The CME added the e-mini option in Eventually, the CME cut the contract multiplier in half to times the price of the futures index.

The "e" in e-mini stands for electronic. Like with all futures, investors are only required to front a fraction of the contract value to take a position.

This represents the margin on the futures contract. These margins are not the same as margins for stock trading; futures margins show "skin in the game," which must be offset or settled.

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