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Margins

Current Margins and Contract Specifications*
October 12, 2020

Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Margin/Performance Bonds
Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance
E-mini S&P 500 ES $8,360 $7,600
E-mini Nasdaq- 100 NQ $9,900 $9,000
E-mini S&P Midcap 400 ME $4,950 $4,500
S&P 500 SP $41,800 $38,000
Eurodollar GE $413 $375
Australian Dollar 6A $1,210 $1,100
British Pound 6B $2,640 $2,400
Canadian Dollar 6C $990 $900
Japanese Yen 6J $2,640 $2,400
Mexican Peso 6M $1,210 $1,100
Swiss Franc 6S $2,640 $2,400
Euro FX 6E $1,980 $1,800
E-mini Euro FX E7 $990 $900
E-Livestock Live Cattle LE $1,980 $1,800
Lean Hog HE $2,420 $2,200
E-Micro AUD/USD M6A $121 $110
E-Micro GBP/USD M6B $264 $240
E-Micro USD/CAD M6C CA$198 CA$180
E-Micro EUR/USD M6E $198 $180
E-Micro USD/JPY M6J ¥16,500 ¥15,000
E-Micro USD/CHF M6S SF363 SF330
Chicago Board of Trade
Margin/Performance Bonds
Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance
Mini-sized Dow Futures ($5) YM $9,075 $8,250
30 Year US Treasury Bond Futures ZB $3,245 $2,950
10 Year US Treasury Note Futures ZN $1,430 $1,275
5 Year US Treasury Note Futures ZF $847 $700
2 Year US Treasury Note Futures ZT $671 $610
Wheat Futures ZW $1,375 $1,250
Corn Futures ZC $1,100 $1,000
Soybean Futures ZS $1,650 $1,500
Soybean Oil Futures ZL $677 $650
Soybean Meal Futures ZM $1,122 $1,122
Mini Wheat Futures XW $275 $250
Mini Corn Futures XC $220 $200
Mini Soybean Futures XK $330 $200
New York Mercantile Exchange/COMEX
Margin/Performance Bonds
Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance
COMEX Gold Futures (100 oz) GC $6,600 $6,000
COMEX Silver Futures (5,000 oz) SI $6,600 $6,000
COMEX Copper Futures HG $2,970 $2,700
NYMEX Palladium PA $4,400 $4,000
NYMEX Platinum PL $2,750 $2,500
NYMEX Natural Gas NG $1,650 $1,500
Light Sweet Crude Oil CL $3,850 $3,500
Heating Oil HO $4,510 $4,100
New York Harbor RBOB Gasoline RB $5,500 $5,000
NYMEX miNY Natural Gas QG $646 $587
NYMEX miNY WTI Crude Oil QM $3,850 $3,500
Intercontinental Exchange Futures U.S. (ICE)
Margin/Performance Bonds
Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance
Russell 2000 Mini Index Futures TF $4,125 $3,750
U.S. Dollar Index Futures DX $1,815 $1,650
Cocoa Futures CC $2,090 $1,900
Coffee "C" Futures KC $4,455 $4,050
Cotton No. 2 Futures CT $2,915 $2,650
FCOJ-A Futures OJ $1,386 $1,260
Sugar No. 11 Futures SB $1,074 $952
NYSE Liffe U.S.
Margin/Performance Bonds
Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance
100 oz Gold Futures ZG $6,600 $6,000
5,000 oz Silver Futures ZI $6,600 $6,000
mini-sized Gold Futures (33.2 oz) YG $2,475 $2,250
mini-sized Silver Futures (1,000 oz) YI $2,860 $2,600
CBOE Futures Exchange
Margin/Performance Bonds
Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance
CBOE Volatility Index VX $8,800 $8,000
CBOE Mini Volatility Index VM $572 $520
ONE Chicago
Margin/Performance Bonds
Contract Symbol Initial Maintenance
Single Stock Futures 20% of the underlying value of the contract
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* All margins and contract specifications are subject to change without notice.
  All margins are SPAN minimums except some spreads and delivery months which may be higher.
  Alpha One reserves the right to change margins at any time.
  The information contained herein is provided as a courtesy and Alaron Trading Corporation or its agents assume no liability for its accuracy.
**Due to the new Euro currency, some contract specs will change for the June contract and beyond.  The affected contracts will be changed on the next margin sheet.

There is risk of loss in trading futures and options.

c Margin change since previous publishing.


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