What is the E-Mini Nasdaq 100 futures?

What is the E-Mini Nasdaq 100 futures? E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ) offer liquid benchmark contracts to manage exposure to the 100 leading non-financial U.S. large-cap companies that make up the Nasdaq-100. The E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures

What is the E-Mini Nasdaq 100 futures?

E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ) offer liquid benchmark contracts to manage exposure to the 100 leading non-financial U.S. large-cap companies that make up the Nasdaq-100. The E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contract is $20 x the Nasdaq-100 index and has a minimum tick of 0.25 index points.

What is E-Mini in E mini Nasdaq 100?

The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq 100 futures contracts trade on the CME Globex system and are called E-mini contracts. It means the Nasdaq 100 cash index will trade higher following the opening bell. Contracts track U.S. indexes closely during regular stock market trading hours.

What is the current e-mini contract?

S&P 500 E-Mini Dec ’21 (ESZ21)

Barchart Symbol ES
Tick Size 0.25 points ($12.50 per contract)
Margin/Maintenance $12,650/11,500
Daily Limit 7.0%, 13.0% and 20.0% decline below the Settlement Price of the preceding session
Contract Size $50 times Index

What is the e-mini S&P 500?

The E-mini S&P 500 is an electronically-traded futures contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) representing one-fifth of the value of the standard S&P 500 futures contract.

How much does an E-mini contract cost?

Contract Specifications:

Contract Symbol Contract Unit Price Quotation
ES $50 per contract dollars per contract
Trading Exchange Trading Hours Tick Value
CME GLOBEX 17:00 – 16:00 0.25 index points = $12.50

How many E-mini contracts can I trade?

Theoretically, a trader could trade as many as 5 contracts ($500 margin each) at once with a $2,500 account, though this would introduce a trader to an enormous amount of risk. In order to use leverage to our advantage, we need to understand our total risk on any given trade and plan our positions accordingly.