Micro E-mini options on S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100
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Get ready to expand your options for Micro-sized trading: Micro E-mini options on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 indices have launched. Add the flexibility and limited downside risk of options in a smaller notional size that requires less margin and premium to trade.
These options settle into Micro E-mini futures, which are 1/10th the size of E-mini futures and offer the access to the same underlying market. The smaller size enables you to fine-tune your index exposure for greater control over the risk/reward ratio of your investment.
Meet Micro E-mini futuresYou can build the same market neutral, directional and multi-leg strategies as with equity options, creating more market opportunities. The choice of quarterly, serial, Friday weekly, and end-of-month expirations provides flexibility to manage risk around market events and economic announcements.
An Option is an OptionIf you trade other CME Group Equity Index products, your overall margin payment may be reduced via risk offsets between contracts. And options on Micro E-mini futures also have potentially lower trading costs than a basket of equities or ETFs.
Cost efficiencies of the underlyingMicro E-mini futures are the most successful product launch in CME Group history, trading nearly 360M as of August, 2020. Options give you more ways to diversify how you take part in these active markets.
Diversifying your optionsLearn more about Micro E-mini options and what they can bring to your trading strategies.
For options on Micro E-mini futures, there are a variety of option expiration dates you could trade for the same futures contract.
Some option expirations align with the expiration of the underlying futures contract (quarterly options). Then there are a variety of shorter-term options listed, like weekly and end-of month (monthly) expirations. These shorter-term options offer greater precision and flexibility to expand their trading strategies.
Learn more about the expiration choicesQuestions on Options on Micro E-mini Futures? We have answers.
Options on Micro E-mini S&P 500 Futures |
Options on Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 Futures |
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| Contract Unit | 1 MES futures contract | 1 MNQ futures contract |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation |
Regular Tick: 0.25 index points = $1.25 for premium above 5.00 index points Reduced Tick: 0.05 index points = $0.25 for premium at or below 5.00 index points |
Regular Tick: 0.25 index points = $0.50 for premium above 5.00 index points Reduced Tick: 0.05 index points = $0.10 for premium at or below 5.00 index points |
| Trading Hours |
CME Globex: 5:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT Sunday – Friday |
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| Product Code |
Quarterly: MES EOM: EX Weekly: EX1-EX4 |
Quarterly: MNQ EOM: MQE Weekly: MQ1-MQ4 |
| Listing Cycle | 2 Quarterlies, 3 End-of-Months, 5 Fridays (3 Weeks 1,2 and 4 & 2 Serials) | |
| Options Style |
Quarterly: American Weeklies, EOM: European |
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| Strike Interval |
100 index point integer multiples, when listed: +30% to -50% of the prior day’s settlement price on the underlying future contract. 50 index point integer multiples, when listed: +20% to -40% of the prior day’s settlement price on the underlying future contract. 10 index point integer multiples, when the underlying future is the second closest contract: +10% to -25% of the prior day’s settlement price on the underlying future contract. 5 index point integer multiples, 35 days prior to expiry (or 5 Weeks): +5% to -15% of the prior day’s settlement price on the underlying future contract. |
100 index point integer multiples upon listing: +30% to -50% of the prior day’s settlement price on the underlying future contract 10 index point integer multiples for the nearest three expirations: +10% to -20% of the prior day’s settlement price on the underlying future contract |
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