stockpicker2010 asked:
Since eMinis are like options on futures, isn’t it possible to trade them on an out-month instead of waiting by the computer for a two-tick move?
For instance, if I think NASDAQ is going to be 1,200 by the middle of November, can’t I use November or December expirations, buy them now while they are relatively cheap?
Walker
Since eMinis are like options on futures, isn’t it possible to trade them on an out-month instead of waiting by the computer for a two-tick move?
For instance, if I think NASDAQ is going to be 1,200 by the middle of November, can’t I use November or December expirations, buy them now while they are relatively cheap?
Walker
3 Comments
The answer is yes you can buy or sell short them till they expire.
For the etfs which are all futures there is also dow mini and this would wipe you should look into is the sector etfs sell the emini like just futures contract they are all futures contract they are all futures contract.
Yes, they’re just mini futures contracts (they are not options on futures).
E-mini’s trade just like the full size contracts, except the dollar value is smaller and so are the margins. Everything you do with a futures contract you can do with a mini contract, you’ll just make/lose less money had have lower margin requirements.