Is the maintenance margin overnight $14,300 for ES (without charging extra fees)? That's all I would expect.
there are no other fees except real time data. yes, the margin is high and changes all the time depends on market conditions. start with mes.
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Much higher, $12097.51 as of yesterday. The margin is constantly changed subject to the market swings and news release almost daily. It is the only company you have to keep track of changes. Other retail brokers are generally at a fixed margin. https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/margin-futures-fops.php
Yeah $10,600 is the minimum required by the CME, I think. Looks like IBKR has their fluctuating, which is kind of annoying.
traders should choose the broker which is more appropriate to the concept of trading that will be used ,