Fresh off his panel at the International Derivatives Expo [https://www.fia.org/fia/events/international-derivatives-expo] in London, Derek Sammann [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereksammann/], Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Commodities Markets at CME Group [https://www.cmegroup.com/], joins the show to discuss how markets are handling recent volatility events. CME Group has seen record volumes in energy markets and has also seen growth across agricultural and metals, with significant increases in EMEA and APAC regions. Sammann emphasized CME Group's dual focus on risk management and price discovery, and notes how retail participation -- particularly in gold -- is surging, driven by inflation hedges.

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