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S&P 500 Futures (ticker: SP) contract's minimum tick is 0.25 index points = $62.50. While the performance bond requirements vary from broker to broker, the CME requires $11,500 to maintain the position. [2] E-Mini S&P 500 Futures (ticker: ES) contract's minimum tick is 0.25 index points = $12.50 [1]
The S&P 500 posted seven new 52-week highs and four new lows, while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 37 new highs and 27 new lows. (This story has been refiled to correct the syntax in paragraph 4)
NASDAQ-100 futures (ticker: ND) contract's tick is .25 index point = $25.00 [4] While the performance bond requirements vary from broker to broker, the CME requires equity ranging from $14,000-$17,500 to maintain the position.
(Reuters) -Futures linked to Wall Street's main indexes took a pause on Thursday after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended the previous session on a positive note, while investors awaited some more ...
The S&P 500 logged record closing and intraday highs, extending record-setting gains from a day earlier. The Dow added more than 100 points, or 0.4%, and also set a record high.
The contract was introduced by the CME on September 9, 1997, after the value of the existing S&P contract (then valued at 500 times the index, or over $500,000 at the time) became too large for many small traders. The E-mini quickly became the most popular equity index futures contract in the world.
S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC is a joint venture between S&P Global, the CME Group, and News Corp that was announced in 2011 and later launched in 2012. It produces, maintains, licenses, and markets stock market indices as benchmarks and as the basis of investable products, such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds, and structured products.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose 0.57% and 0.63%, respectively, while the Dow Jones increased by over 100 points. The 10-year Treasury yield rose three basis points to 4.298%.