Anyone who has looked into trading at all recently has heard the term “e-mini”. E-Mini’s are very popular right now.
But what IS an e-mini? Why are they so popular? Continue reading to find out.
An “e-mini” contract is an electronically traded futures contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) that represents a portion of the normal futures contracts.
E-mini contracts are available on a wide range of indices such as the NASDAQ 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and Russell 2000.
For example, the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract is one-fifth the size of the standard S&P 500 futures contract.
Advantages to trading E-mini contracts include liquidity, greater affordability for individual investors and around-the-clock trading.
Depending on your broker, you can control a single e-mini contract for typically between $500 and $1000. You may be able to find them as low as $300 per contract.
E-mini contracts allow the average, every day investor to take advantage of the power of leverage to drive profits. However, it also opens up untrained and inexperienced investors to additional risk. The power of leverage works in both ways.
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E-mini contracts open the door of possibilities for everyday traders like yourself, IF you know how to effectively and profitably trade them.
