Outright tick size and tick value per contract, CME specifications, September 2026
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-09-16, from Futures Tick Size and Tick Value Explained.
| ticker | contract_unit | tick_size | tick_value_usd |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES | USD 50 x S&P 500 index | 0.25 index points | 12.5 |
| MES | USD 5 x S&P 500 index | 0.25 index points | 1.25 |
| NQ | USD 20 x Nasdaq-100 index | 0.25 index points | 5 |
| MNQ | USD 2 x Nasdaq-100 index | 0.25 index points | 0.5 |
| CL | 1,000 barrels | USD 0.01 per barrel | 10 |
| MCL | 100 barrels | USD 0.01 per barrel | 1 |
| GC | 100 troy ounces | USD 0.10 per troy ounce | 10 |
| MGC | 10 troy ounces | USD 0.10 per troy ounce | 1 |
| ZN | USD 100,000 face value | 1/2 of 1/32 point (1/64) | 15.625 |
| ZB | USD 100,000 face value | 1/32 point | 31.25 |
- Rows × columns
- 10 × 4
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
- Licence
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
ticker |
text | 10 distinct values (CL, ES, GC…) | |
contract_unit |
text | 9 distinct values | |
tick_size |
text | 5 distinct values | |
tick_value_usd |
number | 0.5 to 31.25 | US dollars |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
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SELECT
ticker,
contract_unit,
tick_size,
tick_value_usd
FROM
(
SELECT 1 AS id, 'ES' AS ticker, 'USD 50 x S&P 500 index' AS contract_unit, '0.25 index points' AS tick_size, 12.50 AS tick_value_usd
UNION ALL SELECT 2, 'MES', 'USD 5 x S&P 500 index', '0.25 index points', 1.25
UNION ALL SELECT 3, 'NQ', 'USD 20 x Nasdaq-100 index', '0.25 index points', 5.00
UNION ALL SELECT 4, 'MNQ', 'USD 2 x Nasdaq-100 index', '0.25 index points', 0.50
UNION ALL SELECT 5, 'CL', '1,000 barrels', 'USD 0.01 per barrel', 10.00
UNION ALL SELECT 6, 'MCL', '100 barrels', 'USD 0.01 per barrel', 1.00
UNION ALL SELECT 7, 'GC', '100 troy ounces', 'USD 0.10 per troy ounce', 10.00
UNION ALL SELECT 8, 'MGC', '10 troy ounces', 'USD 0.10 per troy ounce', 1.00
UNION ALL SELECT 9, 'ZN', 'USD 100,000 face value', '1/2 of 1/32 point (1/64)', 15.625
UNION ALL SELECT 10, 'ZB', 'USD 100,000 face value', '1/32 point', 31.25
) AS specs
ORDER BY id
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