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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