E-mini S&P 500 Futures Contract Specs

Opening Date	9/9/1997
Ticker Symbol	ES ES= Clearing View product and vendor codes
Contract Size	$50 x S&P 500 Index
Tick Size (minimum fluctuation)	OUTRIGHT	0.25 index points=$12.50
	CALENDAR SPREAD	0.05 index points=$2.50
Trading Hours All time listed are Central Time	CME Globex (ETH)	MON – FRI: 5:00 p.m. previous day – 4:15 p.m.; trading halt from 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Contract Months	Five months in the March Quarterly Cycle (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec)
Last Trade Date/Time View Calendar	CME Globex	Trading can occur up to 8:30 a.m. on the 3rd Friday of the contract month
Settlement Procedure	Daily E-mini S&P 500 Settlement Procedure (PDF) Final E-mini S&P 500 Settlement Procedure (PDF)
Daily Price Limits	View price limits details.
Position Limits	See: CME Rulebook Chapter 5 - POSITION LIMIT, POSITION ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTABLE LEVEL TABLE
Block Trade Eligibility	No. View more on block-trade eligible contracts.
Block Minimum	N/A
Rulebook Chapter	358
Exchange Rule	These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.

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