How about a half E-mini contract?

Quote from Chubs:

Lindq,

I would look into trading CFD's.
I trade with Marketindex RBS (United Kingdom), and they offer ES and YM split contracts 1 fourth the size of the emini derivative.
So it means if you buy 4 Dow CFD's you will be trading the equivalent of one emini Dow Jones contract.
You just need a company that offers very good spreads otherwise slippage can kill you.
Hope it helps.

Chubs
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Can this be done for traders in the US?

I don't think so.
 
Thanks for the explanation. :)

Quote from 5yrtrader:

They wouldn't all be in equities.... there aren't 50 viable equity futures markets. Only one position per market is possible (long short or flat), despite what some people on this site seem to think.

We tried to trade every futures market with enough liquidity.

Typically the market value of the portfolio is 3 to 5 times equity (a $1.5MM account would control $4.5 to $7.5MM in futures contracts, both long and short). So 100% (or greater) exposure to one sector wouldn't be unheard of.

Actually if you are holding almost any sort of position in eurodollars and/or two years you will be over 100% exposure to interest rates. Usually when holding positions in both of these contracts the market value of the portfolio shifts to between 5 to 7 times equity.

5yr
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Quote from MandelbrotSet:

Can this be done for traders in the US?

I don't think so.
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If you are serious about wanting to trade them, you would find your way. Such as asking a friend abroad to open an account. If US regulations make trading in a small scale so unattractive, retail people will simply do their business elsewhere; without mercy.
 
Quote from Bombardier:

If you are serious about wanting to trade them, you would find your way. Such as asking a friend abroad to open an account. If US regulations make trading in a small scale so unattractive, retail people will simply do their business elsewhere; without mercy.
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Right, I'm just saying I didn't know half a contract was possible.

I tried it in Ninja, and it will only do integer increments (1, 2, 3, etc.).
 
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