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ES · E-mini S&P 500 margin
Read the CME requirements for E-mini S&P 500 separately from the carrying broker’s overnight and intraday requirements. All figures are per contract; each layer keeps its own date and status.
Status: cached · Updated 2026-10-07 18:24:29 UTC
Requirement layers
Indicative SPAN 2 maintenance for contract period 12/2026. The full portfolio requirement may differ. Initial customer profiles are derived from this indicative maintenance basis.
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| Requirement | Long | Short | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange initial | $26,301.00 | $23,531.00 | Non-HRP customer profile, derived from maintenance under the applicable exchange policy. |
| Exchange initial · HRP profile | $28,931.10 | $25,884.10 | Separate exchange customer risk profile; this is not the broker overnight requirement. |
| Exchange maintenance | $26,301 | $23,531 | Indicative SPAN 2 maintenance for contract period 12/2026. The full portfolio requirement may differ. Initial customer profiles are derived from this indicative maintenance basis. |
| TradeStation Securities, Inc. overnight initial | $28,931 | $25,884 | Account requirement to carry the position through the close. |
| TradeStation Securities, Inc. overnight maintenance | $26,301 | $23,531 | Account equity threshold while the position is held overnight. |
| TradeStation Securities, Inc. intraday initial | $1,446.55 | Same | Applies only during the carrying broker’s defined session. |
| TradeStation Securities, Inc. intraday maintenance | $1,315.05 | Same | Intraday equity threshold; never an exchange day-margin figure. |
- Exchange status
- cached · USD
- Exchange effective / retrieved
- Effective: Not stated
Retrieved: 2026-10-07 18:24:29 UTC - Broker status
- cached · USD
- Broker effective / retrieved
- Effective: Not stated
Retrieved: 2026-10-07 15:25:25 UTC
A missing value is unavailable, never zero. Stale data is a dated observation and should be reconfirmed before use. A broker may raise requirements for a product, account or market condition without notice.
ES contract economics
- Contract unit
- $50 × S&P 500 Index
- Price quotation
- index points
- Point value
- $50 per 1.00 move
- Minimum tick
- 0.25 · $12.50 per tick
Margin is collateral, not the notional value or a cap on losses. Price movement multiplies by the contract’s point value and the number of contracts. Portfolio, spread and option requirements can depend on the full position.
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