subject: Emini Futures Trading In Your Future? [print this page] There seems to always be something new in stock market and futures trading markets. While maybe not quite new, emini futures or eminis as they are generally called have been around for about ten years. Emini futures contracts are the little sibling of their larger counterparts. The S&P 500 eminis, with the stock ticker of "ES", being the most popular.
While there are eminis futures for other stock indices including the NASDAQ 100 and the Russell 2000 all eminis have something in common. They are all traded electronically through Globex.
Eminis have several advantages of trading over other products. The first being the lower margin requirements. You can really start trading with around $2000 in your account. Twice that amount is even more desirable in order to weather losses.
Another advantage of eminis, at least in the stock index eminis is liquidity. S&P500 emini market for example is open for trading 23 1/2 hours a day and 5 days a week. With an average of 2 million contracts traded daily the volume is there to allow you to execute trades quickly and at or near your price with minimal slippage.
Leverage is just one more check mark in eminis favor. With one contract you can control tens of thousands of dollars. This leverage along with high volatility gives a trader plenty of opportunity to make money.
If you are still not convinced that eminis are the way to go consider a few other benefits:
There is no up-tick rule. This allows you go long or short.
Lower brokerage fees will eat up less of your money.
Along with stock indices eminis there are also eminis tied to individual commodities. These contracts can lack volume and so are much more risky to trade.
With all of these advantages emini futures can be a valuable asset to the experienced trader and an excellent chance for beginning traders or amateurs to get into the markets.
by: FCFutures
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