Some margins back to 50%, but TWS still 100%

I see that the margin requirement has been put back to 50% for some products, but TWS still requires 100%. Or were the changes made after the close in the U.S. and to be effective from tomorrow?

 

Where did you see the reduced IB futures margin news?

 

http://individuals.interactivebrokers.com/en/trading/marginRequirements/margin.php?ib_entity=llc
click 'Futures'

 

Thanks. I had looked at that page before and didn't see anything different and now I see that many are different.

On the IB Intraday Margin Requirements page it still says in red letters: "Due to the exceptional volatility of the financial markets we are temporarily suspending reduced intraday margin."

Why can't IB send an email to all customers about margin changes?

 

The reduced intraday margins are only applied during regular trading hours. Let's see what TWS does in the morning.

 

I tried during regular trading hours here in Asia, but TWS still required 100%. Please let me know how it goes when the market opens in the U.S. Will be glad to be able to trade as much as I could before.