CME Group lists cash-settled SUI futures on May 4 — the first regulated derivatives for U.S. institutions. Standard (50,000 SUI) and micro (5,000 SUI) contracts.
CME opens Sunday May 3 at 6:00pm CT for Monday May 4 trading
What to watch on launch day
Open Interest
The total value of open CME contracts. Rising OI in the first 48 hours = real institutional demand, not just algos. Watch for OI to build steadily — a spike then collapse signals fast money, not conviction.
Basis (Futures Premium)
The spread between CME futures price and spot SUI price. Positive basis (contango) = institutions expect price to rise. Negative basis (backwardation) = hedging or bearish positioning. A healthy positive basis is what bulls want to see.
Spot Price Action
CME listings have historically front-run the actual launch. Watch for "sell the news" vs sustained buying. SOL pumped ~40% in the month after its CME listing in March 2025. ETH's CME launch in 2021 preceded its ATH run.
Funding Rate Divergence
Compare CME basis vs perpetual funding rates. If CME trades at a premium to perps, institutions are net long. If perps are hotter than CME, retail is leading — CME buyers are hedging. The divergence tells you who's actually bullish.
What CME listings did for other assets
Classic sell-the-news. CME launch marked the cycle top — institutions used it to short.
Bull market context mattered. ETH went on to hit its ATH at $4,800 later that year.
Most comparable to SUI. Institutional legitimacy narrative sustained buying into the launch.
Historical price movements are not predictive of SUI's performance. Market context, macro conditions, and SUI-specific fundamentals will drive the outcome.
After May 4 — this page becomes
Live futures trackerCME Open Interest
$—
institutional positioning
Futures Basis
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contango / backwardation
CME vs Perp Premium
—%
who's leading — inst. or retail
Contracts Outstanding
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standard + micro combined
Volume 24H
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CME futures daily volume
Implied Price (30d)
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futures curve price target
SUI Funding Rate Comparison
Side-by-side SUI funding rates across Hyperliquid, Coinbase, Binance, Bybit, and OKX. When rates diverge between venues, that's signal — arb opportunity or directional pressure building somewhere. The only free tool showing this for SUI in one place.
Data goes live when CME starts publishing SUI futures market data after May 4.
Not financial advice. Historical CME launch data is for educational context only. Past performance of other assets does not predict SUI's performance. Nothing here constitutes investment advice. Full disclaimer →
