[CME Opens 7×24 Trading for Bitcoin Futures and Options Starting Friday] Odaily Planet Daily News: CME, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, has transitioned Bitcoin futures and options trading on its Globex platform to 7×24 trading starting this Friday, ending the previous fixed closure schedule from Friday to Sunday. The "CME gap" caused by weekend closures will thus come to an end. Despite the change in trading mechanisms, market liquidity remains primarily concentrated in ETF options and offshore perpetual contracts. The open interest in IBIT options is significantly higher than that of the CME crypto options market.