to enable margin savings to end user clients Still waiting for SEC approval, not CFTC as previously indicated |
| Q4'25 | Pending | 24/7 trading of cryptocurrency futures beginning early next year Now confirmed for 'next quarter' launch timeline |
| Q4'25 | Delivered | Launch event contracts beginning later this year (Q3 guidance) Launched in December with 68M contracts traded in 6 weeks |
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