Margin Requirements

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Note:

• Initial margin and day trade values are updated daily at 7:00 am CST.
• For contracts that have $500 day trading margins, the margin will increase to $1000 outside regular trading hours of 7:30 am to 5 pm CST.
• Monday-Friday server maintenance is between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm CST. In addition, we do schedule major updates after the close of business Friday through Saturday. The system will be available at a minimum of 1 hour prior to the pre-market open on Sundays.
• Liquidation Policy
  • The liquidation policy pertains to accounts holding outright futures positions only. The risk on accounts with option positions or inter/intra commodity spreads will continue to be assessed on a case by case basis.
  • If you want to place a trade or hold open positions, the Equity-to-Margin ratio in your account must be greater than 5%. If the Equity/Margin ratio drops below 5%, or the Net Liquidating Value (NLV) drops below $500 (whichever comes first), your account may be locked, open positions may be liquidated, and in the event that our risk management staff liquidates your position due to inaction on your part, a liquidation fee will apply.
  • Clients are responsible for monitoring their positions and are financially responsible for any losses generated by open positions. Notwithstanding this risk procedure, GAIN Capital Group, LLC retains its right to liquidate positions in any account, at its sole discretion, with no forewarning, all of which are consistent with the terms of provision 11 of the Commodity Customer Agreement.
  • Equity/Margin Ratio is calculated by dividing current NLV by Initial Margin (IM).
  • Liquidations due to insufficient margins: $50.00 USD/contract.