Trailing P/E ratios of large derivatives exchanges:
- CME (23x) | 19 years old
- Intercontinent Exchange (22x) | 26 years old
- Nasdaq (26x) | 55 years old
- CBOE (21x) | 53 years old
- LSEG (29x) | 19 years old
- Robinhood (49x) | 13 years old
- Charles Schwab (19x) | 53 years
- Interactive Brokers (35x) | 33 years
Forward P/Es are slightly lower, but still generally in the 15x-22x range.
I agree trading revenue can be fickle, especially when asset quality is lower (e.g. memecoins) but what a P/E of 20x says is that the market thinks Hyperliquid is going to be a leading, long standing derivatives venue.