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COMMON SENSE CAPITAL 

Minimum Margin Requirements 

This page last updated: 05/12/2008

Note: Margins are subject to change at the discretion of the exchanges and/or the clearing
firm. The information below is believed to be accurate, but no guarantees are made.  Contact
your Common Sense Capital broker for more information.

For information on trading hours, limits, contract size and dollar values 
visit the contract specifications section

COMMODITY

QUOTE SYMBOL

INITIAL MARGIN

MAINTENANCE MARGIN

GRAINS

CORN

C

$ 1,350

$ 1,000

OATS

O

$1,350

$ 1,000

ROUGH RICE

NR

$ 3105

$ 2,300

SOYBEANS

S

$ 4,725

$ 3,500

SOYBEAN MEAL

SM

$ 2,700

$ 2,000

SOYBEAN OIL

BO

$ 2,295

$ 1,700

WHEAT (CBOT)

W

$ 6,075

$ 5,500

WHEAT (KCBT)

KW

$ 3,750

$ 3,000

WHEAT (MGEX)

WQ

$ 7,800

$ 6,000

MEATS

FEEDER CATTLE

FC

$ 1,350

$ 1,000

LEAN HOGS

LH

$ 1,215

$ 900

LIVE CATTLE

LC

$ 1,080

$800

PORK BELLIES

PB

$ 1,620

$ 1,200

SOFTS

COCOA

CO

$ 2,260

$ 1,900

COFFEE

KC

$ 4,900

$ 3,500

COTTON

CT

$ 4,900

$ 3,500

LUMBER

LB

$ 1,650

$ 1,100

ORANGE JUICE

OJ

$ 1,890

$ 1,350

SUGAR (#11)

SB

$ 1,540

$ 1,100

METALS

COPPER (COMEX)

HG

$ 6,413

$ 4,750

GOLD (COMEX)

GC

$ 4,050

$ 3,000

PALLADIUM

PA

$ 2,025

$ 1,500

PLATINUM

PL

$ 3,375

$ 2,500

SILVER (COMEX)

SI

$ 6,075

$ 4,500

ENERGIES

CRUDE OIL

CL

$ 9,788

$ 7,250

HEATING OIL

HO

$ 10,125

$ 7,500

NAT. GAS

NG

$ 9,788

$ 7,250

CURRENCIES

AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

AD

$ 2,430

$ 1,800

BRITISH POUND

BP

$ 2,430

$ 1,800

CANADIAN DOLLAR

CD

$ 2,565

$ 1,900

EURO FX

EC

$ 3,510

$ 2,600

JAPANESE YEN

JY

$ 3,780

$ 2,800

MEXICAN PESO

ME

$ 1,875

$ 1,500

SWISS FRANC

SF

$ 3,240

$ 2,400

US DOLLAR INDEX

DX

$ 1,064

$ 800

FINANCIALS

10-YEAR T- NOTE

TY

$ 2,160

$ 1,600

30-YEAR T- BONDS

US

$ 2,700

$ 2,000

DOW JONES AVG

DJ

$7,005

$ 5,604

DOW  E MINI ($5)

YM

$ 3,503

$ 2,802

EURODOLLARS

ED

$ 1,013

$ 750

NASDAQ 100 E MINI

EN

$ 2,750

$ 2,200

S&P 500

SP

$ 22,500

$ 18,000

S&P 500 E MINI

ES

$ 4,500

$ 3,600


 

 

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