Ok, it's late and I'll admit this is a dumb question, but my brain just doesn't seem to be getting this one. (Hopefully, I' ll wake up tomorrow and slap my forehead for being so thick right now!) The S&P trades where: 1 tick = .05 points So, 20 ticks = 1.00 points At $25 per tick, this is $500 per point, right? Now, todays' daily range for the S&P 500 Index was 1419.28 to 1452.64. This is 33.36 POINTS, right? So, the dollar value of this range is: $500 per point X 33.36 points = $16,680, right? Thanks, T
The ES, which is the e-mini contract, trades in .25 increments @ $12.50/tick and there are 4 ticks in 1 point. One point equals $50. If you are talking about the pit contract, no idea so sorry if this is not what you were looking for.
Thanks for thr reply - that actually answered another question I had. Ok, I'm reading West of Wall Streeet by Barry Haigh (again), and also Live the Dream by Gary Smith. In Gary's book, the S&P (early 90's ) was in the 400's apparently. He talks about a "200 point stop," BUT when I look at the chart examples, that "200 points" is price going from, say, 400.00 to 402.00. So technically, this is 2 points, or 40 ticks, but he's CALLING IT 200 "points." This sound right? Can yuo give me a similar example for the e-mini using these numbers where price is going from 400.00 to 402.00? With the e-mini, this would then be a move of $100 ($50 per point), right? Thanks again, T
400.00 to 402.00 is a two point gain for you, or $100 per contract. A 20 lot trade long from 400.00 and covered at 402.00 would be a $2000 trade for you.
Thank yuo, Brownsfan and Swordsman! I did figure out what Gary Smith is doing - he's calling every .01 change a "point." So using his terminology, going from 400.00 to 402.00 is a 200 point change. This is what he meant by a "200 point stop." This would be 40 ticks on the full-sized S&P contract, but only 8 ticks on the e-mini, right?