US30 Contract Notes
| Spec | Typical value |
|---|---|
| Point value per lot | $1.00 (broker-dependent) |
| Contract size | 1 per point |
| Mental math | 100 point stop = $100 per lot |
| Overnight risk | Gaps around cash open and on news |
| Margin at 1:100 | ~1% of notional |
US30 Point Value and Overnight Gaps
The reason US30 is beginner-friendly is the round point value. At one dollar per point, you can size a trade in your head as a sanity check on the calculator: divide your dollar risk by the stop in points to get the lot size. NAS100 works the same way but often trades with wider point ranges, so the same lot carries a larger dollar swing.
Like all indices, US30 can gap over weekends and around the cash-market open, which means a stop is not a guaranteed exit price. Size the position for your intended risk, and keep some buffer for the days when the fill is worse than the level you set.
