For example, if you have a $10,000 trading account and lost $1,000 in an open futures position, that loss would be reflected against your margin requirements at the end of the day.

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The margin ranges usually between 3% and 12%. Let's say trader A needs to prepare $5,500 or the initial margin. In addition, there is also a maintenance margin, for example, $5,000.

If the minimum exchange margin was $3,500, it would equate to about 4.5 percent of the underlying value of the E-mini S&P futures contract.

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