There are three types of margins (also called performance bond): Initial Margin, Maintenance Margin and Day Trading Margin.

(1) Initial margin is the amount of margin required by the broker when a futures position is opened.

(2) Maintenance margin is an amount that must be maintained on deposit at all times. If the equity in a customer's account drops to or below the level of maintenance margin because of adverse price movement, the broker must issue a margin call to restore the customer's equity to the initial level.

Exchanges specify levels of initial margin and maintenance margin for each futures contract, but Futures Commission Merchants may require their customers to post margin at higher levels than those specified by the exchange. Futures margin is determined by the SPAN margining system, which takes into account all positions in a customer's portfolio.

(3) Day Trade Margins are set by your Infinity customer service representative and are based on your trading profile and personal needs. Day trade margins are set assuming that that the trader will be flat at the end of the trading day/session and are generally less than either Initial or Maintenance margins.

Exchange Margins
Chicago Board of Trade: click here
Chicago Mercantile Exchange: click here
COMEX: click here
EUREX: click here
ICE: click here
Kansas City Board of Trade: click here
New York Board of Trade: click here
New York Mercantile Exchange: click here
Winnepeg Exchange: click here