You should check with your own broker on margin. I've seen e-mini
margin as low as $500.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
Richard Dale <richard@xxx> wrote:
>
> The E-Mini S&P 500 security should have the following
properties to
> enable correct backtesting:
> Tick Size: 0.25
> Point Value: 50
> Margin: 5625
>
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> Richard Dale.
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [amibroker] hello all S&P emini question
> From: zeek ing <zeeking57@x..>
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> Date: sun, 17 may 2009 16:32:48 -0400
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> > all I am trying to set up a backtester on s&P emini data.
Just wanted
> > to know what the appropriate point value should be in the
code.
> >
> > I thought 0.5m but i am not sure. Can anyone help?
> >
> >
> > zeek
> >
>