A look at the SP Emini FutureSP emini contracts are similar to standard SP contracts. The main difference is they are one fifth of the size of the standard contract.Each sp 500 emini contract is $50x the value of the SP 500. For example if the sp 500 is priced at 1,250 points, each contract will be worth $62,500. This is the price of the SP500 multiplied by 50. Each 0.25 point fluctuation of the contract is worth $12.50. Margin requirements for this contract are:
Inital Margin: $4,500 This emini contract is traded on the GLOBEX Futures exchange. There are four contracts offer per year in March, June, September and December.
The symbol for this contract is: ES
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