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How to trade emini futures?
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13th Nov 2009 by JonB
E-mini futures have become wildly popular for many reasons, but mostly because of the leverage and liquidity. Simply trading them is fairly easy (trading them profitably is another matter). There are many brokers that require account balances of only $2,000 to open and day margins as low was $400 per contract. If you wish to hold over the close period (from 4:00-4:30 eastern) the margin typically is much higher at around $4,000 per contract. Because of the vast liquidity (especially in ES, the S&P 500 emini) you never have to worry about much slippage or missed fills, even when trading large size. The most popular emini's are ES (S&P 500), NQ (NDX), and YM (DOW). There are also many other mini contracts, including gold, silver, oil, etc.
E-mini futures have become wildly popular for many reasons, but mostly because of the leverage and liquidity. Simply trading them is fairly easy (trading them profitably is another matter). There are many brokers that require account balances of only $2,000 to open and day margins as low was $400 per contract. If you wish to hold over the close period (from 4:00-4:30 eastern) the margin typically is much higher at around $4,000 per contract. Because of the vast liquidity (especially in ES, the S&P 500 emini) you never have to worry about much slippage or missed fills, even when trading large size. The most popular emini's are ES (S&P 500), NQ (NDX), and YM (DOW). There are also many other mini contracts, including gold, silver, oil, etc.
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