Day Trade Margins

Equity Index

Futures Product Symbol Day Trade Margin
Micro E-mini S&P 500 MES $50
Micro E-mini NASDAQ-100 MNQ $100
Micro E-mini Russell 2000 M2K $50
Micro E-mini S&P MidCap 400 MMC $100
Micro E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 MSC $100
E-mini S&P 500 ES $500
E-mini NASDAQ-100 NQ $1,000
E-mini Russell 2000 RTY $500
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 EMD $1,000
Nikkei/Yen NIY ¥21,500
Nikkei/USD NKD $1,500
Micro E-mini Dow Jones Index MYM $50
E-mini Dow Jones Index YM $500
MSCI Emerging Markets Index MME $750
Micro-DAX FDXS €100
Micro-EURO STOXX 50 FSXE €50
Mini-Dax FDXM €500
DAX FDAX €2,500
EURO STOXX 50 FESX €250
EURO STOXX Banks FESB €150
STOXX Europe 600 FXXP €500
FTSE 100 Index Z £1,000
FTSE 250 Index Y2 £500
CAC 40 Index – Mini MFC €250
CAC 40 Index FCE €2,750

Crypto Currency

Futures Product Symbol Day Trade Margin
Micro Bitcoin MBT $250
Micro Ether MET $25
Bitcoin Futures BTC $30,000
Ether Futures ETH $20,000
Nano Bitcoin BIT $40
Nano Ether ET $30

Energy

Futures Product Symbol Day Trade Margin
Micro WTI Crude Oil MCL $200
Micro RBOB Gasoline MRB $200
Micro NY Harbor ULSD MHO $200
E-mini Crude Oil QM $1,000
E-mini Natural Gas QG $1,000
Crude Oil CL $2,000
Natural Gas NG $2,000
RBOB Gasoline RB $2,000
NY Harbor ULSD HO $2,000
Brent Crude B $2,800
WTI Crude T $3,300
NYH (RBOB) Gasoline Futures N $4,400
Low Sulphur Gasoil G $2,700
Heating Oil O $3,700

Metals

Futures Product Symbol Day Trade Margin
Micro Gold MGC $200
Micro Silver SIL $200
Micro Copper MHG $200
E-mini Gold QO $1,000
E-mini Silver QI $1,000
E-mini Copper QC $1,000
Gold GC $2,000
Silver SI $2,000
Copper HG $2,000
Micro Palladium PAM $200
Micro Platinum PLM $200
Palladium PA $5,000
Platinum PL $2,000

FX

Futures Product Symbol Day Trade Margin
Micro AUD/USD M6A $50
Micro CAD/USD MCD $50
Micro CHF/USD MSF $50
Micro EUR/USD M6E $50
Micro GBP/USD M6B $50
Micro INR/USD MIR $50
Micro USD/JPY M6Y ¥7,000
Micro USD/CHF M6S CHF 50
Micro USD/CAD M6C CAD 50
E-mini Euro FX E7 $250
E-mini Japanese Yen J7 $250
Australian Dollar 6A $500
Brazilian Real 6L $500
British Pound 6B $500
Canadian Dollar 6C $500
Euro FX 6E $500
Indian Rupee SIR $500
Japanese Yen 6J $500
Korean Won KRW $500
Mexican Peso 6M $500
New Zealand Dollar 6N $500
Norwegian Krone NOK $500
Polish Zloty PZ $500
South African Rand 6Z $500
Swedish Krona SEK $500
Swiss Franc 6S $500
Dollar Index DX $500

Interest Rates

Futures Product Symbol Day Trade Margin
Micro 2-Year Yield 2YY $50
Micro 5-Year Yield 5YY $50
Micro 10-Year Yield 10Y $50
Micro 30-Year Yield 30Y $50
30 Day Federal Funds ZQ $100
2-Year T-Note ZT $500
3-Year T-Note Z3N $500
5-Year T-Note ZF $500
10-Year T-Note ZN $500
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note TN $500
U.S. Treasury Bond ZB $1,000
Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond UB $1,000
One-Month SOFR SR1 $250
Three-Month SOFR SR3 $250
Euro-Bund FGBL €1,000
Euro-Bobl FGBM €500
Euro-Schatz FGBS €500
Euro-Buxl FGBX €1,000
Euro-OAT FOAT €1,000
Long-Term Euro-BTP FBTP €1,000
Short-Term Euro-BTP FBTS €500
Three Month Euribor I €500
Long Gilt R £2,500
Small 2YR US Treasury Yield S2Y $25
Small 10YR US Treasury Yield S10Y $25
Small 30YR US Treasury Yield S30Y $25

Volatility Index

Futures Product Symbol Day Trade Margin
Mini CBOE Volatility Index VXM $500
CBOE Volatility Index VX $5,000
SPIKES Volatility Index SPK $2,500
VSTOXX FVS €150

Agriculture

Futures Product Symbol Day Trade Margin
Mini Corn XC $250
Mini Chicago SRW Wheat XW $250
Mini Soybean XK $250
Corn ZC $500
Chicago SRW Wheat ZW $500
KC HRW Wheat KE $500
Soybean ZS $500
Soybean Meal ZM $500
Soybean Oil ZL $500
Oats ZO $500
Rough Rice ZR $500
Live Cattle LE $750
Feeder Cattle GF $750
Lean Hog HE $750
Canola RS CAD 440
Cocoa CC $700
Coffee “C” KC $3,400
Cotton No. 2 CT $1,700
FCOJ-A OJ $1,700
Sugar No. 11 SB $700
London Cocoa C £500
Robusta Coffee RC $500
White Sugar W $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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