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Can AI Compute Become The Next Big Futures Market?

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June 16, 2026

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For decades, companies have turned to futures markets to manage uncertainty. Airlines hedge fuel costs. Farmers hedge crops. Manufacturers hedge metals. Now a startup wants to bring that same financial machinery to artificial intelligence. Silicon Data and CME Group are working on futures contracts tied to GPU rental prices, a market that could help firms hedge rising AI infrastructure, cloud computing and data center costs. AI companies spend heavily to rent high-end GPU power for training and running artificial intelligence models, but future compute prices can be hard to predict.  CNBC's Yun Li reports.

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Reporter: Yun Li

Produced and Shot by: Charlotte Morabito

Camera by: Natalie Rice

Edited by: Andrea Miller

Animation: Christina Locopo, Alisa Stern

Additional Editing: Valentina Duarte, Macklin Fishman

Additional Production: Christian Nunley

Senior Managing Producer: Shawn Baldwin

Additional Footage: Getty Images

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Can AI Compute Become The Next Big Futures Market?

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