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| Margin Requirements |
Margin sheet updated as of December 1, 2001. All margin rates are subject to change. Market conditions can cause margins to change drastically in a short period of time. Please consult your broker for exact margins before you trade.
| Commodity | Initial | Maintenance | Spreads | MID-AM/ | Mini | |
| Corn | 405 | 300 | 135/100 | (old/new) | 81 | 60 |
| Wheat | 743 | 550 | 270/200 | (old/new) | 149 | 110 |
| Oats | 675 | 500 | 135/100 | (old/new) | 135 | 100 |
| Soybeans | 810 | 600 | 473/350 | (old/new) | 162 | 120 |
| Soy Meal | 675 | 500 | 338/250 | (old/new) | 338 | 250 |
| Soybean Oil | 405 | 300 | 68/50 | (old/new) | 203 | 150 |
| Rough Rice | 810 | 600 | ||||
| KC Wheat | 500 | 400 | 100 | |||
| Live Cattle | 810 | 600 | 270/200 | 405 | 300 | |
| Feeder Cattle | 979 | 725 | 709/525 | |||
| Lean Hogs | 1080 | 800 | 486/360 | 510 | 400 | |
| Pork Bellies | 1620 | 1200 | 1620/1200 | |||
| Lumber | 1950 | 1300 | 1275/850 | |||
| Australian Dollar | 1485 | 1100 | 34/25 | 574 | 425 | |
| British Pound | 1485 | 1100 | 34/25 | 284 | 210 | |
| Canadian Dollar | 608 | 450 | 34/25 | 351 | 260 | |
| Deutsche Mark | 1148 | 850 | 34/25 | 675 | 500 | |
| French Franc | 1350 | 1000 | 102/75 | |||
| Japanese Yen | 2025 | 1500 | 68/50 | 1418 | 1050 | |
| Swiss Franc | 1350 | 1000 | 34/25 | 810 | 600 | |
| Euro Currency | 2025 | 1500 | 34/25 | |||
| Eurodollar | 810 | 600 | 372/275 | 338 | 250 | |
| Euroyen | 335 | 250 | ||||
| T-Bill | 405 | 300 | 270 | 149 | 110 | |
| T-Bond | 2160 | 1600 | 0 | 1081 | 800 | |
| 10 Year Note | 1350 | 1000 | 0 | 800 | 600 | |
| 2/5- Year Note | 878 | 650 | 270 | 800 | 600 | |
| NYSE Index | 11250 | 11250 | ||||
| Nikkei Index | 6750 | 5000 | 270/200 | |||
| NASDQ 100 | 30938 | 24750 | 250/200 | |||
| e-mini Nasdaq | 6188 | 4950 | 50/40 | |||
| S&P 500 Index | 29532 | 23625 | 313/250 | |||
| e-mini S&P | 5907 | 4725 | 63/50 | |||
| Mini Value Line | 7000 | 5600 | 300/240 | |||
| Dollar Index | 1995 | 1500 | 399/300 | |||
| CRB Index | 1550 | 1300 | 200/100 | |||
| TED Spread | 270 | 200 | --- | |||
| MOB Spread | 1053 | 780 | --- | |||
| NOB Spread | 1053 | 780 | --- | |||
| CBOT Dow Jones | 5400 | 4000 | --- | 1080 | 800 | |
| Copper | 1350 | 1000 | 567/420 | |||
| Gold (Comex) | 1350 | 1000 | 81/60 | 473 | 350 | |
| Gold (Kilo) | 473 | 350 | 150 | |||
| Platinum | 2160 | 1600 | 675/500 | 810 | 600 | |
| Palladium | 6750 | 5000 | 675/500 | |||
| Silver (NY) | 1350 | 1000 | 108/80 | 270 | 200 | |
| Silver (CBOT 1000 oz) | 270 | 200 | 100 | |||
| Crude Oil | 3375 | 2500 | 675/500 | |||
| Heating Oil | 2700 | 2000 | 675/500 | |||
| Unleaded Gas | 2700 | 2000 | 675/500 | |||
| Natural Gas | 4725 | 3850 | 2025/1500 | |||
| Cocoa | 840 | 600 | 210/150 | |||
| Coffee | 2100 | 1500 | 420/300 | |||
| Sugar | 700 | 500 | 350/250 | |||
| Cotton | 800 | 600 | 800/600 | |||
| Orange Juice | 700 | 500 | 250/179 | |||