The E-mini College
Step-by-step education for the E-mini S&P 500 (/ES) and Micro E-mini S&P 500 (/MES) futures
🎬 IntroductionLive now
Introduction to my E-mini College
The E-mini College is a video course in day-trading education for the E-mini S&P 500 (/ES) and Micro E-mini S&P 500 (/MES) futures. Each lesson has a narrated chart walkthrough and slides. For educational purposes only. Trading futures involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor.
🧭 How to use this course
1Watch the Introduction videoLive now
Start with the intro video at the top of this page for a quick tour of how The E-mini College is laid out.
2Learn the E-mini Basics in Section 1, Modules 1–8, in orderLive now
Work through each module in order and take the short quiz at the end of each one before moving on.
3Class #1 Date October 23Coming soon
Steven Primo’s live classes will appear in Section 2 when the live videos are posted.
4Review the bonus videos and content in Section 3Coming soon
Steven Primo Bonus E-mini Content will be added to Section 3 when it is ready.
📚 Section 1: The E-mini BasicsLive now
Our comprehensive 8-part E-mini course, Modules 1–8.
🧱 Tips for Section 1
- Section 1 is 8 modules, 56 lessons, in order. Finish Module 1 before Module 5, and Module 5 before Module 6.
- Each lesson has a key idea, how it works, an example, a common confusion, a checkpoint and a takeaway.
- Each module ends with a short quiz (suggested passing score 80%, retakes allowed).
- All charts use synthetic bars. They illustrate ideas, not real trades or results.
🗺️ The Basics Course Map
| Module | Title | In one line |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Futures Basics | The vehicle: what you trade, how big it is, when it trades, and what margin really is. |
| 2 | Market Structure | The map: the market as an auction, trend vs range, swing structure, zones and flow. |
| 3 | The Chart Toolkit | The instruments: candles in context, volume, VWAP, key levels, timeframes and a tiny indicator list. |
| 4 | Core Setups | The playbook: four if/then setups, each with a named invalidation, plus “no trade.” |
| 5 | Risk and Trade Management | Risk first: size from the stop, measure in R, manage by rule, and stop for the day. |
| 6 | The Trading Plan | One printable page that bosses you around: entries, exits, red lights, session template. |
| 7 | Execution and Psychology | Make the plan survive your brain: prep, journal, tilt breakers, process goals. |
| 8 | Live Practice Path | From sim to small live: real rules, process gates, 1 /MES, slow scaling, a 30-day plan. |
🎥 Section 2: The Steven Primo PresentationsComing soon
This is where Steven will teach his special E-mini education, techniques and strategies in his live teaching videos. Live videos coming soon.
🎁 Section 3: Bonus ContentComing soon
Steven Primo Bonus E-mini videos and content will be added here. Coming soon.
📥 Complete slide deck
All 8 modules of Section 1 in one PDF, for reading offline or printing.
📏 Contract facts used in this course
- /ES: $50 per point; tick 0.25 = $12.50
- /MES: $5 per point; tick 0.25 = $1.25
- CME, cash-settled, quarterly expirations H / M / U / Z
- Regular Trading Hours (RTH): 9:30am–4:00pm ET
For educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Charts are illustrative examples built from synthetic bars, not real market data. Dollar figures show contract math only (/ES $50 per point, /MES $5 per point), not results.
Course Content
Module 1: Futures Basics
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Lesson 1.1: What a futures contract actually is
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Lesson 1.2: Meet /ES and /MES
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Lesson 1.3: Specs that actually matter
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Lesson 1.4: Tick, point, and dollar value
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Lesson 1.5: When the market is open
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Lesson 1.6: Futures vs stocks vs options
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Lesson 1.7: The account: margin, not a down payment
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Lesson 1.8: Module check
- Lesson 1.1: What a futures contract actually is
- Lesson 1.2: Meet /ES and /MES
- Lesson 1.3: Specs that actually matter
- Lesson 1.4: Tick, point, and dollar value
- Lesson 1.5: When the market is open
- Lesson 1.6: Futures vs stocks vs options
- Lesson 1.7: The account: margin, not a down payment
- Lesson 1.8: Module check
Module 3: The Chart Toolkit
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Lesson 3.1: Candles that matter (and the ones that don’t)
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Lesson 3.2: Volume as confirmation
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Lesson 3.3: VWAP and the day’s fair price
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Lesson 3.4: Key levels: prior day, overnight, opening range
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Lesson 3.5: Timeframes: what you trade vs what you see
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Lesson 3.6: Indicators: a tiny allowed list
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Lesson 3.7: Module check
- Lesson 3.1: Candles that matter (and the ones that don’t)
- Lesson 3.2: Volume as confirmation
- Lesson 3.3: VWAP and the day’s fair price
- Lesson 3.4: Key levels: prior day, overnight, opening range
- Lesson 3.5: Timeframes: what you trade vs what you see
- Lesson 3.6: Indicators: a tiny allowed list
- Lesson 3.7: Module check

