CME Group Options on Micro Futures

The CME Group has added Options on Micro Futures to their product offerings. These contracts are 1/10 the size of the E-mini futures on the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 indices. The benefit for you is the ability to participate in these markets with only having to have 10% of the margin in your account compared to the full size contracts.

Here are tables of the underlying symbols and option symbols:

Description Symbol
Micro E-mini S&P 500 ($5) F.US.MES
Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 ($2) F.US.MNQ
Micro E-mini Dow ($0.50) F.US.MYM
Micro E-mini Russell 2000 ($5) F.US.M2K
Description Symbol Description Symbol
Micro E-mini S&P 500 C.US.MES Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 C.US.MNQ
Micro E-mini S&P 500 P.US.MES Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 P.US.MNQ
Micro E-mini S&P 500 EOM C.US.EXE Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 EOM C.US.MQE
Micro E-mini S&P 500 EOM P.US.EXE Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 EOM P.US.MQE
Micro E-mini S&P 500 Week 1 C.US.EXE1 Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 Week 1 C.US.MQE1
Micro E-mini S&P 500 Week 1 P.US.EXE1 Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 Week 1 P.US.MQE1
Micro E-mini S&P 500 Week 2 C.US.EXE2 Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 Week 2 C.US.MQE2
Micro E-mini S&P 500 Week 2 P.US.EXE2 Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 Week 2 P.US.MQE2
Micro E-mini S&P 500 Week 3 C.US.EXE3 Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 Week 3 C.US.MQE3
Micro E-mini S&P 500 Week 3 P.US.EXE3 Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 Week 3 P.US.MQE3
Micro E-mini S&P 500 Week 4 C.US.EXE4 Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 Week 4 C.US.MQE4
Micro E-mini S&P 500 Week 4 P.US.EXE4 Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 Week 4 P.US.MQE4

CQG Product specialist Matt Murray built a page and is a downloadable PAC as a starting point for trading Micro Futures and Options.

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Components include a CQG Quote Spreadsheet 2 for monitoring Micro E-mini Options.

CQG Quote Spreadsheet 2 for monitoring Micro E-mini Nasdaq Options.

A CQG Quote Spreadsheet 2 for monitoring Micro E-mini S&P, Nasdaq, Dow and Russel 2000 indices.

A CQG Options Monitor.

Charts with studies.

CQG’s Detailed Dom and Price alerts.

Downloads

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