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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.
E-mini Dow futures (ticker: YM) contract's minimum tick is 1 index points = $5.00 [1] While the performance bond requirements vary from broker to broker, the CME requires $3,550, and continuing equity of $3,200 to maintain the position.
Futures exchanges establish a minimum amount that the price of a commodity can fluctuate upward or downward. This minimum fluctuation (trade increment) is known as a tick or commodity tick . Hence, a tick is any fluctuation in the price of a security .
E-minis are futures contracts that represent a fraction of the value of standard futures. They are traded primarily on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.As of April, 2011, CME lists 44 unique E-mini contracts, [1] of which approximately 10 have average daily trading volumes of over 1,000 contracts.
To establish a futures contract, traders must put up a portion of its total value called margin, often 3 to 12 percent. The clearinghouse holds this capital as security for the contract.
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.
This is a list of notable futures exchanges. Those stock exchanges that also offer trading in futures contracts besides trading in securities are listed both here and the list of stock exchanges .
A futures exchange or futures market is a central financial exchange where people can trade standardized futures contracts defined by the exchange. [1] Futures contracts are derivatives contracts to buy or sell specific quantities of a commodity or financial instrument at a specified price with delivery set at a specified time in the future.