Click Futures Margin Requirements

Click Futures offers the futures exchange minimum margin requirements plus low day-trade margins.

We offer trading on all CME & ICE futures exchange contracts.
Contact us for current margin requirements on futures contracts not included in this list.
STOCK INDICES
SYMBOL
EXCHANGE
INITIAL
ADVANCED DAY TRADE*
Emini S&P 500
ES
CME
$12,320
$500
Micro Emini S&P 500
MES
CME
$1,232
$50
Emini Nasdaq 100
NQ
CME
$18,480
$1,000
Micro Emini Nasdaq 100
MNQ
CME
$1,848
$80
Emini Russell 2000
RTY
CME
$6,820
$500
Micro Emini Russell 2000
M2K
CME
$682
$50
Mini Dow Jones
YM
CME
$8,800
$500
Micro Mini Dow Jones
MYM
CME
$880
$50
ENERGIES
SYMBOL
EXCHANGE
INITIAL
ADVANCED DAY TRADE*
Crude Oil
CL
NYMEX
$7,120
$2,000
E-mini Crude Oil
QM
NYMEX
$3,332
$1,000
Micro Crude Oil
MCL
NYMEX
$667
$200
Natural Gas
NG
NYMEX
$6,050
$1,000
E-mini Natural Gas
QG
NYMEX
$1,513
$300
Heating Oil
HO
NYMEX
$9,460
$1,500
RBOB Gas
RB
NYMEX
$8,690
$1,000
CURRENCIES
SYMBOL
EXCHANGE
INITIAL
ADVANCED DAY TRADE*
Australian Dollar
6A
CME
$1,705
$400
Brazilian Real
6L
CME
$1,045
-
British Pound
6B
CME
$2,310
$350
Canadian Dollar
6C
CME
$1,210
$150
US Dollar Index
DX
ICE
$2,420
-
Euro Currency
6E
CME
$2,640
$250
Japanese Yen
6J
CME
$3,300
$500
New Zealand Dollar
6N
CME
$1,705
$250
Swiss Franc
6S
CME
$4,070
$400
Micro Australian Dollar
M6A
CME
$171
$40
Micro British Pound
M6B
CME
$231
$50
Micro Canadian Dollar
MCD
CME
$121
$50
Micro Euro Currency
M6E
CME
$264
$50
Micro Swiss Franc
MSF
CME
$407
$75
CRYPTO-CURRENCIES
SYMBOL
EXCHANGE
INITIAL
ADVANCED DAY TRADE*
Micro Bitcoin
MBT
CME
$836
$250
Bitcoin
BTC
CME
58% of Contract Value
-
Micro ETH
MET
CME
$57
-
Ether
ETH
CME
64% of Contract Value
-
GRAINS
SYMBOL
EXCHANGE
INITIAL
ADVANCED DAY TRADE*
Corn
ZC
CBOT
$2,200
$250
Mini Corn
XC
CBOT
$440
$50
Oats
ZO
CBOT
$1,980
$250
Rough Rice
ZR
CBOT
$1,320
$250
Soybeans
ZS
CBOT
$3,630
$500
Mini Soybeans
XK
CBOT
$726
$100
Soybean Meal
ZM
CBOT
$2,970
$400
Soybean Oil
ZL
CBOT
$2,750
$350
Wheat
ZW
CBOT
$3,630
$250
Mini Wheat
XW
CBOT
$726
$50
METALS
SYMBOL
EXCHANGE
INITIAL
ULTRA-LOW DAY TRADE*
Copper
HG
COMEX
$5,500
$500
E-mini Copper
QC
COMEX
$2,750
-
Gold
GC
COMEX
$8,580
$500
E-mini Gold
QO
COMEX
$4,290
$250
Micro Gold
MGC
COMEX
$858
$50
Silver
SI
COMEX
$8,800
$1,000
E-mini Silver
QI
COMEX
$4,400
-
Micro Silver
SIL
COMEX
$1,760
$200
INTEREST RATES
SYMBOL
EXCHANGE
INITIAL
ULTRA-LOW DAY TRADE*
2 Yr T-Note
ZT
CBOT
$1,265
$75
5 Yr T-Note
ZF
CBOT
$1,458
$150
10 Yr T-Note
ZN
CBOT
$2,200
$200
Micro 10 Yr Yield
10Y
CBOT
$352
$50
Ultra 10 Yr T-Note
TN
CBOT
$3,080
$300
30 Yr T-Bonds
ZB
CBOT
$4,290
$500
Micro 30 Yr Yield
30Y
CBOT
$319
$50
Ultra 30 Yr T-Bonds
UB
CBOT
$7,150
$500
Eurodollar
GE
CME
$798
-
FOOD & FIBER
SYMBOL
EXCHANGE
INITIAL
ULTRA-LOW DAY TRADE*
Cocoa
CC
ICE
$1,573
$1,000
Coffee
KC
ICE
$5,775
$2,000
Cotton
CT
ICE
$3,713
-
Orange Juice
OJ
ICE
$3,795
-
Sugar #11
SB
ICE
$1,478
-
LIVESTOCK
SYMBOL
EXCHANGE
INITIAL
ULTRA-LOW DAY TRADE*
Feeder Cattle
GF
CME
$3,465
$350
Live Cattle
LE
CME
$2,035
$200
Lean Hogs
HE
CME
$1,925
$250

 

Sources: CME Group, ICE & FairX futures exchanges.

The above margin requirements are believed to be current and are subject to change without notice.

*Available upon request – our ‘Advanced Day-Trade’ margin requirements are available exclusively for ClickTrade platform users only. Users of Sierra Chart’s Teton or Rithmic’s data connections will have Day Trade margins set at 5-10% of the exchange Initial margin requirements (based upon account balance); Users of CQG’s data connection will have Day Trade margins set at 20-25% (based upon account balance). Other restrictions may apply. Our Standard day trade margins are set at 25% of the exchange Initial margin requirement. Click Futures reserves the right to modify or revoke our day-trade margin requirements on any account that continues to abuse the privilege.

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