| Speculative
Margins |
|---|
Please be aware that the margin requirements for the spot month are often higher (in some cases significantly higher) than the margins quoted here.
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| Grains & Oilseeds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Contract |
Exchange |
Initial Margins |
Maint. Margins |
| Corn | CBOT | 2025 |
1500 |
| Wheat | CBOT | 6075 |
4500 |
| Oats | CBOT | 1350 |
1000 |
| Soybeans | CBOT | 5400 |
4000 |
| Soy Meal | CBOT | 2700 |
2000 |
| Soy Oil | CBOT | 2025 |
1500 |
| KC Wheat | KBOT | 3750 |
3000 |
| Rice | CBOT | 1620 |
1200 |
| Meats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Contract |
Exchange |
Initial Margins |
Maint. Margins |
| Live Cattle | CME | 1080 |
800 |
| Feeder Cattle | CME | 1350 |
1000 |
| Lean Hogs | CME | 1215 |
900 |
| Pork Bellies | CME | 1620 | 1200 |
| Metals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Contract |
Exchange |
Initial Margins |
Maint. Margins |
| Gold | COMEX | 8100 |
6000 |
| e-mini Gold | CBOT | 1485 |
1100 |
| Silver | COMEX | 11644 |
8625 |
| e-mini Silver | CBOT | 2025 |
1500 |
| Copper | COMEX | 7763 |
5750 |
| Platinum | NYMEX | 9450 |
7000 |
| Palladium | NYMEX | 6075 |
4500 |
| Energy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Contract |
Exchange |
Initial Margins |
Maint. Margins |
| Crude Oil* | NYMEX | 8775 |
6500 |
| RBOB Gas* | NYMEX | 9113 |
6750 |
| Heating Oil* | NYMEX | 10125 |
7500 |
| Natural Gas* | NYMEX | 8100 |
6000 |
| Tropicals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Contract |
Exchange |
Initial Margins |
Maint. Margins |
| Coffee | CSCE | 4900 |
3500 |
| Cocoa | CSCE | 2660 |
1900 |
| Sugar | CSCE | 1540 |
1100 |
| Cotton | NYCE | 4900 |
3500 |
| Orange Juice | NYCE | 1890 |
1350 |
| Currencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Contract |
Exchange |
Initial Margins |
Maint. Margins |
| Austr. Dollar | IMM | 2430 |
1800 |
| British Pound | IMM | 2430 |
1800 |
| Canadian Dollar | IMM | 2700 |
2000 |
| Dollar Index | NYCE | 1064 | 800 |
| Euro | IMM | 3510 |
2500 |
| Japanese Yen | IMM | 3780 | 2800 |
| Mexican Peso | IMM | 1875 | 1500 |
| Swiss Frank | IMM | 2970 |
2200 |
| Interest Rates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Contract |
Exchange |
Initial Margins |
Maint. Margins |
| US T-Bonds | CBOT | 2700 |
2000 |
| 10 Year Notes | CBOT | 2160 |
1600 |
| 5 Year Notes | CBOT | 1485 |
1100 |
| Eurodollars | IMM | 1013 |
750 |
| Indices | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Contract |
Exchange |
Initial Margins |
Maint. Margins |
| S&P 500 Index | CME | 22500 |
18000 |
| E-Mini S&P | CME | 4375 |
3500 |
| Nasdaq 100 Ind. | CME | 16250 | 13000 |
| E-Mini Nasdaq | CME | 3250 | 2600 |
| Russel 2000 | CBOT | 26250 |
21000 |
| E-Mini Russel 1000 |
CBOT | 5250 |
4200 |
| Dow Jones |
CBOT |
7000 |
5600 |
| E-Mini Dow | CBOT |
3503 |
2802 |
| Nikkei Index | CME |
5000 |
4000 |
| Woods | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Contract |
Exchange |
Initial Margins |
Maint. Margins |
| Lumber | CME | 1650 | 1100 |