The new GPU rental futures contracts will let AI companies and investors hedge against volatile compute costs on NYMEXCME Group is bringing Wall Street’s oldest trick to Silicon Valley’s newest problem. What the contracts actually look likeThe two products are the Silicon Data H100 Rental Index Futures and the Silicon Data B200 Rental Index Futures. AdvertisementCME Group and Silicon Data first announced their partnership on May 12, 2026. Silicon Data, which is backed by trading firm DRW, provides the underlying rental rate indexes that the futures will track. Why GPU rental costs need a hedgeAnyone who has tried to rent GPU compute over the past three years knows the pricing can be chaotic.