E-Mini

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E-Mini

A futures contract in which the underlying asset is a small portion of an index future, which is a futures contract where the underlying asset is a stock index. For example, an e-mini may represent a fraction of an index future on the NASDAQ 100. E-minis are more affordable and easier to sell than standard index futures. However, they are still speculative investments and subject to the same risks as other futures. As with other index futures, they are settled in cash. They are traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

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After regular cash trading, S&P 500 e-mini futures edged down 0.

Dow plunges over 1,000 points; Amazon, Facebook among biggest drags

2 percent while S&P e-mini futures and Dow minis were also a touch firmer.

Asia stocks up

E-mini futures on the Standard & PoorA's 500 Index rose 0.

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S&P 500 E-mini futures expiring in June were little changed after the index gained 0.

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A crucial part of the puzzle is a large sell trade of E-mini futures contracts by buy-side firm Waddell and Reed.

Mixed signals on 6 May

Use of algorithms in the futures markets has come under the microscope since a joint report by the US Securities and Exchanges Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission identified the algorithmic execution of a large S&P 500 E-Mini futures trade by a mutual fund as playing a significant part in the 'flash crash' of 6 May 2010.

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S&P E-mini futures were little changed in Asian trade after the Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 1.

Asia shares fall, dollar gains, China CPI up

According to a joint report by the SEC and derivatives market regulator the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), published on 1 October, the spark that ignited the market collapse was an attempt to sell 75,000 E-mini futures contracts by Waddell & Reed, an asset manager with a seven-decade record serving institutional and individual investors.