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Micro Contracts – 7:45 am CT to 3:30 pm CT
1 to 40 contracts 41 to 50 contracts Over 50 contracts
Micro S&P (MES) $75.00 $250.00 100% of initial
Micro Nasdaq (MNQ) $100.00 $300.00 100% of initial
Micro Dow (MYM) $75.00 $250.00 100% of initial
Micro Russell (M2K) $75.00 $250.00 100% of initial
Micro Contracts – overnight (after 3:30 pm CT)
1 to 15 contracts 16 to 30 contracts over 30 contracts
Micro S&P (MES) 25% of initial 50% of initial 100% of initial
Micro Nasdaq (MNQ) 25% of initial 50% of initial 100% of initial
Micro Dow (MYM) 25% of initial 50% of initial 100% of initial
Micro Russell (M2K) 25% of initial 50% of initial 100% of initial
Emini Contracts – 7:45 am CT to 3:30 pm CT
1 to 10 contracts 11 to 15 contracts 15 to 20 contracts Over 20 contracts
Emini S&P (ES) $750.00 $1,000.00 $3,000.00 100% of initial
Emini Nasdaq (NQ) $1,000.00 $1,250.00 $3,000.00 100% of initial
Emini Dow (YM) $750.00 $1,000.00 $3,000.00 100% of initial
Emini Russell (RTY) $750.00 $1,000.00 $3,000.00 100% of initial
E-mini Indices – overnight (after 3:30 pm CT)
1 to 5 contracts 6 to 10 contracts over 10 contracts
Emini S&P (ES) 25% of initial 50% of initial 100% of initial
Emini Nasdaq (NQ) 25% of initial 50% of initial 100% of initial
Emini Dow (YM) 25% of initial 50% of initial 100% of initial
Emini Russell (RTY) 25% of initial 50% of initial 100% of initial
  • Treasuries – 30yr Bond, 2yr-5yr-10yr Notes, Eurodollar
  • Currencies – British Pound (6B), Japanese Yen (6J), Euro Currency (6E)
  • Metals – Gold
  • Grains – Corn, Soybean, Wheat, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil
  • Indices – FTSE 100, Mini-DAX
  • Energies –  Micro Crude Oil (MCL)
    • 50% initial margin up to 20 contracts.
    • Any customer with more than 20 contracts, all contracts will be margined at 100%.
  • Energies –  Crude Oil (GCL)
    • 50% initial margin up to 10 contracts.
    • Any customer with more than 10 contracts, all contracts will be margined at 100%.
  • DAX
    • 50% initial margin up to 5 contracts.
    • Any customer with more than 5 contracts, all contracts will be margined at 100%.
  • All other markets will be at 100% Exchange Initial Margin.
  • At 3:30 pm CT, all margins will be at the 100% level.  For all Crude Oil contracts, overnight margins will be at the 125% level.

Please be aware that your account must be at full required margin at the 3:30 pm CT or your account may be liquidated.

Notice: The following parameters are in effect for all Cryptocurrency contracts

  • Authorization is required to trade Cryptocurrency products. Please call our Trade Desk who will request authorization from StoneX Financial Inc. – Gain Futures Division risk department.
  • Day Trade Margins 7:00am CT – 4:00pm CT – 100% of Exchange Initial Margin
  • Overnight Margins 3:30pm CT – 7:00am CT – The customer must have 150% of the Exchange Initial Margin to carry the position overnight. If they do not, they will be required to offset the position.
  • Weekend Margins on Friday’s 3:15pm Close – The customer must have 150% of the Exchange Initial margin to carry the position over the weekend. If they do not, they will be required to offset the position.

NFA Investor Advisory—Futures on Virtual Currencies Including Bitcoin

 

Notice: The following Margin Requirements are in effect for NYSE FANG+ Index Futures

  • Max Position Limit per account is 5 contracts, front-month only. All other expirations are prohibited from trading.
  • Day Trade Margins 8:30am CT – 2:50pm CT – $1,000 per contract and is subject to change should the market dictate.
  • Although the market closes at 5pm CT, volume is currently concentrated to the NYSE/NASDAQ trading hours. The customer must have 100% of the Exchange Initial Margin to carry the position past 2:50pm CT. If they do not, they will be required to offset the position.

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Group by Exchange
MarketGroup - Currencies (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Maint. Margin Day
Aussie Dollar 6A CME USD 2200 USD 2000 USD 2200
Australian Dollar/Japanese Yen AJY CME JPY 792000 JPY 720000 JPY 792000
Brazilian Real 6L CME USD 1980 USD 1800 USD 1980
British Pound 6B CME USD 3080 USD 2800 USD 1540
British Pound/Japanese Yen PJY CME JPY 1056000 JPY 960000 JPY 1056000
Canadian Dollar 6C CME USD 1518 USD 1380 USD 1518
E-Mini Euro FX E7 CME USD 1458 USD 1325 USD 1458
E-mini Japanese Yen J7 CME USD 2046 USD 1860 USD 2046
Euro FX 6E CME USD 2915 USD 2650 USD 1457.5
Euro/British Pound RP CME GBP 3080 GBP 2800 GBP 3080
Euro/Japanese Yen RY CME JPY 605000 JPY 550000 JPY
Euro/Swiss Franc RF CME CHF 3520 CHF 3200 CHF 3250
Indian Rupee/USD SIR CME USD 1485 USD 1350 USD 1540
Japanese Yen 6J CME USD 4092 USD 3720 USD 2046
Korean Won KRW CME USD 3630 USD 3300 USD 3080
Mexican Peso 6M CME USD 1430 USD 1300 USD 1430
Micro AUD/USD M6A CME USD 220 USD 200 USD 220
Micro CAD/USD MCD CME USD 152 USD 138 USD 145
Micro CHF/USD MSF CME USD 495 USD 450 USD 402
Micro EUR/USD M6E CME USD 292 USD 265 USD 292
Micro GBP/USD M6B CME USD 308 USD 280 USD 248
Micro INR/USD MIR CME USD 297 USD 270 USD 308
New Zealand Dollar 6N CME USD 1980 USD 1800 USD 1980
Russian Ruble 6R CME USD 8800 USD 8000 USD 8800
South African Rand 6Z CME USD 1980 USD 1800 USD 1980
Swedish Krona SEK CME USD 7700 USD 7000 USD 7700
Swiss Franc 6S CME USD 4950 USD 4500 USD 4950
US Dollar Index DX-M ICEUS USD 2090 USD 1900 USD 2090
MarketGroup - Energies (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Maint. Margin Day
Brent Last Day Financial BZ NYMEX USD 7370 USD 6700 USD 9212.5
Crude Oil GCL NYMEX USD 7700 USD 7000 USD 4730
Crude Oil TAS CLT NYMEX USD 7700 USD 7000 USD
E-mini Crude Oil QM NYMEX USD 3850 USD 3500 USD 1925
Heating Oil GHO NYMEX USD 12650 USD 11500 USD 21656
Heating Oil TAS HOT NYMEX USD 12650 USD 11500 USD 14300
HH Natural Gas GNG NYMEX USD 5500 USD 5000 USD
HH Natural Gas miNY QG NYMEX USD 1375 USD 1250 USD 1375
HH Natural Gas TAS NGT NYMEX USD 5500 USD 5000 USD
Micro Crude Oil MCL NYMEX USD 770 USD 700 USD 385
Natural Gas Last-day HH NYMEX USD 5500 USD 5000 USD
RBOB Gasoline GRB NYMEX USD 8470 USD 7700 USD 14781
RBOB Gasoline TAS RBT NYMEX USD 8470 USD 7700 USD
Small US Crude Oil SMO SMFE USD 1584 USD 1440 USD 660
MarketGroup - Financials (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Maint. Margin Day
1 Mo. LIBOR GLB CME USD 1238 USD 1125 USD 880
10 Yr US T-Note ZN CBOT USD 2145 USD 1950 USD 1073
10-Year USD MAC Swap Futures N1U CBOT USD 1620 USD 1200 USD 1620
2 Yr US T-Note ZT CBOT USD 1155 USD 1050 USD 578
3 Month Eurodollar Fut GE CME USD 935 USD 850 USD 412.5
30 Day Fed Fund ZQ CBOT USD 1430 USD 1300 USD 1430
30 Yr US T-Bonds ZB CBOT USD 4620 USD 4200 USD 2090
5 Yr T-Note ZF CBOT USD 1430 USD 1300 USD 715
5-Year USD MAC Swap F1U CBOT USD 1650 USD 1500 USD 1348
CONF Fut CONF EUREX EUR 5705 EUR 5705 EUR 2708
EURO BTP FUTURES FBTP EUREX EUR 6149 EUR 6149 EUR 3800
EURO OAT FUTURE 8,5- 10,5 YEAR FOAT EUREX EUR 5355 EUR 5355 EUR 5355
EuroBobl FGBM EUREX EUR 3088 EUR 3088 EUR 3088
EuroBund FGBL EUREX EUR 5782 EUR 5782 EUR 5782
Euro-Buxl FGBX EUREX EUR 12909 EUR 12909 EUR 12909
Micro 10-Year Yield 10Y CBOT USD 412 USD 375 USD 132
One-Month SOFR Futures SR1 CME USD 1430 USD 1300 USD 715
Schatz FGBS EUREX EUR 1098 EUR 1098 EUR 1098
Short-Term Euro-BTP Futures FBTS EUREX USD 1718 USD 1718 USD 1597
Small 10YR US Treasury Yield S10Y SMFE USD 330 USD 300 USD 300
Small 2YR US Treasury Yield S2Y SMFE USD 220 USD 200 USD 66
Small 30YR US Treasury Yield S30Y SMFE USD 303 USD 275 USD 335
Three-Month SOFR Futures SR3 CME USD 935 USD 850 USD 825
Ultra 10-Year Note TN CBOT USD 3025 USD 2750 USD 1513
Ultra T-Bond UB CBOT USD 7150 USD 6500 USD 3575
MarketGroup - Grains (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Maint. Margin Day
Bloomberg Commodity Index AW CBOT USD 880 USD 800 USD 880
CBOT Bean Oil TAS ZLT CBOT USD 2970 USD 2700 USD
CBOT Corn TAS ZCT CBOT USD 2475 USD 2250 USD 1237.5
CBOT Soybean TAS ZST CBOT USD 3960 USD 3600 USD
CBOT Soymeal TAS ZMT CBOT USD 2750 USD 2500 USD
CBOT Wheat TAS ZWT CBOT USD 3630 USD 3300 USD 1815
Corn ZC CBOT USD 2475 USD 2250 USD 1237.5
KC Wheat KE CBOT USD 3740 USD 3400 USD 3740
Mini Corn XC CBOT USD 495 USD 450 USD 495
Mini Soybeans XB CBOT USD 792 USD 720 USD 396
Mini Wheat XW CBOT USD 726 USD 660 USD 726
Minneapolis Wheat MWE MGE USD 3300 USD 3000 USD 3300
Oats ZO CBOT USD 2172 USD 1975 USD 2172
Rough Rice ZR CBOT USD 1540 USD 1400 USD 1512
Soybean Oil ZL CBOT USD 2970 USD 2700 USD 1485
Soybeans ZS CBOT USD 3960 USD 3600 USD 1980
Soymeal ZM CBOT USD 2750 USD 2500 USD 1375
Wheat ZW CBOT USD 3630 USD 3300 USD 1815
MarketGroup - Indices (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Maint. Margin Day
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) VX CFE USD 11660 USD 10600 USD 11660
CME Bitcoin Futures BTC CME USD 30800 USD 28000 USD 30800
CME Ether Futures ETH CME USD 25300 USD 23000 USD 25300
CME Micro Bitcoin MBT CME USD 616 USD 560 USD 616
DAX FDAX EUREX EUR 38227 EUR 38227 EUR 19113.5
DJ Real Estate Futures RE CBOT USD 3520 USD 3200 USD 2970
DJ STOXX 50 Index FSTX EUREX EUR 3366 EUR 3366 EUR 3314
E-Mini Dow $5 YM CBOT USD 8250 USD 7500 USD 750
E-Mini NASDAQ 100 NQ CME USD 17380 USD 15800 USD 1000
E-mini Russell 2000 Index RTY CME USD 6380 USD 5800 USD 750
E-Mini S&P 500 ES CME USD 11660 USD 10600 USD 750
E-Mini S&P MIDCAP 400 EMD CME USD 14850 USD 13500 USD 14850
Euro STOXX 50 Index FESX EUREX EUR 4006 EUR 4006 EUR 4006
MDAX F2MX EUREX EUR 17947 EUR 17947 EUR 16576
Micro Dax FDXS EUREX EUR 1529 EUR 1529 EUR 764.5
Micro E-mini Dow MYM CBOT USD 825 USD 750 USD 75
Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 MNQ CME USD 1738 USD 1580 USD 100
Micro E-mini Russell 2000 M2K CME USD 638 USD 580 USD 75
Micro E-mini S&P 500 MES CME USD 1166 USD 1060 USD 75
Micro Ether MET CME USD 51 USD 46 USD 51
MICRO NYSE Fang+ Index FNG ICEUSRP USD 2064 USD 1876 USD 2064
Micro-EURO STOXX 50 FSXE EUREX CHF 401 CHF 401 CHF 401
Mini Cboe Volatility Index Futures VXM CFE USD 1166 USD 1060 USD 1166
Mini Dax FDXM EUREX EUR 7645 EUR 7645 EUR 3822.5
Mini MSCI EAFE Index MFS ICEUS USD 4129 USD 3753 USD 4129
MSCI Emerging Markets Index MME ICEUS USD 2668 USD 2425 USD 2668
Nikkei 225/USD NKD CME USD 7700 USD 7000 USD 3850
Nikkei 225/Yen NIY CME JPY 770000 JPY 700000 JPY 770000
TECDAX FTDX EUREX EUR 3564 EUR 3564 EUR 3515
Volatility Index TAS VXT CFE USD 8800 USD 8000 USD 8800
VSTOXX FVS EUREX EUR 884 EUR 884 EUR 884
MarketGroup - Meats (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Maint. Margin Day
Feeder Cattle GF CME USD 3135 USD 2850 USD 3135
Lean Hogs HE CME USD 1925 USD 1750 USD 2090
Live Cattle LE CME USD 1760 USD 1600 USD 1540
Pork Cutout Futures PRK CME USD 2090 USD 1900 USD 2090
MarketGroup - Metals (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Maint. Margin Day
Copper GHG COMEX USD 6325 USD 5750 USD 6325
E-micro Gold MGC COMEX USD 759 USD 690 USD 759
Gold GGC COMEX USD 7590 USD 6900 USD 7590
Micro Copper MHG NYMEX USD 605 USD 550 USD 605
Micro Silver SIL COMEX USD 1870 USD 1700 USD 1870
miNY Copper QC COMEX USD 3162 USD 2875 USD 3162
miNY Gold QO COMEX USD 3795 USD 3450 USD 3795
miNY Silver QI COMEX USD 4675 USD 4250 USD 4675
Palladium GPA NYMEX USD 23100 USD 21000 USD 23100
Platinum GPL NYMEX USD 3520 USD 3200 USD 3520
Silver GSI COMEX USD 9350 USD 8500 USD 9350
MarketGroup - Softs (Electronic)
Name Symbol Exchange Init. Margin Maint. Margin Day
Cash-Settled Cheese CSC CME USD 2530 USD 2300 USD 2530
Class III Milk DA CME USD 1650 USD 1500 USD 1650
Class IV Milk Fut DK CME USD 1650 USD 1500 USD 1650
Cocoa CC-M ICEUS USD 1573 USD 1430 USD 2090
Cocoa TAS CC-M-S ICEUS USD 2090 USD 1900 USD 2090
Coffee KC-M ICEUS USD 9900 USD 9000 USD 9900
Coffee "C" TAS KC-M-S ICEUS USD 9900 USD 9000 USD 9900
Cotton No. 2 TAS CT-M-S ICEUS USD 2915 USD 2650 USD 2915
Cotton No.2 CT-M ICEUS USD 4950 USD 4500 USD 4950
FCOJ-A TAS OJ-M-S ICEUS USD 1191 USD 1083 USD 1191
Frozen OJ OJ-M ICEUS USD 2970 USD 2700 USD 2970
Random Length Lumber LBS CME USD 20500 USD 18500 USD 41000
Sugar No. 11 SB-M ICEUS USD 1478 USD 1344 USD 1478
Sugar No. 11 TAS SB-M-S ICEUS USD 1478 USD 1344 USD 1478

 

Disclaimer:

The above information was drawn from sources believed to be reliable. Although it is believed that information provided is accurate, no guarantee is made. StoneX assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions.

 

Note:

  • Initial margin and day trade values are updated daily at 7:00 am CST.
  • Monday-Friday server maintenance is between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm CST. In addition, we do schedule major updates after the close of business Friday through Saturday. The system will be available at a minimum of 1 hour prior to the pre-market open on Sundays.
  • Liquidation Procedures
    • In accordance with the Liquidation of Accounts and Payment of Deficit Balances section of your Commodity Customer Agreement with StoneX Financial Inc., StoneX Financial Inc. reserves the right to liquidate any commodity positions in your account at its SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION without prior notice. Clients are responsible for monitoring their positions and are financially responsible for any losses generated by open positions.
    • Without limiting the foregoing, StoneX Financial Inc. generally liquidates open positions if the client’s Equity-to-Margin ratio (as defined below) drops below 5%, or the account Net Liquidating Value (NLV) drops below $500.00 (whichever comes first). For accounts with only micro e-mini futures positions, a liquidation may occur when the Net Liquidating Value (NLV) drops below $75.00. In such instances, your account may be locked, open positions may be liquidated, and if our risk management staff liquidates your position due to inaction on your part, a liquidation fee will apply. StoneX Financial Inc.’s current liquidation fee is $50.00 per contract.
    • Your “Equity-to-Margin ratio” is calculated by dividing your NLV by Initial Margin (IM).
    • Day-Trade margin parameters will be brought to full exchange Initial Margin requirements at 3:30 pm CT. For any customer that entered a position using day-trade margins and has not offset their position prior to 3:45 pm CT, the positions MAY be liquidated.
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