The margins on Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Micro Bitcoin (MBT) futures as indicated below.
Day Margin | Overnight | Weekend | |
MBT |
$550/contract up to 20 contracts, 50% of CME Exchange Margin for contracts 21 and above |
$1,000/contract up to 5 contracts, 50% of CME Exchange Margin for contracts 6 and above |
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 |
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.