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E-mini S&P, often abbreviated to "E-mini" (despite the existence of many other E-mini contracts) and designated by the commodity ticker symbol ES, is a stock market index futures contract traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
S&P 500 Futures are financial futures which allow an investor to hedge with or speculate on the future value of various components of the S&P 500 Index market index. S&P 500 futures contracts were first introduced by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1982. The CME added the e-mini option in 1997.
An E-mini future symbol is formed by starting with the root symbol and adding the expiration month letter (the same as for futures) and the last digit of the expiration year. For example, the E-mini S&P 500 expiring in December 2012 has the symbol ESZ2.
The short-term direction of the March E-mini S&P 500 Index is likely to be determined by trader reaction to the main 50% level at 4263.25.
STOCKS: S&P 500 emini futures held firm at up 0.48%, pointing to a firm open on Wall Street. BONDS: U.S. Treasury 10-year yield was little moved at 4.523% and the two-year yield ticked up 4.207%.
E-mini NASDAQ-100 futures (ticker: NQ) contract's tick is .25 index point = $5.00 [5] While the performance bond requirements vary from broker to broker, the CME requires equity ranging from $2,800-$3,500 to maintain the position.
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