Futures Question

    Posted by cspirit on 11th of Jun 2010 at 01:44 pm

    What does it cost per contact for e-mini future contact?   Can anyone explain to me how price works as I see they trade on .25 range per contact.  Is it one flat price ..

    For example - I buy at 1078.50 one contact what does it cost me etc.

    One ES (SPX) point is $50.

    Posted by foolwise on 11th of Jun 2010 at 02:10 pm

    One ES (SPX) point is $50. The ES trades in .25 increments or $12.50 per tick. So if you make 10 points with 1 contract, you made $50 X 10pts = $500.00. My post yesterday explains a bit more.

    Depends on broker. Typically $1-$3

    Posted by vimal on 11th of Jun 2010 at 01:50 pm

    Depends on broker. Typically $1-$3 per contract for commissions. You make or lose $12.50 for every 0.25 move in futures so $50 for every full point move in futures. Spread typically 0.25 points. Hope this helps

    with the Russell 200 --TF,

    Posted by Michael on 11th of Jun 2010 at 01:51 pm

    with the Russell 200 --TF, its .10 ticks and their worth ten dollars each.

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