Exchange Memberships

CME Membership

Reduced Rates & Lower Fees

vCapFutures can assist institutional clients and high-volume proprietary traders with the exchange membership process. CME Exchange members benefit substantially from reduced transaction fees when trading products within that member’s division. Higher volume traders and institutions further benefit from CME’s favorable membership fee structure, which may include fee caps and waivers in certain circumstances.

A variety of membership categories are available, each are available through purchase, lease, gift or bequest, or through family or firm transfer. CME offers four different types of memberships, representing its levels of trading access.

  • CME membership – may execute trades in all CME listed contracts.
  • International Monetary Market® (IMM) membership – may execute trades in foreign exchange, interest rates, and all IOM and GEM products.
  • Index and Option Market® (IOM) membership – may execute trades in index futures, random length lumber contracts and all options.
  • Growth and Emerging Markets® (GEM) membership – may execute trades in various products, including those related to emerging market countries.

Current Prices

All CME Lease and Purchase rates fluctuate daily.

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Lease Privileges

If you need to temporarily suspend your lease privileges and you don’t want to give up your membership status, members are permitted to lease their seat to another broker or trader which allows the member to collect a monthly return on their leased seat. Lease rates and durations vary, so members are not subject to long-term lease commitments.