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CME Exchange Fee Increase Effective February 1st

   

The CME Group has announced exchange fee increases for select products effective February 1st, 2021. This includes Micro E-Mini Index futures which will be increasing $.05 per contract.

The table below highlights the updated fees for contracts frequently traded by NinjaTrader Brokerage clients. For the full list of impacted products, please see the CME Group announcement here.

 
Exchange Sector Current Rate New Rate Included Products
CME Micro E-Mini Equity Index $0.20 $0.25 MES, MNQ, M2K
CBOT Micro E-Mini Equity Index $0.20 $0.25 MYM
COMEX Micro Metals $0.30 $0.50 MGC
 
 

Risk Management Tips for Futures Traders

   

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Upcoming Critical Trade Dates

   

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Wednesday, January 27th – Natural Gas futures last trade date. Active NG traders should roll to the March 2021 contract.

   
 

Wednesday, January 27th – Conclusion of Federal Open Market Committee meeting for January 2021.

   
 

Friday, January 29th – First notice for the February 2021 Gold futures contract. Active GC traders can roll to the succeeding contract as early as Tuesday, January 26th.

   
 

Friday, February 5th – Scheduled release of US Bureau of Labor Statistics employment report for January 2021.

   

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