Standard & Poor's. P500 index futures are made by Standard & Poor's (Standard &; Poor Co), the index futures contract with the largest trading volume and the most significant index in the United States.

SP500 index futures is a stock index futures contract traded in CME, and it is the most popular index futures commodity in the American market, especially the institutional legal person often regards S&: P500 index futures as an important tool to hedge investment positions. The subject matter of the contract is standard &; The S&P 500 stock index accounts for about 80% of the market value of listed stocks in new york Stock Exchange. The contract value is 250 times of the index, and the index is around 1500, which is about $375,000. The first gear is 0.1x250,25 dollars. The trading months are March, June, September, December and the four seasons, and the trading time is from 9: 30 pm to 4: 00 pm Taiwan Province time15. The original deposit is currently $23,500, and the maintenance deposit is $65,438+$09,000. Due to the large amount of funds required for the transaction, the standard &; 500-stock index futures have always been an important battlefield for domestic futures experts, and the trading volume of local stock index futures commodities has gradually decreased after their appearance.