The margins on Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Micro Bitcoin (MBT), Micro Ether (MET), Nano Bitcoin (BIT), and Nano Ether (ET) futures as indicated below:
| Day Margin | Overnight | Weekend | |
| MBT |
$1000/contract |
$1,000/contract |
200% of CME Exchange Margin |
| MET |
$200/contract |
$200/contract |
200% of CME Exchange Margin |
| BTC |
100% of CME Exchange Margin |
100% of CME Exchange Margin |
200% of CME Exchange Margin |
|
ETH |
100% of CME Exchange Margin |
100% of CME Exchange Margin |
200% of CME Exchange Margin |
|
BIT |
$100/contract |
$100/contract |
200% of Coinbase Exchange Margin |
|
ET |
$100/contract |
$100/contract |
200% of Coinbase Exchange Margin |
Please note that on Friday at 3:00 PM ET, all accounts carrying positions in any crypto futures would need to have 200% of the initial exchange margin to hold that position through the weekend. Monitor your account by viewing the Initial Margin to Account Balance Ratio, which needs to be below 50%. If your account is not properly margined Tradovate will liquidate the positions and a liquidation fee will apply.
To monitor this, you can review the “Initial Margin” bar at the top of the platform. If it is below 50%, this indicates the margin you are holding is only 50% of your Net Liquidating Balance required for crypto futures. This would need to be below 50% to hold your crypto futures through the weekend.
