CME Direct vs Valor Analytics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CME Direct
Access real-time futures and OTC market data, including bids and offers. Manage orders, view trader status, and analyze positions with integrated charting and calculators. Streamline trade processing with direct mid- and back-office system integration.
- Real-time market bids and offers
- Order management and modification
- Trader status and position reports
- Integrated futures charting
- Options calculators
- Straight-through processing
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Download the CME Direct app for access to all CME futures and OTC markets. Major features of CME Direct include: • Access real-time bids, offers across all CME markets • Create Alerts to get notified based on various parameters. • View and modify your working orders and fills anytime you need • Real-time trader status reports of open orders, completed trades • Real-time markets block feed • Real-time options ladder feed • Real-time positions • Trades executed across CME Direct Mobile feed directly into mid- and back-office systems for a complete and straight-through processing end-to-end solution • Integrated futures charting and options calculators If you would like a demo or to request information regarding CME Direct. Email: markettechsales@cmegroup.com https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/cme-direct/mobile-app.html
Valor Analytics
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Valor Analytics gives commodity and energy professionals mobile access to options, futures, volatility, Greeks, watchlists, seasonal views, historical comparisons, and trade-analysis workflows through native market dashboards. Users must sign in with a Valor Analytics account to access market data and analysis tools.
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Verdict
CME Direct and Valor Analytics are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CME Direct ships an update every 3 weeks, Valor Analytics every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | CME Direct | Valor Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CME Group, Inc. | Valor Analytics LLC |
In-app purchases
CME Direct
No in-app purchases
Valor Analytics
No in-app purchases
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