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title: "YM Tick Value - E-mini Dow ($5) Futures Contract Specs - Get Funded Now"
description: "E-mini Dow ($5) (YM) futures: 1 index point tick worth $5, $5 per point. Contract size, exchange, and how many ticks of drawdown a funded account gives you."
url: "https://getfundednow.com/futures/contracts/ym-e-mini-dow"
language: "en"
last_modified: "2026-10-29"
publisher: "Get Funded Now (getfundednow.com)"
disclosure: "All trading at Get Funded Now is simulated. 'Funded' means a simulated or virtual account; GFN is not a broker and does not hold client funds."
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Equity index futures · CBOT

# YM E-mini Dow ($5)

One YM tick is 1 index point, worth $5 per contract. One point is worth $5.

## Contract specifications

| Specification | YM |
| --- | --- |
| Contract | E-mini Dow ($5) |
| Exchange | CBOT |
| Contract size | $5 x the Dow Jones Industrial Average |
| Minimum tick | 1 index point |
| Tick value | $5 |
| Point value | $5 |

Follows the 30 blue-chip stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Whole-point ticks make the arithmetic simple: every point is $5 per contract.

Micro contract: [MYM - Micro E-mini Dow](https://getfundednow.com/futures/contracts/mym-micro-e-mini-dow), $0.50 per tick.

## How much room a funded account gives you on YM

Every Get Funded Now futures account has a 3% maximum drawdown. Divided by YM's $5 tick, that is how far one contract can move against you before the account is breached. Trading your full position limit divides that room by the number of contracts.

| Account | Max drawdown | Ticks of room, 1 YM | Max contracts | Ticks of room, max YM |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $25,000 | $750 | 150 | 2 | 75 |
| $50,000 | $1,500 | 300 | 4 | 75 |
| $75,000 | $2,250 | 450 | 5 | 90 |
| $100,000 | $3,000 | 600 | 6 | 100 |
| $150,000 | $4,500 | 900 | 9 | 100 |

Size a trade from your stop with the [futures position size calculator](https://getfundednow.com/futures/tools/futures-position-size-calculator), or see [how end-of-day trailing drawdown works](https://getfundednow.com/futures/end-of-day-drawdown).

Specifications are set by the exchange and are published here for reference. Check the [futures rules](https://getfundednow.com/futures/rules) for the instruments available on your account.

## Questions

### What is the tick value of YM?

One YM tick (1 index point) is worth $5 per contract.

### How much is one point on YM?

A full one-point move is worth $5 per contract.

### What does one YM contract represent?

$5 x the Dow Jones Industrial Average, traded on CBOT.

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