The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is asking the public for its views on trading derivatives tied to computing capacity. CME Group and Silicon Data plan to launch futures contracts linked to GPU rental prices on October 5, pending regulatory approval. These contracts would allow AI developers to hedge against compute cost volatility, cloud providers to manage capacity, and investors to gain exposure to computing infrastructure without buying hardware. The public comment period raises questions about benchmark integrity and manipulation prevention in this nascent market.
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