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Home / Education / Markets / Stock Index Futures Overview / Russell 2000 Futures

Russell 2000 Futures

Russell 2000 Futures The Russell 2000 Index is the most commonly quoted performance index of small-cap and medium-cap company shares. As a result, the Russell 2000 is often used as a benchmark for investors to see if they identify as small-cap companies. Unlike the S&P 500 and DOW 30, the Russell 2000 is a much larger basket of stocks; therefore, it is a better representative of a broader market pool.

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Russell 2000 Contract Specifications
Product Symbol Mini-size contract = RTY
Trading Hours CME Globex: Sunday – Friday 6:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET with trading halt 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Units of Trading Mini-size contract = $50 x Russell 2000 Index
Tick Size Outright: 0.10 index points = $5.00
0.05 index points = $2.50
Contract Listings Quarterly contracts (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec) listed for 5 consecutive quarters
Trading Halt CME Group U.S. equity index price limits (and corresponding CME and CBOT rules) are designed to coordinate with circuit breakers provisions as applied by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Block Trades Minimum quantity of 40 contracts
Daily Settlement Daily settlements of the CME Equity Index futures are determined by CME Group staff based on trading and market activity on CME Globex. These include: RTY, NQ, YM, NIY, NK and ENY . Daily settlement of the Micro E-Mini Russell 2000 (M2K) is equal to the daily settlement price of the E-Mini Russell 2000 (RTY) futures.
Last Trading Day Trading teminates at 9:30 a.m. ET on the 3rd Friday of the contract month.
Final Settlement Financially Settled
Source: CME Group

Last updated April 2020

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