Margins

Last Updated: May 17, 2008

Day Trade Margins

Below are some of GO FUTURES' current day trade margin requirements. Day trade margins are available on virtually all futures contracts. Please contact us if you wish to know the margin of a particular contact that is not listed here. Please note that day trade and overnight margin requirements are subject to change without notice.

Contract	Exchange	Symbol	Day Trade Margin
Australian Dollar	CME	AD	$400
British Pound	CME	BP	$500
Canadian Dollar	CME	CD	$500
Mini Dow Jones	CBOT	YM	$500
E-Mini NASDAQ 100	CME	NQ	$500
E-Mini Russell 2000	CME	ER	$500
E-Mini S&P 500	CME	ES	$500
Eurodollar	CME	ED	$200
Japanese Yen	CME	JY	$500
S&P 500	CME	SP	$2800
Swiss Franc	CME	SF	$400

Exchange Minimum Margins (Overnight Positions)

Below are the exchange minimum margin requirements for carrying positions overnight. GO FUTURES uses these requirements for overnight positions. Daily trade margin requirements are generally substantially lower than the overnight requirements. Please do note that margin requirements are subject to change without notice.

Contract	Exchange	Symbol	Initial Margin	Maintenance Margin
Australian Dollar (Pit)	CME	AD	$2430	$1800
British Pound (Pit)	CME	BP	$2700	$2000
Canadian Dollar (Pit)	CME	CD	$3105	$2300
CCI Index	ICE	CI	$4000	$4000
Cocoa	ICE	@CC	$1260	$900
Cocoa (Pit)	ICE	CC	$1260	$900
Coffee 'C'	ICE	@KC	$3780	$2700
Coffee 'C' (Pit)	ICE	KC	$3780	$2700
Corn	CBOT	C	$1080	$800
Cotton	ICE	@CT	$1680	$1200
Cotton (Pit)	ICE	CT	$1680	$1200
Crude Oil (e-miNY)	NYMEX	QM	$3038	$2250
Crude Oil (Pit)	NYMEX	CL	$6075	$4500
Dollar Index	ICE	@DX	$1064	$800
Dollar Index (Pit)	ICE	DX	$1064	$800
Dow Jones	CBOT	DJ	$7005	$5604
E-Mini NASDAQ 100	CME	NQ	$3250	$2600
E-Mini Russell 2000	CME	ER	$5250	$4200
E-Mini S&P 500	CME	ES	$4500	$3600
Euro Currency (Pit)	CME	EC	$2565	$1900
Eurodollar (Pit)	CME	ED	$878	$650
Federal Funds (Pit)	CBOT	FF	$675	$500
Feeder Cattle	CME	FC	$1350	$1000
Gold (eCBOT)	CBOT	ZG	$3362	$2490
Gold (Pit)	COMEX	GC	$4050	$3000
Goldman Sachs Index	CME	GJ	$5250	$3500
Heating Oil (Pit)	NYMEX	HO	$7425	$5500
High Grade Copper	COMEX	HG	$6413	$4750
Japanese Yen (Pit)	CME	JY	$2700	$2000
Kansas City Wheat	KCBOT	KW	$1875	$1500
Lean Hogs	CME	LH	$1215	$900
Live Cattle	CME	LC	$1080	$800
Lumber	CME	LB	$1650	$1100
Mini Corn	CBOT	YC	$216	$160
Mini Dow Jones	CBOT	YM	$3503	$2802
Mini Gold	CBOT	YG	$1121	$830
Mini Silver	CBOT	YI	$810	$600
Mini Soybeans	CBOT	YK	$540	$400
Mini Wheat	CBOT	YW	$405	$300
NASDAQ 100 (Pit)	CME	ND	$16250	$13000
Natural Gas (e-miNY)	NYMEX	QG	$2194	$1625
Natural Gas (Pit)	NYMEX	NG	$8775	$6500
Nikkei 225	CME	NK	$5000	$4000
Oats	CBOT	O	$878	$650
Orange Juice	ICE	@OJ	$1890	$1350
Orange Juice (Pit)	ICE	OJ	$1890	$1350
Palladium (Pit)	NYMEX	PA	$2025	$1500
Platinum	NYMEX	PL	$3375	$2500
Pork Bellies	CME	PB	$1620	$1200
RBOB Gasoline	NYMEX	RB	$6750	$5000
Rough Rice	CBOT	RR	$810	$600
S&P 500 (Pit)	CME	SP	$22500	$18000
Silver (eCBOT)	CBOT	ZI	$4050	$3000
Silver (Pit)	COMEX	SI	$6075	$4500
Soybean Meal (Pit)	CBOT	SM	$1823	$1350
Soybean Oil (Pit)	CBOT	BO	$945	$700
Soybeans (Pit)	CBOT	S	$2700	$2000
Sugar #11	ICE	@SB	$910	$650
Sugar #11 (Pit)	CME	SB	$910	$650
Swiss Franc (Pit)	CBOT	SF	$1755	$1300
Treasury Bonds (Pit)	CBOT	US	$2295	$1700
Treasury Note - 10yr (Pit)	CBOT	TY	$1620	$1200
Treasury Note - 2 yr (Pit)	CBOT	TU	$945	$700
Treasury Note - 5yr (Pit)	CBOT	FV	$1013	$750
Unleaded Gasoline (Pit)	NYMEX	HU	$5400	$4000
Wheat (Pit)	CBOT	W	$2025	$1500

About Us | Contact us | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer