Day Trade Margins

Equity Index

Futures ProductSymbolDay Trade Margin
Micro E-mini S&P 500MES$50
Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100MNQ$100
Micro E-mini Russell 2000M2K$50
Micro E-mini S&P MidCap 400MMC$100
Micro E-mini S&P SmallCap 600MSC$100
E-mini S&P 500ES$500
E-mini NASDAQ-100NQ$1,000
E-mini Russell 2000RTY$500
E-mini S&P MidCap 400EMD$1,000
Nikkei/YenNIY¥21,500
Nikkei/USDNKD$1,500
Micro E-mini Dow Jones IndexMYM$50
E-mini Dow Jones IndexYM$500
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexMME$750
Micro-DAXFDXS€100
Micro-EURO STOXX 50FSXE€50
Mini-DaxFDXM€500
DAXFDAX€2,500
EURO STOXX 50FESX€250
EURO STOXX BanksFESB€150
STOXX Europe 600FXXP€500
FTSE 100 IndexZ£1,000
FTSE 250 IndexY2£500
CAC 40 Index – MiniMFC€250
CAC 40 IndexFCE€2,750

Crypto Currency

Futures ProductSymbolDay Trade Margin
Micro BitcoinMBT$250
Micro EtherMET$25
Bitcoin FuturesBTC$30,000
Ether FuturesETH$20,000
Nano BitcoinBIT$40
Nano EtherET$30

Energy

Futures ProductSymbolDay Trade Margin
Micro WTI Crude OilMCL$200
Micro RBOB GasolineMRB$200
Micro NY Harbor ULSDMHO$200
E-mini Crude OilQM$1,000
E-mini Natural GasQG$1,000
Crude OilCL$2,000
Natural GasNG$2,000
RBOB GasolineRB$2,000
NY Harbor ULSDHO$2,000
Brent CrudeB$2,800
WTI CrudeT$3,300
NYH (RBOB) Gasoline FuturesN$4,400
Low Sulphur GasoilG$2,700
Heating OilO$3,700

Metals

Futures ProductSymbolDay Trade Margin
Micro GoldMGC$200
Micro SilverSIL$200
Micro CopperMHG$200
E-mini GoldQO$1,000
E-mini SilverQI$1,000
E-mini CopperQC$1,000
GoldGC$2,000
SilverSI$2,000
CopperHG$2,000
Micro PalladiumPAM$200
Micro PlatinumPLM$200
PalladiumPA$5,000
PlatinumPL$2,000

FX

Futures ProductSymbolDay Trade Margin
Micro AUD/USDM6A$50
Micro CAD/USDMCD$50
Micro CHF/USDMSF$50
Micro EUR/USDM6E$50
Micro GBP/USDM6B$50
Micro INR/USDMIR$50
Micro USD/JPYM6Y¥7,000
Micro USD/CHFM6SCHF 50
Micro USD/CADM6CCAD 50
E-mini Euro FXE7$250
E-mini Japanese YenJ7$250
Australian Dollar6A$500
Brazilian Real6L$500
British Pound6B$500
Canadian Dollar6C$500
Euro FX6E$500
Indian RupeeSIR$500
Japanese Yen6J$500
Korean WonKRW$500
Mexican Peso6M$500
New Zealand Dollar6N$500
Norwegian KroneNOK$500
Polish ZlotyPZ$500
South African Rand6Z$500
Swedish KronaSEK$500
Swiss Franc6S$500
Dollar IndexDX$500

Interest Rates

Futures ProductSymbolDay Trade Margin
Micro 2-Year Yield2YY$50
Micro 5-Year Yield5YY$50
Micro 10-Year Yield10Y$50
Micro 30-Year Yield30Y$50
30 Day Federal FundsZQ$100
2-Year T-NoteZT$500
3-Year T-NoteZ3N$500
5-Year T-NoteZF$500
10-Year T-NoteZN$500
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury NoteTN$500
U.S. Treasury BondZB$1,000
Ultra U.S. Treasury BondUB$1,000
One-Month SOFRSR1$250
Three-Month SOFRSR3$250
Euro-BundFGBL€1,000
Euro-BoblFGBM€500
Euro-SchatzFGBS€500
Euro-BuxlFGBX€1,000
Euro-OATFOAT€1,000
Long-Term Euro-BTPFBTP€1,000
Short-Term Euro-BTPFBTS€500
Three Month EuriborI€500
Long GiltR£2,500
Small 2YR US Treasury YieldS2Y$25
Small 10YR US Treasury YieldS10Y$25
Small 30YR US Treasury YieldS30Y$25

Volatility Index

Futures ProductSymbolDay Trade Margin
Mini CBOE Volatility IndexVXM$500
CBOE Volatility IndexVX$5,000
SPIKES Volatility IndexSPK$2,500
VSTOXXFVS€150

Agriculture

Futures ProductSymbolDay Trade Margin
Mini CornXC$250
Mini Chicago SRW WheatXW$250
Mini SoybeanXK$250
CornZC$500
Chicago SRW WheatZW$500
KC HRW WheatKE$500
SoybeanZS$500
Soybean MealZM$500
Soybean OilZL$500
OatsZO$500
Rough RiceZR$500
Live CattleLE$750
Feeder CattleGF$750
Lean HogHE$750
CanolaRSCAD 440
CocoaCC$700
Coffee “C”KC$3,400
Cotton No. 2CT$1,700
FCOJ-AOJ$1,700
Sugar No. 11SB$700
London CocoaC£500
Robusta CoffeeRC$500
White SugarW$500

Day Trade Margin rates are effective from the contract open until 15 minutes prior to the session close when exchange Maintenance Margin is required to hold a position into the next trading session. Maintenance Margin requirements are set by the respective exchanges, please refer to the exchanges website for the most current margin information.

The risk desk evaluates market conditions in real-time and reserves the right to adjust day trade margins in accordance with market volatility. If required, temporary changes to the amount of margin required for trading may be made without prior notification.

Accounts that do not meet margin requirements are subject to liquidation without notice.

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