Margin Restrictions and Additional Information
Posted margins valid up to 50 contracts (retail accounts only). The day trading margins on these contracts is $1,000 for 50 to 100 contracts. Trading more than 100 contracts requires additional margin.
Please note: If your account is on a margin call from the previous day’s close of business, day trading margins will not be available for the next day.
The margins listed on this page are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time without notice. Please consult your broker or our margin department if you need to verify the margin requirement.
Margins may differ according to your clearing firm. Please consult your broker to confirm the current margins for your account.
| Margins - Indices | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| E-Mini SP | ES | CME | $990 | |||
| E-Mini Dow | YM | CBOT | $990 | |||
| E-Mini Russell 2000 | RTY | CME | $990 | |||
| E-Mini Nasdaq | NQ | CME | $990 | |||
| Micro ES (E-Mini S&P) | MES | CME | $99 | |||
| Micro YM (E-Mini Dow Jones) | MYM | CBOT | $99 | |||
| Micro E-Mini Russell | M2K | CME | $99 | |||
| Micro NQ (E-Mini Nasdaq) | MNQ | CME | $99 | |||
| Mini Dax | FDXM | EUREX | $3,000 | |||
| DAX | FDAX | EUREX | $15,000 | |||
| Euro STOXX | FESX | EUREX | $1,200 | |||
| Mini MIDCAP 400 | EMD | CME | $90,000 | |||
| Margins - Currencies | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| E-Micro AUD/USD | M6A | CME | $50 | |||
| E-Micro GBP/USD | M6B | CME | $80 | |||
| E-Micro Euro/USD | M6E | CME | $75 | |||
| E-Micro Japanese Yen/USD | MJY | CME | $100 | |||
| E-Micro Canadian Dollar/USD | MCD | CME | $200 | |||
| E-Micro USD/Swiss Franc | M6S | CME | $300 | |||
| E-Micro USD/Japanese Yen | M6J | CME | $70 | |||
| E-Micro USD/Canadian Dollar | M6C | CME | $50 | |||
| E-Micro Swiss Franc/USD | MSF | CME | $200 | |||
| E-Mini Yen | J7 | CME | $400 | |||
| E-Mini Euro | E7 | CME | $400 | |||
| Nikkei 225 Yen | NIY | CME | $3,000 | |||
| Nikkei 225 USD | NKD | CME | $4,000 | |||
| New Zealand Dollar | 6N | CME | $1,600 | |||
| Swiss Franc | 6S | CME | $1,000 | |||
| US Dollar Index | DX | NYBOT | $500 | |||
| Euro FX Currencies | 6E | CME | $500 | |||
| Japanese Yen | 6J | CME | $900 | |||
| Australian Dollar | 6A | CME | $400 | |||
| British Pound | 6B | CME | $600 | |||
| Canadian Dollar | 6C | CME | $400 | |||
| Margins - Energies | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Crude Oil | CL | NYMEX | $1,900 | |||
| Natural Gas | NG | NYMEX | $2,000 | |||
| Mini Crude Oil | QM | NYMEX | $1,000 | |||
| Mini Natural Gas | QG | NYMEX | $500 | |||
| RBOB Gasoline | RB | NYMEX | $3,500 | |||
| Heating Oil | HO | NYMEX | $2,100 | |||
| Margins - Financials | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Ultra 10 Yr Notes | TN | CBOT | $500 | |||
| 5 Yr T-Note | ZF | CBOT | $500 | |||
| 10 Yr T-Note | ZN | CBOT | $1,000 | |||
| 2 Yr T-Note | ZT | CBOT | $500 | |||
| 30 Yr T-Bonds | ZB | CBOT | $1,500 | |||
| Ultra Bonds | UB | CBOT | $2,400 | |||
| Euro Buxl | FGBX | EUREX | $3,750 | |||
| Euro Schatz | FGBS | EUREX | $600 | |||
| Euro Dollar | GE | CME | $1,600 | |||
| Euro Bobl | FGBM | EUREX | $1,000 | |||
| Euro Bund | FGBL | EUREX | $1,200 | |||
| Margins - Grains | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Soybean Oil | ZL | CBOT | $450 | |||
| Soybeans | ZS | CBOT | $600 | |||
| Soybean Meal | ZM | CBOT | $500 | |||
| Wheat | ZW | CBOT | $500 | |||
| Mini Soybeans | XK | CBOT | $150 | |||
| Mini Wheat | XW | CBOT | $150 | |||
| Oats | ZO | CBOT | $500 | |||
| Rough Rice | ZR | CBOT | $750 | |||
| Corn | ZC | CBOT | $500 | |||
| KC Wheat | KET | CBOT | $500 | |||
| Mini Corn | XC | CBOT | $150 | |||
| Margins - Meats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Live Cattle | LE | CME | $4,500 | |||
| Feeder Cattle | GF | CME | $5,000 | |||
| Lean Hog | HE | CME | $6,000 | |||
| Margins - Metals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Mini Gold | QO | COMEX | $900 | |||
| Micro Gold | MGC | COMEX | $1,200 | |||
| Silver 1K oz | SIL | COMEX | $1,000 | |||
| Palladium | PA | NYMEX | $450,000 | |||
| Platinum | PL | NYMEX | $7,000 | |||
| COMEX Gold | GGC | COMEX | $1,837 | |||
| COMEX miNY Copper | QC | COMEX | $1,000 | |||
| COMEX Silver | GSI | COMEX | $1,837 | |||
| Copper | GHG | COMEX | $6,000 | |||
| Margins - Softs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Lumber | LBS | CME | $4,500 | |||
| Coffee | KC | NYBOT | $1,000 | |||
| Cotton | CT | NYBOT | $500 | |||
| Orange Juice | OJ | NYBOT | $1,000 | |||
| Sugar No. 11 | SB | NYBOT | $500 | |||
| Cocoa | CO | NYBOT | $875 | |||
| Margins - Indices | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| E-Mini SP | ES | CME | $990 | |||
| E-Mini Dow | YM | CBOT | $990 | |||
| E-Mini Russell 2000 | RTY | CME | $990 | |||
| E-Mini Nasdaq | NQ | CME | $990 | |||
| Micro ES (E-Mini S&P) | MES | CME | $99 | |||
| Micro YM (E-Mini Dow Jones) | MYM | CBOT | $99 | |||
| Micro E-Mini Russell | M2K | CME | $99 | |||
| Micro NQ (E-Mini Nasdaq) | MNQ | CME | $99 | |||
| Mini Dax | FDXM | EUREX | $3,000 | |||
| DAX | FDAX | EUREX | $15,000 | |||
| Euro STOXX | FESX | EUREX | $1,200 | |||
| Mini MIDCAP 400 | EMD | CME | $90,000 | |||
| Margins - Currencies | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| E-Micro AUD/USD | M6A | CME | $50 | |||
| E-Micro GBP/USD | M6B | CME | $80 | |||
| E-Micro Euro/USD | M6E | CME | $75 | |||
| E-Micro Japanese Yen/USD | MJY | CME | $100 | |||
| E-Micro Canadian Dollar/USD | MCD | CME | $200 | |||
| E-Micro USD/Swiss Franc | M6S | CME | $300 | |||
| E-Micro USD/Japanese Yen | M6J | CME | $70 | |||
| E-Micro USD/Canadian Dollar | M6C | CME | $50 | |||
| E-Micro Swiss Franc/USD | MSF | CME | $200 | |||
| E-Mini Yen | J7 | CME | $400 | |||
| E-Mini Euro | E7 | CME | $400 | |||
| Nikkei 225 Yen | NIY | CME | $3,000 | |||
| Nikkei 225 USD | NKD | CME | $4,000 | |||
| New Zealand Dollar | 6N | CME | $1,600 | |||
| Swiss Franc | 6S | CME | $1,000 | |||
| US Dollar Index | DX | NYBOT | $500 | |||
| Euro FX Currencies | 6E | CME | $500 | |||
| Japanese Yen | 6J | CME | $900 | |||
| Australian Dollar | 6A | CME | $400 | |||
| British Pound | 6B | CME | $600 | |||
| Canadian Dollar | 6C | CME | $400 | |||
| Margins - Energies | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Crude Oil | CL | NYMEX | $1,900 | |||
| Natural Gas | NG | NYMEX | $2,000 | |||
| Mini Crude Oil | QM | NYMEX | $1,000 | |||
| Mini Natural Gas | QG | NYMEX | $500 | |||
| RBOB Gasoline | RB | NYMEX | $3,500 | |||
| Heating Oil | HO | NYMEX | $2,100 | |||
| Margins - Financials | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Ultra 10 Yr Notes | TN | CBOT | $500 | |||
| 5 Yr T-Note | ZF | CBOT | $500 | |||
| 10 Yr T-Note | ZN | CBOT | $1,000 | |||
| 2 Yr T-Note | ZT | CBOT | $500 | |||
| 30 Yr T-Bonds | ZB | CBOT | $1,500 | |||
| Ultra Bonds | UB | CBOT | $2,400 | |||
| Euro Buxl | FGBX | EUREX | $3,750 | |||
| Euro Schatz | FGBS | EUREX | $600 | |||
| Euro Dollar | GE | CME | $1,600 | |||
| Euro Bobl | FGBM | EUREX | $1,000 | |||
| Euro Bund | FGBL | EUREX | $1,200 | |||
| Margins - Grains | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Soybean Oil | ZL | CBOT | $450 | |||
| Soybeans | ZS | CBOT | $600 | |||
| Soybean Meal | ZM | CBOT | $500 | |||
| Wheat | ZW | CBOT | $500 | |||
| Mini Soybeans | ZK | CBOT | $150 | |||
| Mini Wheat | XW | CBOT | $150 | |||
| Oats | ZO | CBOT | $500 | |||
| Rough Rice | ZR | CBOT | $750 | |||
| Corn | ZC | CBOT | $500 | |||
| KC Wheat | KET | CBOT | $500 | |||
| Mini Corn | XC | CBOT | $150 | |||
| Margins - Meats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Live Cattle | LE | CME | $4,500 | |||
| Feeder Cattle | GF | CME | $5,000 | |||
| Lean Hog | HE | CME | $6,000 | |||
| Margins - Metals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Mini Gold | QO | COMEX | $900 | |||
| Micro Gold | MGC | COMEX | $1,200 | |||
| Silver 1K oz | SIL | COMEX | $1,000 | |||
| Palladium | PA | NYMEX | $450,000 | |||
| Platinum | PL | NYMEX | $7,000 | |||
| COMEX Gold | GGC | COMEX | $1,837 | |||
| COMEX miNY Copper | QC | COMEX | $1,000 | |||
| COMEX Silver | GSI | COMEX | $1,837 | |||
| Copper | GHG | COMEX | $6,000 | |||
| Margins - Softs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Lumber | LBS | NYBOT | $4,500 | |||
| Coffee | KC | NYBOT | $1,000 | |||
| Cotton | CT | NYBOT | $500 | |||
| Orange Juice | OJ | NYBOT | $1,000 | |||
| Sugar No. 11 | SB | NYBOT | $500 | |||
| Cocoa | CO | NYBOT | $875 | |||
| Margins - Indices | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| E-Mini SP | ES | CME | $990 | |||
| E-Mini Nasdaq | NQ | CME | $990 | |||
| E-Mini Russell 2000 | RTY | CME | $500 | |||
| E-Mini Dow | YM | CBOT | $990 | |||
| Micro ES (E-Mini S&P) | MES | CME | $99 | |||
| Micro NQ (E-Mini Nasdaq) | MNQ | CME | $99 | |||
| Micro E-Mini Russell | M2K | CME | $99 | |||
| Micro YM (E-Mini Dow Jones) | MYM | CBOT | $99 | |||
| Mini Dax | FDXM | EUREX | $2,200 | |||
| DAX | FDAX | EUREX | $27,336 | |||
| Euro STOXX | FESX | EUREX | $1,100 | |||
| Mini MIDCAP 400 | EMD | CME | $18,700 | |||
| Margins - Currencies | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| E-Micro AUD/USD | M6A | CME | $198 | |||
| E-Micro GBP/USD | M6B | CME | $150 | |||
| E-Micro Euro/USD | M6E | CME | $180 | |||
| E-Micro Japanese Yen/USD | MJY | CME | $440 | |||
| E-Micro Canadian Dollar/USD | MCD | CME | $170 | |||
| E-Micro USD/Swiss Franc | M6S | CME | $495 | |||
| E-Micro USD/Japanese Yen | M6J | CME | $440 | |||
| E-Micro USD/Canadian Dollar | M6C | CME | $170 | |||
| E-Micro Swiss Franc/USD | MSF | CME | $495 | |||
| E-Mini Yen | J7 | CME | $2,200 | |||
| E-Mini Euro | E7 | CME | $1,252 | |||
| Nikkei 225 Yen | NIY | CME | $2,500 | |||
| Nikkei 225 USD | NKD | CME | $2,500 | |||
| New Zealand Dollar | 6N | CME | $1,045 | |||
| Swiss Franc | 6S | CME | $2,475 | |||
| US Dollar Index | DX | NYBOT | $1,000 | |||
| Euro FX Currencies | 6E | CME | $1,183 | |||
| Japanese Yen | 6J | CME | $2,200 | |||
| Australian Dollar | 6A | CME | $990 | |||
| British Pound | 6B | CME | $1,485 | |||
| Canadian Dollar | 6C | CME | $853 | |||
| Margins - Energies | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Crude Oil | CL | NYMEX | $4,593 | |||
| Natural Gas | NG | NYMEX | $2,000 | |||
| Mini Crude Oil | QM | NYMEX | $2,500 | |||
| Mini Natural Gas | QG | NYMEX | $1,568 | |||
| RBOB Gasoline | RB | NYMEX | $6,490 | |||
| Heating Oil | HO | NYMEX | $5,000 | |||
| Margins - Financials | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Ultra 10 Yr Notes | TN | CBOT | $3,520 | |||
| 5 Yr T-Note | ZF | CBOT | $425 | |||
| 10 Yr T-Note | ZN | CBOT | $740 | |||
| 2 Yr T-Note | ZT | CBOT | $325 | |||
| 30 Yr T-Bonds | ZB | CBOT | $4,015 | |||
| Ultra Bonds | UB | CBOT | $6,600 | |||
| Euro Buxl | FGBX | EUREX | $12,366 | |||
| Euro Schatz | FGBS | EUREX | $309 | |||
| Euro Dollar | GE | CME | $715 | |||
| Euro Bobl | FGBM | EUREX | $1,418 | |||
| Euro Bund | FGBL | EUREX | $850 | |||
| Margins - Grains | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Soybean Oil | ZL | CBOT | $500 | |||
| Soybeans | ZS | CBOT | $1,000 | |||
| Soybean Meal | ZM | CBOT | $900 | |||
| Wheat | ZW | CBOT | $800 | |||
| Mini Soybeans | XK | CBOT | $220 | |||
| Mini Wheat | XW | CBOT | $115 | |||
| Oats | ZO | CBOT | $715 | |||
| Rough Rice | ZR | CBOT | $1,694 | |||
| Corn | ZC | CBOT | $600 | |||
| KC Wheat | KET | CBOT | $700 | |||
| Mini Corn | XC | CBOT | $116 | |||
| Margins - Meats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Live Cattle | LE | CME | $3,135 | |||
| Feeder Cattle | GF | CME | $5,346 | |||
| Lean Hog | HE | CME | $3,135 | |||
| Margins - Metals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Mini Gold | QO | COMEX | $800 | |||
| Micro Gold | MGC | COMEX | $459 | |||
| Silver 1K oz | SIL | COMEX | $1,980 | |||
| Palladium | PA | NYMEX | $30,000 | |||
| Platinum | PL | NYMEX | $2,750 | |||
| COMEX Gold | GGC | COMEX | $4,593 | |||
| COMEX miNY Copper | QC | COMEX | $1,000 | |||
| COMEX Silver | GSI | COMEX | $6,600 | |||
| Copper | GHG | COMEX | $2,000 | |||
| Margins - Softs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract | Symbol | Exchange | Day Margin | |||
| Lumber | LBS | CME | $2,500 | |||
| Coffee | KC | NYBOT | $1,300 | |||
| Cotton | CT | NYBOT | $800 | |||
| Orange Juice | OJ | NYBOT | $1,386 | |||
| Sugar No. 11 | SB | NYBOT | $700 | |||
| Cocoa | CO | NYBOT | $800 | |||
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