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October 3rd, 2021, 05:26 PM

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is 'initial margin' the per contract rate?

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Posted By bobwest

Any number of brokers offer margins in this range...

Any number of brokers offer margins in this range and less. $500 per contract for ES is fairly common, and I believe I have seen $400. Note that this is for day trades, which must be closed by the...

Forum: ThinkOrSwim

September 22nd, 2021, 06:12 PM

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is 'initial margin' the per contract rate?

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Posted By bobwest

Margin is per contract. That sounds like a...

Margin is per contract.

That sounds like a very high day-trading margin, but it does depend on your broker.

"Initial margin" strictly speaking does not apply to day trades, but to trades that...

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