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CME Futures Tick Values: Complete Reference for All Contracts

Updated 2 min readBy the TabShed team

Complete reference for CME futures tick sizes and tick values across all major asset classes.

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  1. Equity Index Futures
  2. Energy Futures
  3. Metal Futures
  4. Calculate P&L Instantly

Equity Index Futures

  • ES (E-mini S&P 500): Tick = 0.25 pts, Value = $12.50
  • MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500): Tick = 0.25 pts, Value = $1.25
  • NQ (E-mini Nasdaq 100): Tick = 0.25 pts, Value = $5.00
  • MNQ (Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100): Tick = 0.25 pts, Value = $0.50
  • YM (E-mini Dow): Tick = 1 pt, Value = $5.00
  • MYM (Micro Dow): Tick = 1 pt, Value = $0.50

Energy Futures

  • CL (Crude Oil WTI): Tick = $0.01, Value = $10.00
  • NG (Natural Gas): Tick = $0.001, Value = $10.00
  • RB (Gasoline RBOB): Tick = $0.0001, Value = $4.20

Metal Futures

  • GC (Gold): Tick = $0.10, Value = $10.00
  • MGC (Micro Gold): Tick = $0.10, Value = $1.00
  • SI (Silver): Tick = $0.005, Value = $25.00

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