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Futures Margins
Futures margin rates are set by the futures exchange based on risk. Margin levels may be changed at any time.
* Effective Date: 8/12/11
| Contract |
Exchange |
Symbol |
Initial Margin |
Maintenance Margin |
| Australian Dollar |
CME |
AD |
3510 |
2600 |
| British Pound |
CME |
BP |
2025 |
1500 |
| Canadian Dollar |
CME |
CD |
2430 |
1800 |
| Cocoa |
ICE |
ICC |
1750 |
1250 |
| Coffee 'C' |
ICE |
IKC |
7560 |
5400 |
| Corn |
CBOT |
C |
2363 |
1750 |
| Cotton |
ICE |
ICT |
8400 |
6000 |
| WTI Crude Oil (e-miNY) |
NYMEX |
QM |
4219 |
3125 |
| Crude Oil |
NYMEX |
CL |
8438 |
6250 |
| Dollar Index |
ICE |
IDX |
1929 |
1450 |
| Dow Jones Index |
CBOT |
DJ |
10000 |
8000 |
| E-Mini NASDAQ 100 |
CME |
NQ |
3500 |
2800 |
| E-Mini S&P 500 |
CME |
ES |
5000 |
4000 |
| Euro Currency |
CME |
EC |
5400 |
4000 |
| 3 MO Eurodollar |
CME |
ED |
608 |
450 |
| Feeder Cattle |
CME |
FC |
2025 |
1500 |
| Gold (eCBOT) |
CBOT |
ZG |
5399 |
3999 |
| Gold |
COMEX |
GC |
7425 |
5500 |
| Goldman Sachs Index |
CME |
GI |
7500 |
5000 |
| Heating Oil |
NYMEX |
HO |
9788 |
7250 |
| High Grade Copper |
COMEX |
HG |
5738 |
4250 |
| Japanese Yen |
CME |
JY |
4388 |
3250 |
| Kansas City Wheat |
KCBOT |
KW |
3125 |
2500 |
| Lean Hogs |
CME |
LH |
1688 |
1250 |
| Live Cattle |
CME |
LC |
1620 |
1200 |
| Lumber 110 |
CME |
LB |
2250 |
1500 |
| Mini Corn |
CBOT |
YC |
473 |
350 |
| Mini Dow Jones |
CBOT |
YM |
5000 |
4000 |
| Mini Gold |
CBOT |
YG |
1800 |
1333 |
| Mini Russell 2000 |
ICE |
TF |
4000 |
4000 |
| Mini Silver |
CBOT |
YI |
1620 |
1200 |
| Mini Soybeans |
CBOT |
YK |
743 |
550 |
| Mini Wheat |
CBOT |
YW |
810 |
600 |
| NASDAQ 100 |
CME |
ND |
17500 |
14000 |
| Natural Gas (e-miNY) |
NYMEX |
QG |
929 |
688 |
| Natural Gas |
NYMEX |
NG |
3713 |
2750 |
| Nikkei 225 |
CME |
NK |
5313 |
4250 |
| Oats |
CBOT |
O |
1350 |
1000 |
| Orange Juice |
ICE |
IOJ |
2030 |
1450 |
| Palladium |
NYMEX |
PA |
5775 |
5250 |
| Platinum |
NYMEX |
PL |
3850 |
3500 |
| RBOB Gasoline |
NYMEX |
RB |
11475 |
8500 |
| Rough Rice |
CBOT |
RR |
2025 |
1500 |
| S&P 500 |
CME |
SP |
25000 |
20000 |
| Silver (eCBOT) |
CBOT |
ZI |
21600 |
16000 |
| Silver |
COMEX |
SI |
21600 |
16000 |
| Soybean Meal |
CBOT |
SM |
2025 |
1500 |
| Soybean Oil |
CBOT |
BO |
1688 |
1250 |
| Soybeans |
CBOT |
S |
3713 |
2750 |
| Sugar #11 |
ICE |
ISB |
2940 |
2100 |
| Swiss Franc |
CME |
SF |
5400 |
4000 |
| 30YR Treasury Bonds |
CBOT |
US |
3713 |
2750 |
| Treasury Note - 10 yr |
CBOT |
TY |
2160 |
1600 |
| Treasury Note - 2 yr |
CBOT |
TU |
810 |
600 |
| Treasury Note - 5 yr |
CBOT |
FV |
1250 |
900 |
| Wheat |
CBOT |
W |
4050 |
3000 |
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