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E-mini NASDAQ-100 Futures
 
 
E-mini NASDAQ 100 Futures
Opening Date 6/21/1999
Ticker Symbol NQ
NQ= Clearing
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Contract Size $20 x E-mini NASDAQ-100 futures price
Tick Size (minimum fluctuation) OUTRIGHT
0.25 index points=$5.00
CALENDAR SPREAD
0.05 index points=$1.00
Trading Hours
All time listed are Central Time
CME Globex
(ETH)
MON-THURS: 5:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
(Daily maintenance shutdown 4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.)
SUN: 5:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Contract Months Five months in the March Quarterly Cycle (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec)
Last Trade Date/Time
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CME Globex
 
Trading can occur up to 8:30 a.m. on the 3rd Friday of the contract month.
Final Settlement Procedure Cash Settlement.  All open positions at close of last day of trading are settled in cash to the Special Opening Quotation (SOQ) on Friday a.m. of the NASDAQ-100 Index, computed from the NASDAQ Offical Opening Price for the component stocks in the index. See SOQ FAQ.
Daily Price Limits RTH:  Successive 10%, 20%, 30% limits (downside only)
ETH (overnight):  5% up or down
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Position Limits Work in conjunction with existing NASDAQ-100 futures and options position limits.
Block Trade Eligibility Yes. View more on block-trade eligibile contracts.
Block Minimum 200 contracts--Outrights only
Rulebook Chapter 359
Exchange Rule These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.