[CME Expands WTI Crude Oil and Gold Trading to 7*24 Round-the-Clock Model] BlockBeats News, June 12, CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) announced that, pending regulatory review, it will offer 7 days a week, 24 hours a day (7*24) trading services for new, smaller-sized crude oil and gold contracts. The new crude oil contract size will be one-tenth of CME's existing Micro WTI Crude Oil Futures contract and is set to launch on August 30. The 24-hour trading for the company's existing 1-ounce gold futures contract will begin on July 26. Derek Sammann, CME's Global Head of Commodities, stated: 'In the face of geopolitical uncertainty, providing appropriately sized, regulated products available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day ensures that traders can manage risk exposure at any time when news breaks.'