Because the E-Mini S&P 500 is one of the most liquid stock index future, there are many options available to trade it. If you currently have an account with a brokerage, ask them if they allow you to trade it. If they do not offer it, then you can easily do a search on the Internet for e-mini brokerages. At this time, we do not wish to make any brokerage recommendations, so please do your own due diligence before opening an account.

The E-mini S&P 500 futures contract is the most liquid stock index future available and is based on the S&P 500 Index. For a better understanding of the E-mini, we recommend you visit this site: E-Mini Info See similar questions...

Mini S&P 500 futures are legally binding agreements to buy or sell the cash value of the S&P 500 Index at a specific future date. The contracts are valued at $50 x the futures price. For example, if the Mini S&P 500 futures price is at 900.00, the value of the contract is $45,000 ($50 x 900.00). The minimum price movement of the futures or options contracts is called a "tick." The tick value is .25 index points, or $12.50 per contract. See similar questions...

Because it is difficult to analyze intraday volume patterns for e-mi futures that are not actively traded, we do not provide volume charts for the Russell 1000 e-mini and the S&P 400 e-mini. These have a low trading volume; as an alternative to trading these e-mini contracts, we would suggest trading the Russell 1000 and the S&P 400 indexes. You may access the volume charts for major US indexes at www.MarketVolume.com. See similar questions...

The S&P 500 Cash (SPX) index represents "the market". The index is calculated from an average of all 500 stocks comprising the index. The calculated cash index value differs from the S&P 500 futures value: The cash index is calculated about once a minute, whereas the futures index can change instantaneously - whenever a bid or an ask price is hit in the pit or at the electronic exchange. See similar questions...

of the index growth, up to the cap, is credited to a segment. This is the participation rate. AmerUs Life Insurance Group guarantees the participation rate on Indexed Universal Life products at 100% for the life of the policy, subject to the stipulated cap. See similar questions...

The SP 400 E-mini contract trades in full points. The smallest increment in the SP 500 E-mini contract is $12.50. One full point is equal to $50.00 per contract, as an example; a move in the SP 500 E-emini from 1545.00 ? 1546.00 is $50.00. One quarter point is worth $12.50, one half points is worth $25.00, three quarter point is worth $37.50 and one point is worth $50.00. See similar questions...

ANSWER. In order to achieve the returns of our benchmark, we hold approximately the proportion of the market capitalization of the S&P 500 to the total U.S. market capitalization. ANSWER Our requirements are to provide grants for charities in U.S. dollars. Non-U.S. investments involve political risk, currency risk, liquidity risks of securities markets (which are much less liquid than U.S. securities markets), and the uncertainty of accounting standards (which are less rigorous than U.S. See similar questions...

The SP 500 market is a very liquid market that trades almost 24 hours worldwide. It is an excellent market for day trading the pattern and trade setups we use. These setups and patterns tend to form on a regular basis offering trading opportunities allowing us to quantify the risk in each trade with specific profit objectives. Of course not all trades work and we always use stop-loss orders to manage the risk. See similar questions...

The S&P 500 Index represents about 70% of total domestic U.S. equity market capitalization. S&P identifies important industry sectors within the U.S. equity market, approximates their relative importance in terms of market capitalization and then allocates a representative sample of stocks within each sector of the S&P 500. See similar questions...

The S&P 100 Index (ticker symbol OEX) is a capitalization-weighted index, covering a broad range of industries. Each OEX index option contract represents 100 times the current value of the Index. For example, when the Index is at 600, the dollar value the index options will cover will equal $60,000 (or 100--the multiplier--times 600). See similar questions...

A futures contract is a firm agreement between two parties, buyer/seller to sell/buy at a pre-settled term (maturity), an underlying asset or a commodity (fungible and standardized) at a price agreed at the moment of transaction's conclusion. See similar questions...

Users of S&P 100 index options fall in two broad categories: institutional asset managers and traders, and individual investors. Individual investors who use S&P 100 options cover a broad spectrum, from conservative blue-chip investors to more aggressive stock market traders. However, depending upon your particular financial goals and investment objectives, S&P 100 options may or may not be right for you. See similar questions...

It arises normally when the contract matures during the same cropseason. In an well-integrated market, Contango is equal to the cost of carry viz. Interest rate on investment, loss on account of loss of weight or deterioration in quantity etc. See similar questions...

It is usual for a contract maturing in the peak season to be in backwardation during the lean period. See similar questions...

Futures contract are contracts for delivery of goods. But most of the futures contracts, the world over, are performed otherwise than by physical delivery of goods. See similar questions...

The most important principle for designing a futures contract is to take into account the systems and practices being followed in the cash market. The unit of price quotation, unit of trading should be fixed on the basis of prevailing practices. The "basis" - the standard quality/grade - variety should generally be that quality or grade which has maximum production. The delivery centers should be important production or distribution centers. See similar questions...

ACC future contract expiring on 27th Feb, 2002 is defined as "Fut-ACC-27-Feb-2002". Wherein "Fut" stands for Futures as derivatives product, "ACC" for underlying stock and "27-Feb-2002" for expiry date. index or stock enabled for trading on futures is called an "Underlying" e.g. NIFTY (index) and ACC (stock). There may be various tradable contract for the same underlying based on its different expiration period. See similar questions...