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. As of April, 2011, CME lists 44 unique E-mini contracts, Note that individual brokers may require different margin amounts (also called performance bonds).

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|+ E-minis

! E-mini contract !! Exchange !! Ticker symbol !! Multiplier || Tick size || Tick value || Initial margin || Maintenance margin || Average Daily Volume in 2018

| E-Mini S&P 500 (Dollar) || CME || ES || $50 || 0.25 || $12.50|| $13,200 || $12,000 || 1,766,663

| Micro E-mini S&P 500 || CME || MES || $5 || 0.25 || $1.25 ||$1,320

|$1,200

| E-Mini S&P 500 (Euro) || CME || EME || €50 || 0.25 || €12.50 || €6,188 || €4,950 ||

| E-mini Dow ($5) Futures || CME || YM || $5 || 1 || $5 || $13,200 || $12,000 || 239,382

| Micro E-mini Dow || $7,500 || $6,000 || 19,647

| E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 Futures || CME || SMC || $100 || 0.10 || $10 || $3,250 || $2,600 || 0

| E-mini NASDAQ-100 Futures || CME || NQ || $20 || 0.25 || $5 || $16,500 || $15,000 || 492,839

| Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 || $4,000 || $3,200 ||

| E-mini NASDAQ Biotechnology Futures || CME || BIO || $50 || 0.10 || $5 || $3,750 || $3,000 ||

| E-mini S&P CNX Nifty (Nifty 50) futures || CME || EMF || $10 || 0.5 || $5 || $3,125 || $2,500 || 216

| E-mini FTSE/XINHUA China 25 Futures || CME || FXN || $5 || 5 || $25 || $13,750 || $11,000

| E-mini JPY/USD Futures || CME || J7 || 6,250,000 Japanese yen || $.000001 || $6.25 || $3,038 || $2,250 || 648

| E-mini EUR/USD Futures || CME || E7 || 62,500 euro || $.0001 || $6.25 || $2,025 || $1,500 || 4,859

| E-mini Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Futures || CME || XAY || $100 || 0.10 || $10 || $3,125 || $2,500

|944

| E-mini Consumer Staples Select Sector Futures || CME || XAP || $100 || 0.10 || $10 || $1,750 || $1,400

|1,335

| E-mini Energy Select Sector Futures || CME || XAF || $250 || 0.05 || $12.50 || $6,500 || $5,200

|1,823

| E-mini Health Care Select Sector Futures || CME || XAV || $100 || 0.10 || $10 || $2,500 || $2,000

|1,207

| E-mini Industrial Select Sector Futures || CME || XAI || $100 || 0.10 || $10 || $3,125 || $2,500

|1,094

| E-mini Materials Select Sector Futures || CME || XAB || $100 || 0.10 || $10 || $3,125 || $2,500

|668

| E-mini Technology Select Sector Futures || CME || XAK || $100 || 0.10 || $10 || $1,750 || $1,400

|1,945

| E-mini Utilities Select Sector Futures || CME || XAU || $100 || 0.10 || $10 || $2,500 || $2,000

|2,057

| Mini-Sized Corn Futures || CME (formerly CBOT) || YC || 1,000 bushels (~ 25 Metric Tons) || $0.00125 || $1.25 || $473 || $350 || 472

| Mini-sized Soybean Futures || CME (formerly CBOT) || YK || 1,000 bushels (~ 27 metric tons) || $0.00125 || $1.25 || $945 || $700 || 1,086

| Mini-sized Wheat Futures || CME (formerly CBOT) || YW || 1,000 bushels (~ 27 metric tons) || $0.00125 || $1.25 || $810 || $600 || 349

| E-mini Light Sweet Crude Oil (Financial) || CME (formerly NYMEX) || QM || 500 barrels || $0.025 || $12.50 || $3,375 || $2,500 || 18,621

| E-mini Natural Gas Futures || CME (formerly NYMEX) || QG || 2,500 million BTUs || $0.005 || $12.50 || $1,013 || $750 || 1,718

| E-mini Heating Oil - Financial Futures || CME (formerly NYMEX) || QH || 21,000 gallons || $0.001 || $21 || $3,206 || $2,375 || 0

| E-mini New York Harbor RBOB Gasoline Futures || CME (formerly NYMEX) || QU || 21,000 gallons || $0.0001 || $2.10 || $3,881 || $2,875 || 0

| COMEX E-Mini Gold Futures || CME (formerly COMEX) || QO || 50 troy ounces || $0.25 || $12.5 || $3,376 || $2,500 || 383

| E-mini Silver Futures || CME (formerly COMEX) || 6Q || 1,000 troy ounces || $0.005 || $5 || $2,349 || $1,740 || 53

| COMEX miNY Copper || CME (formerly COMEX) || QC || 12,500 pounds || $0.002 || $25 || $2,869 || $2,125 || 21

| Russell 1000® Index Mini Futures || ICE (formerly NYBOT) || RF || $100 || $0.10 || $10

|727

| Russell 2000® Index Mini Futures || ICE (formerly NYBOT) || TF || $50 || $0.10 || $5

|150,100

| Micro E-mini Russell 2000 and the E-mini NASDAQ-100.

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