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Nasdaq Futures

CME_MINI:NQ1!

$30,195.75
+7.25·+0.02%
04:10 AM04:45 AM05:20 AM05:55 AM06:30 AM07:05 AM07:45 AM3012530150301753020030225

Key Statistics

Open
$30,210.75
Previous Close
$30,188.50
Day High
$30,232.00
Day Low
$30,124.25
52-Week High
$30,968.00
52-Week Low
$22,961.50
50-Day Avg
$29,463.21
200-Day Avg
$26,835.57
1-Year Change
26.82%
Volume
39,647
10-Day Avg Vol
520,174
Exchange
CME

About Nasdaq Futures

Nasdaq Futures is a derivative contract that reflects market expectations for the underlying index. Futures trade nearly around the clock and are widely used to gauge pre-market sentiment. 52-week range: 22,961.5 – 30,968. Trailing 12-month change: 26.82%.

By Liveworldmarket Editorial Team · Last reviewed 10 August 2026

Nasdaq Futures (E-mini NQ) — A Practical Guide

Nasdaq-100 futures (CME ticker NQ) track the Nasdaq-100 index, which holds the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The contract multiplier is $20 × the Nasdaq-100 index — roughly the same notional size as the S&P 500 E-mini despite NQ's higher price, because the index level is around four times that of the S&P 500.

NQ is the 'tech proxy' of the global market. The Nasdaq-100 is roughly 60% Information Technology by weight and includes nearly every mega-cap US technology name — Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Google, Meta, Tesla. That heavy concentration means NQ moves dramatically in response to AI-cycle news, semiconductor-export controls, US interest-rate expectations, and individual mega-cap earnings.

History & contract origins

The Nasdaq-100 index was launched on 31 January 1985 by Nasdaq, eight years after the broader Nasdaq Composite. NQ futures launched on 10 April 1996. The contract has been continuously CME-listed since and has expanded from a niche tech-trader product to the second-most-liquid equity-index future after ES.

Trading hours & session layout

Standard CME Globex schedule applies (IST):

Weekly openSun 04:30 IST
Daily break03:30 – 04:30 IST
US cash open19:00 / 20:00 IST (DST)
Weekly closeSat 02:30 IST

How to read this tape

NQ is the most volatile of the three big US index futures. A 1% intraday move in ES is meaningful; a 1% move in NQ is normal. When reading the Liveworldmarket tape, compare the NQ % to the ES % — an NQ that's down 0.5% with ES flat usually signals tech-specific weakness, while NQ down 0.5% with ES down 0.4% indicates a broad risk-off move.

Earnings sensitivity: NQ has by far the most concentrated single-stock exposure of the major US index futures. The top 5 holdings together exceed 35% of the index. That means a Nvidia or Apple earnings beat / miss after the cash close can swing NQ by 1–2% in extended-hours trading, with the move surviving into the next session.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the Nasdaq-100 different from the Nasdaq Composite?

The Nasdaq Composite includes ALL Nasdaq-listed stocks (~3,000+). The Nasdaq-100 strips out financials and keeps only the 100 largest non-financial names. NQ futures track the latter.

Is NQ a leveraged tech ETF?

No. NQ is a futures contract — it gives notional 1× exposure to the Nasdaq-100 with a small margin requirement. Leveraged ETFs (TQQQ, SQQQ) layer 2–3× daily leverage on top, with attendant decay risk. They are not equivalent.

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