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title: "Just like gold and oil, we’ll soon be able to trade AI token futures"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/just-like-gold-and-oil-we-ll-soon-be-able-to-trade-ai-token-futures-5gdicn5tb
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/just-like-gold-and-oil-well-soon-be-able-to-trade-ai-token-futures
type: article
source: "TechCrunch"
published: 2026-05-28T18:35:42.728Z
updated: 2026-05-28T18:36:16.324Z
tags: ["llm"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
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# Just like gold and oil, we’ll soon be able to trade AI token futures

**[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Major financial exchanges are moving to create futures markets for AI tokens and GPU compute. China's Shanghai Futures Exchange is designing a derivatives market for AI tokens, while CME Group and the Intercontinental Exchange are separately developing GPU compute futures contracts. AI tokens — the fundamental unit of LLM pricing — are increasingly being treated as a tradable commodity, similar to electricity or bandwidth. Current GPU rental spot prices vary widely across marketplaces, and enterprises already pay per-token for API access. These financial instruments would allow businesses, investors, and data center operators to hedge against fluctuating compute costs amid a massive global AI infrastructure buildout.

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