Futures contract specs
Tick size, tick value and point value for the 36 CME Group futures contracts prop traders use most, each with its own page.
What is a futures tick value?
A futures tick value is what the smallest price move is worth on one contract. On CME Group: ES $12.50, MES $1.25, NQ $5, MNQ $0.50, YM $5, MYM $0.50, CL $10, MCL $1, GC $10, MGC $1. Each contract below links to its full specification, P&L table, hours and contract months.
Equity index futures
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Value of a move
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Energy futures
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Tick size
Tick value
Value of a move
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Metals futures
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Tick size
Tick value
Value of a move
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Currencies (FX) futures
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Tick value
Value of a move
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Interest rates futures
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Tick size
Tick value
Value of a move
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Grains futures
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Tick size
Tick value
Value of a move
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Crypto futures
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Tick size
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Value of a move
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How to use these numbers
Using tick values
Profit or loss is ticks moved × tick value × contracts. At a prop firm the same sum runs backwards: divide your drawdown limit by the value of a move to see how much room one contract has. Each contract page does both for you, and the tick values guide explains the arithmetic.
Figures are exchange specifications from CME Group, read 2026-09-22. Which of these contracts a firm lets you trade, and how many, is set by the firm - compare futures prop firms for their rules.
FAQs - futures contracts
Facts checked 2026-09-22 against CME Group contract specifications.
The tick value is the dollar amount one minimum price move (one tick) is worth on one contract. It is the tick size multiplied by the contract multiplier: 0.25 index points × $20 = $5.00 on NQ.
Multiply the number of ticks the price moved by the tick value and by the number of contracts. A 20-point move on NQ is 80 ticks × $5.00 = $400 per contract.
A micro is one-tenth the size of its E-mini: MNQ is $2 per Nasdaq-100 point against $20 for NQ, and MES is $5 per S&P 500 point against $50 for ES. Both sizes trade the same hours and months.
Every figure is taken from CME Group’s contract specification pages (or the CME rulebook), and each contract page names its source and the date it was read. These were checked on 2026-09-22.
Exchange margin changes often and brokers add their own requirements, so any figure would go stale quickly. A prop firm account does not post margin at all: the firm’s drawdown limit and contract limit are what cap the position.
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