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5 Year T-Note futures Futures Margins
(Minimum
Exchange Requirements)
Speculative Account - A speculator in the 5 Year T-Note futures market
is an individual who trades in the futures markets with the objective of achieving profits through the successful anticipation
of price movements. The speculator usually has no interest in hedging an equity portfolio.
Initial: $2,295
(The initial margin is the amount of money that needs to be in the account to initiate a trade in the 5 Year T-Note futures
market.)
Maintenance: $1,700 (The maintenance margin is the minimum equity that
must be maintained in the account. If the equity drops below the maintenance margin, a deposit must be made to bring the account
back up to the initial margin.)
Hedge / Member
Account - A hedger in
the 5 Year T-Note futures market is an individual who uses the futures market to offset price risk exposure to equity in the
actual 5 Year T-Note.
Initial: $1,700 (The initial margin is the amount of money that needs
to be in the account to initiate a trade in the 5 Year T-Note futures market.)
Maintenance:
$1,700 (The maintenance margin is
the minimum equity that must be maintained in the account. If the equity drops below the maintenance margin, a deposit must
be made to bring the account back up to the initial margin.)
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