What is the difference between E-Mini & Micro E-mini?

Whereas the E-mini S&P 500 has a contract price of $50 times the S&P 500, the micro E-mini's contract price is $5 times the index. An E-mini is an electronically traded futures contract that is a fraction of the value of a standard futures contract. Read about E-mini investing here.

What is an E-mini & how does it work?

What Is an E-mini? The term E-mini refers to an electronically-traded futures contract that is a fraction of the size of a standard contract. E-minis are used to trade a variety of assets, such as commodities and currencies, but the most commonly traded assets using E-minis are indexes .

What is an E-mini contract?

As noted above, the E-mini contract was created to be one-fifth of the size of the standard-sized contract. The contract size is the value of the contract based on the price of the futures contract times a contract-specific multiplier. For instance, the E-mini S&P 500 has a contract size of $50 times the value of the S&P 500.