Trading index futures enables you to participate in broad market moves with one trading decision, without having to select individual issues. CME’s index futures and options contracts closely follow the price movement of their respective underlying indexes. These products are widely used by financial professionals as well as individual investors, for portfolio protection as well as investment reward.
NASDAQ 100
The NASDAQ-100 Index comprises 100 of the largest domestic, non-financial common stocks listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market. Created in 1985, this index is owned and maintained by the NASDAQ Stock Market. The NASDAQ-100 index is rebalanced quarterly and has a modified capitalization weighting to ensure a more diversified index.
E-Mini NASDAQ 100
The U.S. economy is being transformed by exciting technological changes and advancements in science and industry. Many of the leading companies involved in this process are a part of the NASDAQ-100 Index®. CME offers an E-mini version of the NASDAQ-100 futures at one-fifth the size of the original NASDAQ-100 futures, making these exciting contracts affordable for all investors.
Ticker
Symbol
NQ AON: NV
Contract
Size
$20 times E-mini
NASDAQ-100 futures price
Price
Limits
5%, 10%, 15% and
20%
Minimum
Price Fluctuation (Tick)
.50 index points = $10
per contract (Futures calendar spreads: .05 index points = $1 per
contract)
Contract
Months
Mar, Jun, Sep,
Dec
Regular
Trading Hours (Central Time)
Virtually 24 hours per
day (from 5:30 p.m. Sunday to 3:15 p.m. Friday)
Last
Trading Day
Trading can occur up to
8:30 a.m. (Chicago Time) on the third Friday of the contract month
Final
Settlement Date
The third Friday of the
contract month
Position
Limits
Position limits work in
conjunction with existing NASDAQ-100 position limits