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US stock futures rose early on Wednesday and bitcoin jumped as Donald Trump looked set to win the battleground states ... For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com. Show comments.
Calm has returned to the market after stocks snapped a record-setting run of wins. Stock market news today: US futures bounce back from worst day in months [Video] Skip to main content
Fed officials are pushing back against the expectations for interest-rate cuts that have lifted stocks. Stock market news today: US futures keep grip on highs, looking to build on 7-week rally [Video]
Dow Futures trade with a multiplier that inflates the value of the contract to add leverage to the trade. The multiplier for the Dow Jones is 5, essentially meaning that Dow Futures are working on 5-1 leverage. If the Dow Futures are trading at 10,000, a single futures contract would have a market value of $50,000.
U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday, as crucial inflation data came in line with expectations. Regional bank stocks soared, clawing back some of their losses in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank fallout.
Considering the DJIA as an example, the basis of calculating implied open is the price of a "DJX index option futures contract".This is not the price of the DJIA itself but rather the current ticker price of an option issued by the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
S&P Futures trade with a multiplier, sized to correspond to $250 per point per contract. If the S&P Futures are trading at 2,000, a single futures contract would have a market value of $500,000. For every 1 point the S&P 500 Index fluctuates, the S&P Futures contract will increase or decrease $250.
Dow futures were down 1.4%, or over 600 points, while S&P 500 futures dropped 1.9%. The futures traded for tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite were down 2.4% as of 6:36 p.m. ET. Bitcoin was also down 3.5% ...