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If you prefer exposure in the equities market, CME Group equity index futures provides a wide selection of highly active contracts.
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Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures (MES) offer smaller-sized versions of CME Group’s liquid benchmark E-mini contracts. They are designed to manage exposure to the 500 U.S. large-cap stocks tracked by the S&P 500 Index, widely regarded as the best single gauge of the U.S. stock market.
| Exchange | CME |
| Contract Code | MES |
| Contract Size | $5 × S&P 500 Index |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.25 index points |
| Value Per Tick | $ 1.25 |
| Settlement Method | Cash Settled |
TRADING HOURS(Malaysia Time, GMT +8)
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Monday through Saturday: 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m. (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m. – 5.30 a.m
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Monday through Saturday : 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m – 5.30 a.m
Note: Daylight saving starts one hour earlier in the U.S.
The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based market capitalization weighted index that tracks 500 of the largest companies in leading industries in the US economy. This index also serves as a key indicator of the health of the US stock market. The S&P 500 is a futures contract that allows market participants to take positions on the performance of the S&P 500 index electronically in an active and liquid marketplace.
| Exchange | CME |
| Contract Code | ES |
| Contract Size | $50 × S&P 500 Index |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.25 index points |
| Value Per Tick | $ 12.50 |
| Settlement Method | Cash Settled |
TRADING HOURS(Malaysia Time, GMT +8)
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Monday through Saturday: 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m. (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m. – 5.30 a.m
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Monday through Saturday : 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m – 5.30 a.m
Note: Daylight saving starts one hour earlier in the U.S.
Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures (MNQ) offer smaller-sized versions of CME Group’s liquid benchmark E-mini contracts. They are designed to manage exposure to the 100 leading non-financial U.S. large-cap companies that make up the Nasdaq-100.
| Exchange | CME |
| Contract Code | MNQ |
| Contract Size | $2 × Nasdaq-100 Index |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.25 index points |
| Value Per Tick | $ 0.50 |
| Settlement Method | Cash Settled |
TRADING HOURS(Malaysia Time, GMT +8)
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Monday through Saturday: 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m. (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m. – 5.30 a.m
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Monday through Saturday : 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m – 5.30 a.m
Note: Daylight saving starts one hour earlier in the U.S.
The NASDAQ 100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ based on the market capitalization. This is a futures contract that allows market participants to take positions on the performance of the NASDAQ 100 index electronically in an active and liquid marketplace.
| Exchange | CME |
| Contract Code | NQ |
| Contract Size | $20 × Nasdaq 100 Index |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.25 index points |
| Value Per Tick | $ 5.00 |
| Settlement Method | Cash Settled |
TRADING HOURS(Malaysia Time, GMT +8)
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Monday through Saturday: 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m. (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m. – 5.30 a.m
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Monday through Saturday : 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m – 5.30 a.m
Note: Daylight saving starts one hour earlier in the U.S.
Micro E-mini Russell 2000 futures (M2K) offer smaller-sized versions of CME Group’s liquid benchmark E-mini contracts. They are designed to manage exposure to the 2,000 small-cap stocks in the Russell 3000 universe of stocks
| Exchange | CME |
| Contract Code | M2K |
| Contract Size | $5 × Russell 2000 Index |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.10 index points |
| Value Per Tick | $ 0.50 |
| Settlement Method | Cash Settled |
TRADING HOURS(Malaysia Time, GMT +8)
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Monday through Saturday: 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m. (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m. – 5.30 a.m
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Monday through Saturday : 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m – 5.30 a.m
Note: Daylight saving starts one hour earlier in the U.S.
Micro E-mini Dow futures (MYM) offer smaller-sized versions of CME Group’s liquid benchmark E-mini contracts. They are designed to manage exposure to the 30 blue-chip stocks tracked by the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) index.
| Exchange | CBOT |
| Contract Code | MYM |
| Contract Size | $0.50 × DJIA Index |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | 1.00 index points |
| Value Per Tick | $ 0.50 |
| Settlement Method | Cash Settled |
TRADING HOURS(Malaysia Time, GMT +8)
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Monday through Saturday: 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m. (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m. – 5.30 a.m
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Monday through Saturday : 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m – 5.30 a.m
Note: Daylight saving starts one hour earlier in the U.S.
An electronically traded futures contract representing a portion of standard DJIA futures, E-mini Dow futures offer an accessible alternative to manage exposure to the U.S. stock market. Based on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, E-mini Dow futures offer exposure to the 30 U.S. blue-chip companies represented in the stock index.
| Exchange | CBOT |
| Contract Code | YM |
| Contract Size | $5 × DJIA |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | 1.00 index point |
| Value Per Tick | $ 5.00 |
| Settlement Method | Cash Settled |
TRADING HOURS(Malaysia Time, GMT +8)
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Monday through Saturday: 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m. (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m. – 5.30 a.m
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Monday through Saturday : 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m – 5.30 a.m
Note: Daylight saving starts one hour earlier in the U.S.
Nikkei 225 USD-denominated futures provide investors with an efficient way to access the opportunities of the Japanese equity market and trade using U.S. dollars. Japan’s premier stock index, the Nikkei 225, includes the top 225 blue-chip companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
| Exchange | CME |
| Contract Code | NKD |
| Contract Size | $5 × Nikkei Stock Average |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | 5.00 index points |
| Value Per Tick | $ 25.00 |
| Settlement Method | Cash Settled |
TRADING HOURS(Malaysia Time, GMT +8)
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Monday through Saturday: 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m. (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m. – 5.30 a.m
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Monday through Saturday : 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m – 5.30 a.m
Note: Daylight saving starts one hour earlier in the U.S.
Expand your Japanese Equity trading opportunities with USD-denominated Micro Nikkei futures. Sized at $0.50, Micro Nikkei (USD) futures provide a new way to access broad-market Japanese index exposure with greater trading precision and lower capital commitment required.
| Exchange | CME |
| Contract Code | MNK |
| Contract Size | 0.50 USD x Nikkei Stock Average |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | 5.00 index points= $2.50 |
| Value Per Tick | $2.50 |
| Settlement Method | Cash Settled |
TRADING HOURS(Malaysia Time, GMT +8)
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Monday through Saturday: 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m. (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m. – 5.30 a.m
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
Monday through Saturday : 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m (Next Day)
*Trading Halt: 5.15 a.m – 5.30 a.m
Note: Daylight saving starts one hour earlier in the U.S.
Expand your choices for managing cryptocurrency risk with Bitcoin futures and options and discover opportunities in the growing interest for cryptocurrencies and the demand to manage Bitcoin exposure.
| Exchange | CME |
| Contract Code | MBT |
| Contract Size | 0.10 Bitcoin |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | $5.00 per Bitcoin |
| Value Per Tick | $0.50 |
| Settlement Method | Cash Settled |
TRADING HOURS(Malaysia Time, GMT +8)
Commodity Exchange (COMEX)
Monday through Saturday: 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m. (Next Day)
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)
Monday through Saturday : 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m (Next Day)
Note: Daylight saving starts one hour earlier in the U.S.
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| Exchange | CME |
| Contract Code | MET |
| Contract Size | 0.10 Ether |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | $0.50 per Ether |
| Value Per Tick | $0.05 |
| Settlement Method | Cash Settled |
TRADING HOURS(Malaysia Time, GMT +8)
Commodity Exchange (COMEX)
Monday through Saturday: 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m. (Next Day)
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)
Monday through Saturday : 7.00 a.m. – 6.00 a.m (Next Day)
Note: Daylight saving starts one hour earlier in the U.S.
Source: CME Group Website
Contract Specifications:
Source: CME Group Website