Margin Requirements Increase Ahead of CPI Announcement
Ahead of major economic announcements like the CPI release, markets can experience increased volatility, faster price movement, and wider swings in market conditions. In situations like this, temporary margin adjustments may be made to reflect elevated risk and help support risk management for clients.
In anticipation of the upcoming CPI announcement, Place Order Margin and Day Margin requirements will be temporarily increased effective today at 5:00 PM CT / 6:00 PM ET.
These temporary increases are expected to remain in effect through approximately 7:35 AM CT / 8:35 AM ET tomorrow. Timing may change based on market conditions and risk decisions.
Please review the updated margin requirements in the table below before placing trades.
Topstep Brokerage reserves the right to increase/modify margin requirements as deemed necessary by the Risk team.
Updated place order margin and day margin requirements are shown below:
|
Product Name |
Exchange |
Product Code |
Place Order Margin |
Day Margin |
|
10-Year Note |
CBOT |
21 |
720 |
600 |
|
10-Year Ultra-Note |
CBOT |
TN |
1050 |
900 |
|
2-Year Note |
CBOT |
26 |
720 |
600 |
|
30-Year Bond |
CBOT |
17 |
1800 |
1500 |
|
5-Year Note |
CBOT |
25 |
720 |
600 |
|
Australian $ |
CME |
AD |
720 |
600 |
|
British Pound |
CME |
BP |
1260 |
1050 |
|
Canadian $ |
CME |
C1 |
540 |
450 |
|
Copper |
COMEX |
HG |
2160 |
1800 |
|
Corn |
CBOT |
C |
960 |
750 |
|
Crude Oil |
NYMEX |
CL |
3000 |
2400 |
|
E-mini Crude Oil |
NYMEX |
QM |
1500 |
1200 |
|
E-mini Euro FX |
CME |
E7 |
570 |
450 |
|
E-mini NASDAQ 100 |
CME |
NQ |
3750 |
3000 |
|
E-mini Natural Gas |
NYMEX |
QG |
960 |
750 |
|
E-mini Russell 2000 |
CME |
RTY |
1890 |
1500 |
|
E-mini S&P 500 |
CME |
ES |
1890 |
1500 |
|
Euro FX |
CME |
EC |
900 |
750 |
|
Gold |
COMEX |
GC |
3750 |
3000 |
|
Heating Oil |
NYMEX |
HO |
5625 |
4500 |
|
Japanese Yen |
CME |
J1 |
900 |
750 |
|
Lean Hogs |
CME |
LN |
945 |
750 |
|
Live Cattle |
CME |
48 |
1125 |
903 |
|
Mexican Peso |
CME |
MP |
720 |
600 |
|
Micro AUD/USD |
CME |
M6A |
150 |
120 |
|
Micro Bitcoin |
CME |
MBT |
375 |
300 |
|
Micro Copper |
COMEX |
MHG |
570 |
450 |
|
Micro Crude Oil |
NYMEX |
MCL |
300 |
240 |
|
Micro E-mini NASDAQ 100 |
CME |
MNQ |
390 |
300 |
|
Micro E-mini Russell 2000 |
CME |
M2K |
210 |
150 |
|
Micro E-mini S&P |
CME |
MES |
210 |
150 |
|
Micro Ether |
CME |
MET |
90 |
60 |
|
Micro Euro FX |
CME |
M6E |
210 |
150 |
|
Micro GBP/USD |
CME |
M6B |
210 |
150 |
|
Micro Gold |
COMEX |
MGC |
375 |
300 |
|
Micro Henry Hub Natural Gas |
NYMEX |
MNG |
375 |
300 |
|
Micro Mini-DOW |
CBOT |
MYM |
210 |
150 |
|
Micro Silver |
COMEX |
SIL |
1125 |
900 |
|
Mini-DOW |
CBOT |
YM |
1890 |
1500 |
|
Natural Gas |
NYMEX |
NG |
3750 |
3000 |
|
New Zealand $ |
CME |
NE |
945 |
750 |
|
Nikkei NKD |
CME |
NK |
5625 |
4500 |
|
Platinum |
NYMEX |
PL |
2580 |
2070 |
|
RBOB Gasoline |
NYMEX |
RB |
3750 |
3000 |
|
Silver |
COMEX |
SI |
5625 |
4500 |
|
Soybean Meal |
CBOT |
6 |
1440 |
1200 |
|
Soybean Oil |
CBOT |
7 |
1260 |
1050 |
|
Soybeans |
CBOT |
S |
1800 |
1500 |
|
Swiss Franc |
CME |
E1 |
1260 |
1050 |
|
Ultra-Bond |
CBOT |
UBE |
1800 |
1500 |
|
Wheat |
CBOT |
W |
945 |
750 |