CME Group Equity Index Options on Futures (2024)

CME Group
Equity Index Options on Futures

Discover CME Group’s Equity Index Options on Futures.
Liquidity and Versatility that Helps You Manage Equity Market Exposure.

Around-the-clock liquidity

Trade nearly 24-hour CME Group markets and take action when prices move, tapping into deep liquidity across U.S., EMEA, and APAC trading hours.
Capital and operational efficiencies

Trade Equity Index options and their underlying futures to help maximize capital efficiencies through margin offsets and streamlined operations.
Extensive range of expiries and sizes

Access a variety of strikes and expiries –short-dated weekly to longer-dated quarterly options. Scale exposure with E-mini and Micro E-mini contracts.

Professional Pricing

Commissions

USD 0.10 to 0.25

on Micro E-minis per contract,
plus exchange and regulatory fees

USD 0.25 to 0.85

on E-minis per contract,
plus exchange and regulatory fees

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The Latest Across the CME Group Equity Index Options Complex

Trade quarterly, monthly, and weekly option expirations, including Monday through Friday expiries across S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, and Russell 2000 contracts. Click on the product name in the table to view quotes and access other expirations.

	MICRO E-MINI S&P 500 OPTIONS Symbol: MES	E-MINI S&P 500 OPTIONS Symbol: ES	MICRO E-MINI NASDAQ 100 OPTIONS Symbol: MNQ	E-MINI NASDAQ 100 OPTIONS Symbol: NQ
Contract Unit	1 Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures contract	1 E-mini S&P 500 futures contract	1 Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 Index Futures	1 E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contract
Minimum Price Fluctuation	CME Globex: Outright: 0.25 index points ($1.25) for premium above 5.00 index points CAB: 0.05 index points ($0.25) Reduced Tick: 0.05 index points ($0.25) for premium at or below 5.00 index points CME ClearPort: Outright: 0.05 index points = $0.25	CME Globex: Outright: 0.25 index points ($12.50) for premium < 5.00 index points ($250.00) CAB: 0.05 index points ($2.50) Reduced Tick: 0.05 index points ($2.50) for premium at or below 5.00 index points ($250.00) CME ClearPort: Outright: 0.05 index points = $2.50	CME Globex: Outright: 0.25 index points ($0.50) for premium above 5.00 index points ($10.00) CAB: 0.05 index points ($0.10) Reduced Tick: 0.05 index points ($0.10) for premium at or below 5.00 index points ($10.00) CME ClearPort: Outright: 0.05 index points = $0.10	CME Globex: Outright: 0.25 index points ($5.00) for premium < 5.00 index points ($100.00) CAB: 0.05 index points ($1.00) Reduced Tick: 0.05 index points ($1.00) for premium at or below 5.00 index points ($100.00) CME ClearPort: Outright: 0.05 index points = $1.00
Price Quotation	U.S. dollars and cents per index point
Trading Hours	CME Globex: Sunday 6:00 p.m. - Friday - 5:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a daily maintenance period from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT) CME ClearPort: Sunday 6:00 p.m. - Friday 6:45 p.m. ET (Sun 5:00 - Fri 5:45 p.m. CT) with no reporting Monday - Thursday 6:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. ET (5:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. CT)

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CME Group Equity Index Options on Futures (2024)