An E-micro is a futures contract traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Globex electronic trading platform, that represents an even smaller fraction of the value of the normal futures contracts than the corresponding E-mini.
Currently, CME offers one E-micro stock market index contract, E-micro S&P CNX Nifty (Nifty 50) Futures, with a notional value of $2 x the S&P CNX Nifty index of Indian stocks,[1] and E-micro contracts for a number of currency futures pegged against the US Dollar (AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, JPY).[2] E-micro gold futures contracts were introduced in October 2010.[3]
On 11 March 2019 CME Group announced the launch of Micro E-mini futures on the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average indexes. The new contracts will be one-tenth the size of existing E-mini futures, and are set to be available for trading in May 2019.[4]
The table below lists some of the more popular E-micro contracts, with the initial and maintenance margin required by the issuing exchange. Note that individual brokers may require different margin amounts (also called performance bonds).
| E-micro contract | Exchange | Ticker symbol | Multiplier | Tick size | Tick value | Initial margin | Maintenance margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-micro S&P CNX Nifty (Nifty 50) Futures | MNF | $5 x Index | $1.25 | 0.25[5] | $3,125 | $2,500[6] | ||
| E-micro EUR/USD Futures | CME | M6E | 12,500 euros | US$0.0001/EUR | $1.25[7] | $405 | $300 | |
| E-micro Gold Futures | CME | MGC | 10 troy ounces | $0.10 | $1[8] | $675 | $500 |