E-mini

E-minis are futures contracts that represent a fraction of the value of standard futures. They are traded primarily on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's Globex electronic trading platform. E-mini contracts were first launched in 1997 for the S&P 500 index with great success,[1] and are now available on a wide range of stock market indexes, commodities and currencies. As of April, 2011, CME lists 44 unique E-mini contracts,[2] of which approximately 10 have average daily trading volumes of over 1,000 contracts.[3]

Some E-mini contracts provide trading advantages, including high liquidity (and therefore tight spread), greater affordability for individual investors due to lower margin requirements than the full-size contracts, and round-the-clock trading 23.25 hours a day from Sunday afternoon to Friday afternoon. Under U.S. tax law, E-minis may qualify as 1256 Contracts, and benefit from several tax advantages as well.

The risk of loss is also amplified by the higher leverage.

Symbology

Most E-mini futures expire quarterly (with the exception of agricultural products), in March, June, September, and December. An E-mini future symbol is formed by starting with the root symbol and adding the expiration month letter (the same as for futures) and the last digit of the expiration year. For example, the E-mini S&P 500 expiring in December 2012 has the symbol ESZ2.

E-mini contracts

The table below lists some of the more popular E-mini contracts, with the initial and maintenance margins required by CME.[2] Note that individual brokers may require different margin amounts (also called performance bonds).

E-minis
E-mini contractExchangeTicker symbolMultiplierTick sizeTick valueInitial marginMaintenance marginAverage Daily Volume in 2018[3]
E-Mini S&P 500 (Dollar)CMEES$500.25$12.50[4]$13,200$12,0001,766,663
Micro E-mini S&P 500[5]CMEMES$50.25$1.25$1,320 $1,200
E-Mini S&P 500 (Euro)CMEEME€500.25€12.50[6]€6,188€4,950
E-mini Dow ($5) FuturesCMEYM$51$5[7]$13,200$12,000239,382
Micro E-mini Dow[5]CMEMYM$0.501$0.50$1,320 $1,200
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 FuturesCMEEMD$1000.10$10[8]$7,500$6,00019,647
E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 FuturesCMESMC$1000.10$10[9]$3,250$2,6000
E-mini NASDAQ-100 FuturesCMENQ$200.25$5[10]$16,500$15,000492,839
Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100[5]CMEMNQ$20.25$0.50$1,500 $1,500
E-mini NASDAQ Composite FuturesCMEQCN$200.50$10[11]$4,000$3,200
E-mini NASDAQ Biotechnology FuturesCMEBIO$500.10$5[12]$3,750$3,000
E-mini S&P CNX Nifty (Nifty 50) futuresCMEEMF$100.5$5[13]$3,125$2,500216
E-mini FTSE/XINHUA China 25 FuturesCMEFXN$55$25[14]$13,750$11,000
E-mini JPY/USD FuturesCMEJ76,250,000 Japanese yen$.000001$6.25[15]$3,038$2,250648
E-mini EUR/USD FuturesCMEE762,500 euro$.0001$6.25[16]$2,025$1,5004,859
E-mini Consumer Discretionary Select Sector FuturesCMEXAY$1000.10$10[17]$3,125$2,500 944
E-mini Consumer Staples Select Sector FuturesCMEXAP$1000.10$10[18]$1,750$1,400 1,335
E-mini Energy Select Sector FuturesCMEXAF$2500.05$12.50[19]$6,500$5,200 1,823
E-mini Health Care Select Sector FuturesCMEXAV$1000.10$10[20]$2,500$2,000 1,207
E-mini Industrial Select Sector FuturesCMEXAI$1000.10$10[21]$3,125$2,500 1,094
E-mini Materials Select Sector FuturesCMEXAB$1000.10$10[22]$3,125$2,500 668
E-mini Technology Select Sector FuturesCMEXAK$1000.10$10[23]$1,750$1,400 1,945
E-mini Utilities Select Sector FuturesCMEXAU$1000.10$10[24]$2,500$2,000 2,057
Mini-Sized Corn FuturesCME (formerly CBOT)YC1,000 bushels (~ 25 Metric Tons)$0.00125$1.25[25]$473$350472
Mini-sized Soybean FuturesCME (formerly CBOT)YK1,000 bushels (~ 27 metric tons)$0.00125$1.25[26]$945$7001,086
Mini-sized Wheat FuturesCME (formerly CBOT)YW1,000 bushels (~ 27 metric tons)$0.00125$1.25[27]$810$600349
E-mini Light Sweet Crude Oil (Financial)CME (formerly NYMEX)QM500 barrels$0.025$12.50[28]$3,375$2,50018,621
E-mini Natural Gas FuturesCME (formerly NYMEX)QG2,500 million BTUs$0.005$12.50[29]$1,013$7501,718
E-mini Heating Oil - Financial FuturesCME (formerly NYMEX)QH21,000 gallons$0.001$21[30]$3,206$2,3750
E-mini New York Harbor RBOB Gasoline FuturesCME (formerly NYMEX)QU21,000 gallons$0.0001$2.10[31]$3,881$2,8750
COMEX E-Mini Gold FuturesCME (formerly COMEX)QO50 troy ounces$0.25$12.5[32]$3,376$2,500383
E-mini Silver FuturesCME (formerly COMEX)6Q1,000 troy ounces$0.005$5[33]$2,349$1,74053
COMEX miNY CopperCME (formerly COMEX)QC12,500 pounds$0.002$25[34]$2,869$2,12521
Russell 1000® Index Mini FuturesICE (formerly NYBOT)RF$100$0.10$10[35] 727
Russell 2000® Index Mini FuturesICE (formerly NYBOT)TF$50$0.10$5[36] 150,100
Micro E-mini Russell 2000[5]CMEM2K$50.10$0.50

E-mini options

Options on E-minis exist for the E-mini S&P 500[37] and the E-mini NASDAQ-100.[38]

See also

References
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  22. "E-mini Materials Select Sector Futures - Contract specifications". CME Group. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
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  26. "Mini-sized Soybean Futures - Contract specifications". CME Group. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  27. "Mini-sized Wheat Futures - Contract specifications". CME Group. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
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  35. "Russell 1000® Index Mini Futures - Contract specifications". CME Group. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  36. "Russell 2000® Index Mini Futures - Contract specifications". CME Group. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  37. "E-mini S&P 500 Options". CME Group. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  38. "E-mini NASDAQ-100 Options". CME Group. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
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