What is the margin for 6E?

As of 27 Oct 2026, exchange initial margin is $2,310 and maintenance margin is $2,100 per contract.

Why is my broker's 6E margin different?

Brokers may require more than the exchange minimum shown here, and day-trading margins are set by brokers, not the exchange.

How often does 6E margin change?

The clearing house reviews margins continuously and changes them when volatility moves. This page is updated daily.

Euro FX margin

Name: 6E exchange margin requirements
Creator: Front Month

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), currency (fx)

Tick: $6.250.00005 per tick
One point: $125,000per contract
Initial margin: $2,310exchange, as of 27 Oct 2026
Front contract: 6EZ26roll by 10 Dec 2026

Margin as of 27 Oct 2026How we source this

Initial margin$2,310

Maintenance margin$2,100

Details

Contract month	December 2026
How initial is set	maintenance × 1.10 (CME speculator ratio)
Source	https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/fx/g10/euro-fx.margins.html (effective 27 Oct 2026)
Exchange margin page	https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/fx/g10/euro-fx.margins.html
Fetched	27 Oct 2026

Margin by contract month

Contract months	Initial	Maintenance
October 2026 to January 2027 (front)	$2,310	$2,100
February 2027 to September 2031	$2,310	$2,100

CME sets margins by contract month; deferred months often differ from the front month. Same source and date as above.

How exchange margin works

Margin is the deposit the clearing house requires to hold one Euro FX (6E) futures contract overnight. It is a performance bond, not a payment: it secures the daily settlement of gains and losses. For the December 2026 contract, the exchange initial margin is $2,310 and the maintenance margin is $2,100. Initial margin is what you need to open a position; if your account falls below maintenance, you will be asked to bring it back up to initial.

CME publishes maintenance margin; initial margin for speculative accounts is 1.10 times maintenance, which is how the initial figure here is derived. These are exchange minimums. Brokers set their own requirements, which are usually higher, and many offer lower intraday “day-trading” margins that apply only to positions closed before the session ends. Those broker figures are not shown here.

Clearing houses change margins whenever volatility changes, sometimes with one day's notice. This page is rebuilt daily from the clearing house's published figures; the as-of date tells you when the value was fetched, and the changes page lists every contract whose margin moved in the last seven days.

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Questions

What is the margin for 6E?: As of 27 Oct 2026, exchange initial margin is $2,310 and maintenance margin is $2,100 per contract.
Why is my broker's 6E margin different?: Brokers may require more than the exchange minimum shown here, and day-trading margins are set by brokers, not the exchange.
How often does 6E margin change?: The clearing house reviews margins continuously and changes them when volatility moves. This page is updated daily.