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Contract Specifications
Stock Market Indices
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Approximate Value of 1 Lot |
Tick Value
per Lot |
Trading Hours (EST) |
Margin Required |
S&P 500 |
$52,000 |
0.10 = $5.00 |
24 hours |
500 |
Nasdaq 100 |
$75,000 |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
500 |
Dow Jones Ind. |
$50,000 |
0.5 = $12.5 |
3:00AM - 2:00PM |
500 |
CAC 40 |
$80,000 |
0.5 = $12.5 |
2:00AM - 2:00PM |
500 |
FTSE 100 |
$41,000 |
0.1 = $1.00 |
3:00AM - 12:30PM |
500 |
Swiss Market Index (SMI) |
$50,000 |
0.1 = $1.00 |
3:00AM - 11:20AM |
500 |
DJ Euro Stoxx 50 |
$55,000 |
0.1 = $2.00 |
3:00AM - 2:00PM |
500 |
Nikkei 225 |
$45,000 |
1.0 = $5.00 |
7:55PM - 10:15PM
11:15PM - 2:25AM
3:30AM - 7:00AM |
500 |
SPI 200 (S&P ASX 200) |
$60,000 |
0.1 = $2.00 |
1:10AM - 4:00PM
5:50PM. - 12:30AM |
500 |
MSCI Taiwan |
$100,000 |
0.01 = $5.00 |
8:45PM - 1:45AM
2:00AM - 7:00AM |
500 |
Hang Seng (HSI) |
$95,000 |
0.1 = $1.00 |
9:45PM - 12:30AM
2:30AM - 4:15AM |
500 |
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North American Shares
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Approximate Value of 1 Lot |
Tick Value
per Lot |
Trading Hours (EST) |
Margin Required |
3 M Company |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,620 |
Adobe Systems |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
800 |
Advanced Micro Devices |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
700 |
Aetna Inc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,800 |
Alcoa Inc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
600 |
AIG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,400 |
Altera Corporation |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
400 |
Altria Group |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,300 |
Amazon |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
820 |
American Express Co |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,020 |
Ameritrade |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
500 |
Amgen Int'l |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,300 |
Analog Devices |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
700 |
AOL Time Warner |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
400 |
Apple Computer |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1500 |
Applied Materials |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
300 |
AT&T Corp |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
380 |
Avaya Inc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
300 |
Bank of America |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
900 |
Bellsouth Corp |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
500 |
Boeing Co |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,340 |
Bristol Myers Squibb |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
500 |
Broadcom Corporation |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1100 |
Caterpillar |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,200 |
Cisco Systems |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
360 |
Citigroup Inc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
900 |
Coca Cola |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
800 |
Comcast |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
650 |
Costco Wholesale |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
900 |
Dell Computer |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
800 |
Delta Airlines |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
100 |
Disney |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
550 |
Doubleclick Inc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
180 |
Dupont Co |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
600 |
Eastman Kodak |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
900 |
EBay |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
600 |
EMC Corp |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
270 |
Exxon-Mobile |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,200 |
Ford Motor Co |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
180 |
General Electric |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
700 |
General Motors |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
440 |
Gillette |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
900 |
Goldman Sachs |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
2,600 |
Google |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
20000 |
Halliburton |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1400 |
Hewlett-Packard |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
400 |
Home Depot |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
800 |
Honeywell Int. |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
700 |
IBM |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,800 |
Intel Corp |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
450 |
International Paper Co |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
800 |
JDS Uniphase |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
60 |
Johnson & Johnson |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,200 |
JPMorgan Chase |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
720 |
Lockheed Martin |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,300 |
Lucent Technology |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
40 |
McDonalds |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
600 |
Merck & Co |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
600 |
Merrill Lynch |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,360 |
Microsoft Corp. |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
500 |
Morgan Stanley |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,100 |
Motorola Inc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
300 |
National Semiconductor |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
560 |
Newmont Mining |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1160 |
Nokia Corp |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
300 |
Novell Inc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
120 |
Oracle Corp |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
300 |
Pfizer |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
500 |
Procter & Gamble |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1100 |
Qualcomm |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
920 |
Quest Communications |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
100 |
Sears Roebuck |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
2400 |
Sprint |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
400 |
Sun Microsystems |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
100 |
Symantec Corp |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
480 |
Sysco Corp |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
700 |
Target Corp |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,000 |
Texas Instruments |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
640 |
Time Warner Inc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
400 |
US Steel |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,000 |
Verizon Communications |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
700 |
Walmart Stores |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
1,000 |
Yahoo Inc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
9:30AM - 4PM |
700 |
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European Shares
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Approximate Value of 1 Lot |
Tick Value
per Lot |
Trading Hours (EST) |
Margin Required |
Alcatel SA |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
200 |
Allianz AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
2600 |
Astrazeneca PLC |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
360 |
AXA SA |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
360 |
Barclays |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $0.10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
120 |
BASF AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
1,000 |
Bayer AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
500 |
Bayerisch Hypo. |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
380 |
BMW AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
600 |
BP Plc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $0.10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
100 |
BT Group Plc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $0.10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
50 |
Commerzbank AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
520 |
Daimler-Chrysler AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
900 |
Deutsche Bank |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
1,300 |
Deutsche Lufthansa |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
200 |
Deutsche Telecom |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
320 |
E.ON AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
1,700 |
Ericsson |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
400 |
France Telecom |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
480 |
GlaxoSmithKline |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
250 |
HSBC Holdings |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
180 |
Infineon AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
150 |
ING Groep |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
450 |
Marks & Spencer Plc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $0.10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
80 |
Muencher Rueck AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
2200 |
Prudential Plc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $0.10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
100 |
Royal Dutch Pet |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
800 |
RWE AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
1200 |
SAP AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
3000 |
Siemens AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
1400 |
ThyssenKrupp AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
350 |
Unilever Plc |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $0.10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
100 |
Vodafone Group |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $0.10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
40 |
Volkswagen AG |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
3:00AM - 11:30AM |
700 |
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Asia-Pacific Shares
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Approximate Value of 1 Lot |
Tick Value
per Lot |
Trading Hours (EST) |
Margin Required |
AMP Limited |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
160 |
ANZ Bank |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
400 |
Brambles Industries Ltd |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
150 |
Coles Myer Ltd |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
200 |
Investa Property Group |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
50 |
National Australia Bank Ltd |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
600 |
News Corp Ltd (Preferred) |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
200 |
Origin Energy Ltd |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
150 |
Qantas Airway Limited |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
80 |
QBE Insurance Group Ltd |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
300 |
Telstra Corporation Ltd |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
100 |
Westfield Group |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
350 |
Westpac Banking Corp |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
400 |
Woolworth's Limited |
1,000 shares |
.01 = $10 |
8:00PM - 02:30AM |
300 |
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Foreign Exchange
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Approximate Value of 1 Lot |
Tick Value
per Lot |
Trading Hours (EST) |
Margin Required |
EUR/USD |
$130,000 |
0.0001 = $10 |
24 hours |
500 |
USD/JPY |
$100,000 |
0.01 = $10 |
24 hours |
500 |
GBP/USD |
$190,000 |
0.0001 = $10 |
24 hours |
500 |
USD/CHF |
$110,000 |
0.0001 = $10 |
24 hours |
500 |
USD/CAD |
$150,000 |
0.0001 = $10 |
24 hours |
500 |
AUD/USD |
$100,000 |
0.0001 = $10 |
24 hours |
500 |
EUR/JPY |
$120,000 |
0.01 = $10 |
24 hours |
500 |
EUR/CHF |
$150,000 |
0.0001 = $10 |
24 hours |
500 |
EUR/GBP |
$70,000 |
0.0001 = $10 |
24 hours |
500 |
EUR/CAD |
$160,000 |
0.0001 = $10 |
24 hours |
500 |
GBP/JPY |
$200,000 |
0.01 = $10 |
24 hours |
500 |
GBP/CHF |
$200,000 |
0.0001 = $10 |
24 hours |
500 |
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Commodities
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Approximate Value of 1 Lot |
Tick Value
per Lot |
Trading Hours (EST) |
Margin Required |
US 30 Year Bond (future) |
$100,000 |
0.01 = $5 |
24 hours
(closed 5:00PM - 8:00PM) |
500 |
US 10 Year Note (future) |
$100,000 |
0.01 = $5 |
24 hours
(closed 5:00PM - 8:00PM) |
500 |
German Bund |
$115,000 |
0.01 = $10 |
02:00AM - 1:00PM |
500 |
Crude Oil (Light) |
$26,100 |
0.01 = $10 |
10:00AM - 2:30PM
3:15PM - 9:30AM |
500 |
Natural Gas |
$30,000 |
0.001 = $5 |
10:00AM - 2:30PM
3:15PM - 9:30AM |
500 |
Coffee |
$50,000 |
0.01 = $10 |
9:15AM - 12:30PM |
500 |
Soy Beans |
$30,000 |
1.0 = $50.00 |
10:30AM - 2:15PM |
500 |
Lumber |
$40,000 |
0.10 = $1.10 |
10:00AM - 2:05PM |
500 |
Gold (spot) |
$40,000 |
0.01 = $1 |
24 hours |
500 |
Silver (spot) |
$30,000 |
0.01 = $50 |
24 hours |
500 |
Platinum (spot) |
$40,000 |
0.01 = $0.50 |
24 hours |
500 |
Palladium (spot) |
$20,000 |
0.01 = $1 |
24 hours |
500 |
Copper (nearby future) |
$75,000 |
0.01 = $10 |
8:10AM - 1:00PM
3:15PM - 8:00AM |
500 |
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