ES, NQ & YM margins increasing starting tonight at 6PM ET...

Pages 3 and 4...

https://www.cmegroup.com/content/dam/cmegroup/notices/clearing/2018/09/Chadv18-374.pdf

 

Meanwhile, you can carry ridiculous amounts of leverage on the CL (2 contracts just under 5K)

 

sigh .....
this is no good news.

 

I still say though that the best 2 instuments on a margin basis for how they move are the HSI (~$9500 US) and HHI (~$5500 US). They are outstanding intraday trenders, best in the world (highly correlated, of course, easier to start out with the HHI).

 

yes. good for day trading esp HSI.
occassionally its movement could be very messy, spiky.

mostly I have to use market order to enter the order.
its movement is far to rapid for me to use limit or stop order for order entry

 

whats this mean for ib customers trading es?

 

margin $8.8k

 

don't know what those guys in CME doing.

Look at NQ.
it is ranging from 7400 to ~7700.
yesterday day range about 100 points.
it is not that great compare with Feb / mar 18 where day range could be 400 points !

 

what was it before to hold over night? i dont remember as i dont hold.

 

it is RTH. if overnight, it should be higher. not sure what is the number.