How much does a micro E-mini contract cost?

Contract Specifications

Micro E-mini S&P 500 Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100
Contract Size $5 x S&P 500 Index $2 x Nasdaq-100 Index
Trading Hours and Venue CME Globex: Sun-Fri: 5pm to 4:00pm
Minimum Tick/ Price Fluctuation Outright 0.25 Index points 0.25 Index points
Dollar Value of One Tick $1.25 per contract. $0.50 per contract.

How much does an E-mini S&P contract cost?

Contracts are priced at $50 times the value of the S&P 500 and are available quarterly. E-mini index futures are cash-settled, which means you receive a credit or debit rather than delivery of the underlying asset.

How much does it cost to trade E-mini contract?

$12.50 per contract
E-mini S&P 500 futures contract specifications. 0.25, worth $12.50 per contract. E-mini S&P 500 futures trade on the CME Globex® trading platform, from 6:00 p.m. U.S. ET all the way until 5:00 p.m. U.S. ET the following afternoon.

How much does it cost to trade micro E-mini futures?

Micro E-mini futures contract specifications. S&P 500 futures: 0.25, worth $1.25 per contract. NASDAQ-100 futures: 0.25, worth $0.50 per contract. Dow Jones futures: 1.00, worth $0.50 per contract.

How many E-mini contracts can I trade?

Theoretically, you can trade as many E-mini contracts as your account balance allows you. Because E-mini contracts are traded on margin ($500/contract) you can trade more contracts with less money. For example, if you have $3,500 in your account, you could technically trade 7 contracts ($500 x 7 =$3500).

How much money do you need to trade E-mini futures NinjaTrader?

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Can you day trade futures without 25k?

Any US-based prospective day trader quickly learns about the dreaded pattern day trader (PDT) rule. The PDT essentially states that traders with less than $25,000 in their margin account cannot make more than three day trades in a rolling five day period.

What are E-mini contracts?

The term E-mini refers to an electronically-traded futures contract that is a fraction of the size of a standard contract. E-minis are used to trade a variety of assets, such as commodities and currencies, but the most commonly traded assets using E-minis are indexes.

How much money do you need to trade E-mini?

E-mini futures, especially the E-mini S&P 500 futures (ES) typically have the lowest day trading margins, $500 with some brokers. 4 That means the trader only needs $500 in the account (plus room for price fluctuations) to buy or sell one E-mini S&P 500 contract.

How much does NinjaTrader cost?

A license, or “lease,” costs $720 per year. Purchasing NinjaTrader costs $1,099.