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Commodity Brokers Prepare for AI Compute Futures Trading
Commodity brokers ADM Investor Services, BGC Group, and Nanhua USA LLC are preparing to trade derivatives based on the cost of renting AI computing power. The products, which would turn GPU time into tradable assets, are expected to clear regulatory review. CME Group and ICE are working on cash-settled futures contracts that track GPU rental prices, with each contract representing 730 GPU-hours over a month. The earliest decision point for regulated compute futures is a few weeks after public feedback on the CFTC review is closed.