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S&P Futures Explained (Part III)

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Ahmad Hassam

The monthly identifiers for the E-mini S&P futures contracts are H for March, M for June, U for September and Z for December. The E-mini S&P futures contract trade almost 24 hours per day with a 30 minute maintenance break in trading from 4:30 to 5:00 PM daily. Continue reading →

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S&P 500 Futures (Part II)

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Ahmad Hassam

S&P futures contracts are valued in ticks worth 0.1 index points or $25. Regular trading hours for S&P futures contracts are from 8:30 A.M to 3:15 PM. S&P futures contracts are another example of how 24 hours a day trading enables traders to respond to economic news releases in pre-market and after-market sessions. Continue reading →

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Dow Futures (Part II)

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Ahmad Hassam

As a percentage of the total number of futures contracts traded, stock-index futures are by far the largest category of futures contracts traded. That dominance clearly speaks of the major role that stock-index futures play in risk management for the entire stock market. Stock index futures like the Dow Futures are traded for speculation as well as hedging purposes. Continue reading →

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