Why trade e-mini stock index futures?

A fast, cost-effective way to actively trade products that track the stock indexes and
offer the equivalent of broad market exposure to a variety of major stock indexes

Substantial liquidity in terms of large open interest, volume and tight bid/offer spreads

Online access available around the globe and virtually around-the-clock throughout
the trading week

The ability to employ a variety of trading strategies, such as hedging strategies (to
attempt to protect a portfolio against a declining market) and spreading strategies (to
attempt to take advantage of the relative out-performance of one sector of the market
versus another)

Potentially lower trading costs compared to trading a basket of equities