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Futures Margin Requirements

Exchange margin requirements are set by derivatives exchanges such as CME Group and may change at any time without notice. Lincoln Park Financial provides active traders with competitive intraday margin rates starting at $50 for Micro contracts (MES, MYM, M2K), $1000 for Micro Nasdaq (MNQ), and $500 for standard contracts (ES, YM, RTY). Explore our transparent futures commission schedules or open a live trading account to access custom margin structures and low-latency multi-platform routing.

Index
Metals
Energy
Crypto
Interest Rate
Meats
Agriculture
Soft
FX

Equity Index Future Contracts

Contract
Symbol
Exchange
Available Intraday Margin*
Overnight Margin*
E-Mini S&P 500
ES
CME
From $500
$23,066
Micro E-Mini S&P
MES
CME
From $50
$1,505
E-Mini Nasdaq-100
NQ
CME
From $1,000
$35,418
Micro E-Mini Nasdaq-100
MNQ
CME
From $100
$3,522
E-Mini Dow Jones Industrial Average
YM
CBOT
From $500
$15,049
Micro E-Mini Dow Jones Industrial Average
MYM
CBOT
From $50
$1505
E-Mini Russell-2000 Futures
RTY
CME
From $500
$9,962
Micro E-Mini Russell-2000 Futures
M2K
CME
From $50
$996
VIX Futures
VX
CFE
$7,337
$7,337

Metal Future Contracts

Contract
Symbol
Exchange
Available Intraday Margin*
Overnight Margin*
Comex Gold
GC
COMEX
From $2,000
$26,400
E-Mini Gold
QO
COMEX
From $250
$13,200
Micro E-Mini Gold
MGC
COMEX
From $100
$2,640
1-Ounce Gold
1OZ
COMEX
From $25
$264
Comex Silver
SI
COMEX
From $2,000
$35,750
E-Mini Silver
QI
COMEX
From $500
$17,875
Micro E-mini Silver
SIL
COMEX
From $400
$7,150
100-Ounce Silver
SIC
COMEX
From $50
$715
Copper
HG
COMEX
From $500
$11,000
Micro E-Mini Copper
MHG
COMEX
From $50
$1,100
Platinum
PL
NYMEX
From $2,000
$11,000
Palladium
PA
NYMEX
From $3,000
$24,200

Energy Future Contracts

Contract:
Symbol:
Exchange
Available Intraday Margin*
Overnight Margin*
Crude Oil
CL
CME
From $2000
$9,409.12
E-Mini Crude Oil
QM
CME
From $1000
$2,077
Micro Crude Oil
MCL
CME
From $200
$413
Natural Gas
NG
CME
From $1000
$5,691
E-Mini Natural Gas
QG
CME
From $300
$1,428
Micro Natural Gas
MNG
CME
From $50
$571
Brent Crude Oil
BZ
CME
From $2000
$10,571

Coinbase Crypto Future Contracts

Contract:
Symbol:
Available Intraday Margin*
Overnight Margin:
Nano Bitcoin
BIT
$25
$230
Nano Bitcoin Perp Style
BIP
$140
$180
Nano Ether
ET (NET on CQG)
$25
$88
Nano Ether Perp Style
ETP
$50
$60
Nano XRP
XRP
$25
$50
Nano XRP Perp Style
XPP
$230
$370
Nano Solana
SOL
$25
$88
Nano Solana Perp Style
SLP
$130
$200

CME Crypto Future Contracts

Contract
Symbol
Available Intraday Margin*
Overnight Margin:
Bitcoin
BTC
$88,000
$88,000
Micro Bitcoin
MBT
$1,894
$1,894

Ether

ETH
$29,418
$29,418
Micro Ether
MET
$60
$60
XRP
XRP
$30,843
$30,843
Micro XRP
MXP
$1,540
$1,540
Solana
SOL
$17,330
$17,330
Micro Solana
MSL
$870
$870

Interest Rate Future Contracts

Contract:
Symbol:
Competitive Day Margins:
Standard Day Margin*
Overnight Margin:
30-Year Treasury Bond
ZB
$500
$4,070
$4,070
30-Year Ultra Bond
UB
$500
$6,050
$6,050
10-Year Treasury Note
ZN
$200
$2,200
$2,200
10-Year Ultra Treasury Note
TN
$300
$2,860
$2,860
5-Year Treasury Note
ZF
$150
$1,430
$1,430
2-Year Treasury Note
ZT
$75
$1,265
$1,265

Meat Future Contracts

Contract:
Symbol:
Competitive Day Margins:
Standard Day Margin*
Overnight Margin:
Live Cattle
LE
$200
$3,360
$3,360
Feeder Cattle
GF
$350
$6,600
$6,600
Hogs
HE
$250
$1,870
$1,870

Grain Future Contracts

Contract:
Symbol:
Competitive Day Margins:
Standard Day Margin*
Overnight Margin:
Corn
ZC
$250
$1,210
$1,210
Soybeans
ZS
$500
$2,310
$2,310
Soybean meal
ZM
$400
$2,090
$2,090
Soybean Oil
ZL
$350
$1,760
$1,760
Wheat
ZW
$250
$1,980
$1,980
HRW Wheat
KE
$300
$1,980
$1,980

Softs Future Contracts

Contract:
Symbol:
Competitive Day Margins:
Standard Day Margin*
Overnight Margin:
Coco
CC
$7,084
$7,084
$7,084
Coffee
KC
$1,650
$9,104
$9,104
Cotton
CT
$825
$1,254
$1,254
Sugar
SB
$500
$727
$727
Orange Juice
OJ
$1,032
$4,231
$4,231

FX Future Contracts

Contract:
Symbol:
Reduced Day Margin*
Standard Day Margin*
Overnight Margin:
Euro FX
6E
$250
50% of Initial Margin
$2,970
Japanese Yen
6J
$250
50% of Initial Margin
$3,080
British Pound
6B
$350
50% of Initial Margin
$2,200
Australian Dollar
6A
$200
50% of Initial Margin
$2,090
Canadian Dollar
6C
$150
50% of Initial Margin
$1,100
Swiss Franc
6S
$400
50% of Initial Margin
$4,950
New Zealand Dollar
6N
$250
100% of Initial Margin
$1,430
Mexican Peso
6M
$200
50% of Initial Margin
$1,210

Reduced Day Margin: Available during intraday trading hours.

Standard Day Margin: Generally 50% of the initial margin for positions up to 20 contracts.

Overnight Margin: Required for positions held beyond the applicable intraday margin period. Margin requirements are subject to change.