E-mini Nasdaq-100 Futures Contract Specs
E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ) offer liquid benchmark contracts to manage exposure to the 100 leading non-financial U.S. large-cap companies that make up the Nasdaq-100. The E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contract is $20 x the Nasdaq-100 index and has a minimum tick of 0.25 index points. Delayed data for E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures displayed in the table below includes for the open, high and low prices and volume for the active contracts.
| Contract Unit | $20 x Nasdaq-100 Index | ||||
| Trading Hours | CME Globex: Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET with trading halt 4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. BTIC: Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET CME ClearPort: Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET TACO on CME Globex: Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 a.m. ET. Monday - Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET; TACO on Clearport: Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 a.m. ET and Monday - Friday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET |
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| Minimum Price Fluctuation |
Outright: 0.25 index points = $5.00 Calendar Spread: 0.05 ndex points = $1.00 BTIC: 0.05 index points = $1.00 TACO: 0.05 index points = $1.00 |
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| Product Code | CME Globex: NQCME ClearPort: NQClearing: NQBTIC: NQT | ||||
| Listed Contracts |
Quarterly contracts (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec) listed for 5 consecutive quarters TACO: Quarterly contracts (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec) listed for 2 consecutive quarters |
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| Settlement Method | Financially Settled | ||||
| Termination Of Trading |
Trading teminates at 9:30 a.m. ET on the 3rd Friday of the contract month. BTIC trading terminates at 4:00 p.m. ET on the Thursday before the 3rd Friday of contract month. TACO trading terminates at 9:30 a.m. ET on the Thursday before the 3rd Friday of the contract month. |
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| Settlement Procedures | Settlement Procedures | ||||
| Position Limits | CME Position Limits | ||||
| Exchange Rulebook | CME 359 | ||||
| Price Limit Or Circuit | Price Limits | ||||
| Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
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