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GC · Gold margin
Read the COMEX requirements for Gold 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
Published SPAN maintenance for contract period 10/2026 (published range 10/2026–10/2026). One uniform maintenance requirement applies to long and short.
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| Requirement | Long | Short | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange initial | $20,796.00 | $20,796.00 | Non-HRP customer profile, derived from maintenance under the applicable exchange policy. |
| Exchange initial · HRP profile | $22,875.60 | $22,875.60 | Separate exchange customer risk profile; this is not the broker overnight requirement. |
| Exchange maintenance | $20,796 | $20,796 | Published SPAN maintenance for contract period 10/2026 (published range 10/2026–10/2026). One uniform maintenance requirement applies to long and short. |
| TradeStation Securities, Inc. overnight initial | $23,222 | $23,222 | Account requirement to carry the position through the close. |
| TradeStation Securities, Inc. overnight maintenance | $21,111 | $21,111 | Account equity threshold while the position is held overnight. |
| TradeStation Securities, Inc. intraday initial | $5,805.50 | Same | Applies only during the carrying broker’s defined session. |
| TradeStation Securities, Inc. intraday maintenance | $5,277.75 | 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.
GC contract economics
- Contract unit
- 100 troy ounces
- Price quotation
- US dollars per troy ounce
- Point value
- $100 per 1.00 move
- Minimum tick
- 0.1 · $10 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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