Everything about CME FC options remains the same, except the time they expire. Expiry is changing from 2PM Chicago to 10AM New York Time on June 9 2019. In 2017, CME Group surveyed participants across the market and around the world. They wanted to determine if aligning their market more closely with the OTC market […]
Memorial Day Holiday Trading Hours The Memorial Day holiday is observed by the CME Group. See below for their Memorial Day Holiday Schedule: May 26, 2019 – May 28, 2019. Product Sunday Open Monday Halt Monday Open (Into Tues.) Equity Regular 1200 CT Regular Bitcoin Regular 1200 CT Regular Interest Rate Regular 1200 CT Regular […]
Micro E-Mini S&P 500 Hourly Chart Since Launch This chart is provided by the Ironbeam trading platform. CME’s Successful Product Debut Trading on the all-new Micro E-Mini futures contracts launched last week, with almost 2 million contracts traded in the first five days. Concerns about liquidity and cannibalization of trading volume on the larger contracts […]
Related Articles: Micro E-Mini Futures. Launching May 6th. Micro E-Mini Futures Contract Specs. When will the Micro E-Mini products be listed for trading? CME Group will launch the following futures contracts on May 6th. Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures Micro E-mini Dow futures Micro E-mini Russell 2000 futures Why is CME […]
Crude oil is one of the most popularly traded commodity futures contracts. The crude market is known for being especially active. Notorious with investors around the world, crude oil prices experience large fluctuations on seemingly any news regarding pricing, making it a prized instrument for swing and day traders looking for heavy price action. Despite […]
The E-Mini futures have become one of the staple methods of day trading over the years due to nearly round-the-clock trading hours, low margin requirements and healthy levels of volatility and liquidity. Although there are many E-mini contracts, E-mini is typically the abbreviation of the E-Mini S&P 500 futures contract. It was the first E-mini […]
Please see below for the Preliminary Contract Specifications of the new Micro E-Mini Futures being launched by CME Group on May 6th. For more information, see our previous article covering the subject. Micro E-Mini S&P 500 Micro E-Mini Nasdaq-100 Micro E-Mini Russell 2000 Micro E-Mini Dow Contract Size $5 x S&P 500 Index $2 x Nasdaq-100 Index […]
An expanded offering, a smaller-sized contract. The CME Group just recently announced their plans to launch Micro E-Mini Futures contracts. Micro E-Mini futures fit seamlessly within our current product suite and give all traders a simple way to access the equity index futures markets. At 1/10th the size of a classic E-Mini contract, Micro E-minis […]
One of the biggest costs to high volume and frequency traders is the per contract exchange fee that is charged by the exchange. Many of these traders are unaware that they can receive reduced clearing fees by becoming an exchange member, or leasing a seat at the CME. Exchange memberships enable customers to trade specific […]
Which trading platforms are available to me? Ironbeam offers many trading platforms. Visit our platform page to view your options. If there is a platform that you are interested in that is not listed on our platform page, call our help desk to check availability. Ironbeam is compatible with many platforms that are not listed on our […]
