Here is a list of emini futures and trading margins at the time of this posting. Margins will be different from broker to broker and over time. This data is from Global Futures.com
Name | Symbol | Overnight Margin | Intraday Margin
miNY Crude Oil |
QM |
NYMEX |
$2475 |
$1,500 |
miNY Heating Oil |
QH |
NYMEX |
$2365 |
$1,700 |
miNY Natural Gas |
QG |
NYMEX |
$578 |
$578 |
miNY RBOB Gasoline |
QU |
NYMEX |
$2500 |
$1800 |
E-Mini Euro FX |
E7 |
CME |
$1238 |
$500 |
E-mini Japanese Yen |
J7 |
CME |
$1705 |
$500 |
Euro FX Currencies |
6E |
CME |
$2475 |
$900 |
E-Mini NASDAQ |
NQ |
CME |
$2200 |
$400* |
E-Mini S&P |
ES |
CME |
$3850 |
$400* |
E-mini S&P MIDCAP 400 |
EMD |
CME |
$4400 |
$500 |
Mini Russell 2000 |
TF |
ICE |
$4400 |
$500* |
Now just because a future is an ’emini’ doesn’t mean that other contracts don’t have even smaller margin requirements such as:
Australian Dollar |
6A |
CME |
$1650 |
$675 |
British Pound |
6B |
CME |
$1320 |
$900 |
Canadian Dollar |
6C |
CME |
$1100 |
$500 |
E-Mini Euro FX |
E7 |
CME |
$1238 |
$500 |
E-mini Japanese Yen |
J7 |
CME |
$1705 |
$500 |
Euro FX Currencies |
6E |
CME |
$2475 |
$900 |
Japanese Yen |
6J |
CME |
$3410 |
$900 |
Swiss Franc |
6S |
CME |
$2200 |
$400 |
Of course you can also trade the Forex versions of currency futures as well as spot gold and spot euro gold as well.
10 Yr US T-Note |
ZN |
CME |
$1485 |
$400 |
2 Yr T-Note |
ZT |
CME |
$304 |
$304 |
30 Yr US T-Bonds |
ZB |
CME |
$3375 |
$500 |
5 Yr T-Note |
ZF |
CME |
$742 |
$300 |
Euro Dollar |
GE |
CME |
$742 |
$500 |
Euro Bobl |
FGBM |
EUREX |
€ 1590 |
$350 |
Euro Bund |
FGBL |
EUREX |
€ 3360 |
$300 |
Long Gilt |
GLTL |
LIFFE |
$3000 |
$500 |
Euro Schatz |
FGBS |
EUREX |
€ 450 |
$350 |
Short Sterling |
STERL |
LIFFE |
£ 350 |
$622 |
Three-Month Euribor |
FEU3 |
LIFFE |
€ 500 |
$600 |
Then you also have the Micro contracts which have en even small margin requirement:
E-Micro AUD/USD |
M6A |
CME |
$165 |
$150 |
E-Micro GBP/USD |
M6B |
CME |
$132 |
$132 |
E-Micro USD/CAD |
M6C |
CME |
$187 |
$150 |
E-Micro Euro/USD |
M6E |
CME |
$341 |
$150 |
E-Micro USD/JPY |
M6J |
CME |
¥16500 |
$150 |
Micro Swiss Franc |
M6S |
CME |
CHF. 363 |
$150 |
Corn |
ZC |
CME |
$2700 |
$500 |
Hard Red Winter Wheat |
KE |
KCBT |
$3,125 |
$950 |
Mini Corn |
YC |
CME |
$405 |
$135 |
Mini Soybeans |
YB |
CME |
$918 |
$250 |
Mini Wheat |
YW |
CME |
$310 |
$250 |
Oats |
ZO |
CME |
$1350 |
$500 |
Rough Rice |
ZR |
CME |
$1350 |
$900 |
Soybean Oil |
ZL |
CME |
$1688 |
$425 |
Soybeans |
ZS |
CME |
$4590 |
$500 |
Soymeal |
ZM |
CME |
$2700 |
$746 |
Wheat |
ZW |
CME |
$3240 |
$500 |