Futures Margin Rates | TradeStation
www.tradestation.com › pricing › futuresby trading on margin (sometimes also referred to as “leveraging” or “gearing”) in your futures account, you acknowledge and agree that tradestation may, in its sole discretion, and without prior notice to you, and at any time, impose a margin call and liquidate your account, in whole or part, to meet such margin call and otherwise satisfy or …
Futures Margin Explained - Learn what is it and how it works
In simplest terms, futures margin is the minimum amount of funds you need in your trading account to initiate a buy or sell futures position. This margin is usually a fraction of the contracts’ total value. The actual amount varies from market to market and typically differs if the trader makes a day trade or holds the position overnight.