E-mini S&P MidCap 400™ futures
E-mini S&P MidCap 400™ futures provide a valuable tool for investors seeking access to trade the attractive mid-cap equity market sector. Fully electronic and 1/5th the size of a standard S&P MidCap 400™ futures contract, it closely tracks the price movements of the S&P MidCap 400™ Index.

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Product Overview – E-mini S&P MidCap 400™ futures
E-mini S&P MidCap 400™ futures provide a way to efficiently gain exposure to the most widely used index for the mid-cap equity segment of the stock market. They also enable you:

  • Trade the entire index of 400 medium-sized company stocks in one transaction, compared to a basket of mid-cap stocks
  • Benefit from lower trading costs compared to trading individual stocks or Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
  • Achieve diversification from low correlation to the S&P 500 Index
  • Use a financial tool that accommodates a range of strategies, different market environments and varied objectives

E-mini S&P MidCap 400 Fee Waivers

  • Effective March 2, 2008 – December 31, 2008

Contract Specs

  • Trade Unit; $100 times the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400
  • Settle Method; Cash Settled
  • Minimum Fluctuation (Tick Size); Regular 0.10 index points=$10.00; Calendar Spread 0.05=$5.00 Position Limits: 5,000 standard-sized S&P MidCap 400 futures combined
  • Trading Hours; Mon/Thurs 5:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; Shutdown period from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. nightly; Sun & Hol 5:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. next day
  • Product Codes; Clearing=ME; Ticker=EMD
 
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