TEMPORARY Day Trading Margins Increase – related to CPI Report release on 3/12/25

In anticipation of the CPI (Consumer Price Index) Report that will be released tomorrow (Wednesday, 3/12/25) at 7:30 AM CT, Day Trading Margins will be temporarily increased effective today when the market reopens at 5:00 PM CT today. The increased day trading margins will stay in effect until shortly after the release of the CPI Report tomorrow morning.

Temporary Day Trading Margin increases will be set follows:

Ironbeam Accounts

  • ES $8,473.00
  • NQ $12,761.00
  • YM $5,917.50
  • RTY $4,460.50
  • MES $847.00
  • MNQ $1,276.00
  • MYM $591.50
  • M2K $446.00

Dorman Accounts (including Sierra Teton)

  • 50% of exchange margin for Equity Indexes

 

This page will be updated when Day Trading Margins return to normal.