Soybean Meal Trading Margins
(Minimum Exchange Requirements)
Speculative Account - A speculator
in the soybean meal market is an individual who trades in the commodity futures markets with the objective of achieving profits
through the successful anticipation of price movements. The speculator has no interest in taking delivery of the coco.
Initial: $2,700 (The initial margin is the amount of money that needs to be in the account
to initiate a trade in the soybean meal futures market.)
Maintenance: $2,000
(The maintenance margin is the minimum equity that must be maintained in the account. If the equity drops below the maintenance
margin, a deposit must be made to bring the account back up to the initial margin.)
Hedge / Member Account - A hedger in the soybean meal market is an individual who uses the futures market to offset
price risk when intending to sell or buy the actual soybean meal.
Initial:
$2,000 (The initial margin is the amount of money that needs to be in the account to initiate a trade in the soybean meal
futures market.)
Maintenance: $2,000 (The maintenance margin is the
minimum equity that must be maintained in the account. If the equity drops below the maintenance margin, a deposit must be
made to bring the account back up to the initial coco trading margin.)
