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Definition of 'S&P 500 Mini'
A derivative contract representing a designated fraction of the trading value of a standard S&P futures or options contract. Designed to expand the group of investors that could afford them, the S&P 500 Minis trade and act much like their pricier peers: the contracts are cash settled, follow the same expiration schedule and trade on the same stock exchanges.
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Investopedia explains 'S&P 500 Mini'
S&P 500 Mini futures require margin on the part of the investor, while Mini options contracts are priced at 1/10 the value of the underlying S&P 500 index ($100 factor is equivalent to standard options contracts). The Mini futures contracts are marked-to-market daily, and expiration date pricing is determined by the opening price of the underlying index securities on the day of expiration.
Market demand for a product class like this developed as the S&P index grew from the 200-300 level in 1986 (when S&P 500 derivatives were first introduced) to more than 1,000 in 2007, effectively pricing individual investors out of the market as contract sizes grew to over $100,000. With the advent of the Mini, smaller investors can use the same hedging and speculation strategies available to institutional and accredited investors, and with high levels of liquidity and exchange-backed financial integrity.
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Search results for 'S&P 500 Mini'
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/optioninvestor/06/addingalpha.asp
... With the innovation of smaller contracts like The S&P 500 Mini®, some less-endowed
investors are now able to implement strategies once available only to ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/07/micro_cap.asp
... major exchanges, such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 or the ... read
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/11/forex-or-stocks.asp
... The e-minis, including the e-mini S&P 500, the e-mini Nasdaq 100, the e-mini Russell
2000 and the mini-sized Dow Futures are traded around the clock on all ...
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http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/The-Everyday-Portfolio-SBUX-CL-PG-K-HSY0121.aspx
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/optioninvestor/07/derivatives_retail.asp
... According to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the S&P 500 mini futures contract
(one-fifth the size of the normal contract) had its tenth anniversary in ...
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http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/moneyshow/ChipSectorETFaShort-TermBuy.aspx
... it would take a drop below the lows of the past three days in several of the major
index ETFs and the 1111-1123 level in the September S&P 500 e-mini futures. ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/08/covered-call-strategy.asp
... leveraged investment. For some indexes, including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq,
mini contracts are available at smaller sizes. (Read ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/exchangetradedfunds/11/ets-flash-crash.asp
... When a single firm, Waddell & Reed Financial, placed a sell order for E-Mini S&P
500 futures contracts (one of the two most actively stock index products) the ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/04/051904.asp
... If we assume the trader traded one S&P 500 e-mini contract with a margin (risk)
of $1,800, the profit would have been more than $40,000 after commissions. ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/04/090804.asp
... Two indices that generally trade together are the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones ... In the
futures market, "mini" contracts - smaller-sized contracts that represent a ...
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