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Old 02-17-2009, 11:26 AM   #1
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Question Minimum Deal Size
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I have been studying/trading spot FX for some time.As i like much more transparency of currency futures ones when mine capital grows enough i will probably trade them.

So here we go whit rookie question regarding currency futures.
What is minimum deal size of currency futures?
Other words,can one buy 0,5 or 22,6 contracts?
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Re: Minimum Deal Size
You cannot buy less than one contract in the futures market, nor trade in fractions of contracts. The underlying unit value of a contract depends on the currency futures you are trading. You can read up on the contract specs on the CME's website.

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Re: Minimum Deal Size
I believe Forex E-micro Futures is coming up before the end of Q1 2009, so it might be something that you can look forward to.

http://www.cmegroup.com/trading/fx/f...-e-micros.html
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Re: Minimum Deal Size
Yeah,i saw that on T2W forum.Think that it is logical step in Globex development.
Must say that i really like it.Here is the .pdf and link to CME news release...
http://cmegroup.mediaroom.com/index....mplate=article
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