What is S&P 500 futures?

S&P 500 Futures, also known as E-mini, is a stock market index futures contract traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange`s Globex electronic trading platform. S&P 500 Futures is based off the S&P 500 stock index. The value of one contract is 50 times as much as the value of the S&P 500 stock index.

What is the S&P 500 VIX mid-term futures index?

There is also a futures contract related to the tracking of the volatility of the market, and that is the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index, which measures the return of a daily rolling long position in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-month VIX futures contracts. In addition, there are options available for trading on the E-mini S&P 500.

What is the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract?

The E-mini S&P 500 futures contract tracks the S&P 500 Index. It trades on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange under the ticker symbol ES. The contract tracks the stock prices of the largest U.S. companies listed on the S&P 500 Index. Investors can use contracts as a way to hedge or speculate on the future of the S&P 500 Index.

How much is a S&P futures contract worth?

If the S&P Futures are trading at 2,000, a single futures contract would have a market value of $500,000. For every 1 point the S&P 500 Index fluctuates, the S&P Futures contract will increase or decrease $250. In the United States broad-based index futures receive special tax treatment under the IRS 60/40 rule.