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What Is the Difference Between Mini and Micro Contracts?

Understand the difference between Mini and Micro futures contract sizes on MILTRADERS.

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Written by MILTRADERS Team

MILTRADERS offers two contract sizes for each futures instrument: Mini and Micro.

Mini contracts are standard full-size futures contracts. These are the same contracts traded on major exchanges like the CME. For example, 1 Mini NQ contract represents the full Nasdaq 100 E-mini futures contract.

Micro contracts are exactly 1/10th the size of a Mini contract. They allow you to trade with smaller position sizes, which is ideal for traders who want finer control over their risk or who are working with smaller account balances.

Both Mini and Micro contracts count toward your maximum contract limit. For example, on a 50K account with a 4-Mini maximum, you could also trade up to 40 Micro contracts (since 10 Micros = 1 Mini).

Choose the contract size that best fits your trading strategy and risk management approach.

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