The margin ratio of gold futures is set by the futures exchange for futures companies. At present, it is 9%. Due to the intensified market changes, it has changed from 7% to 9%. When the futures company provides it to customers, it is impossible to give 9% as much. Generally need to add some points. General futures companies provide 1 1%.
However, the margin ratio is not fixed, and it will change in two situations:
1. According to the risk rules of the previous issue, when the contract enters the tenth trading day of the second month before the delivery month, the standard given by the exchange to the futures company will be raised to 10%, and the customer margin will be raised to14% accordingly; From the first trading day of 1 month before the delivery month, it is 15% and19% respectively; From the 10th trading day before the delivery month 1 month, 20% and 24% respectively; From the first trading day of the delivery month, 30% and 34% respectively; From two trading days before the last trading day, it is 40% and 44% respectively.
Two: On the last day, the contract closed for five minutes, and closed at the daily limit or daily limit continuously. On the second day, the margin ratio was raised to 8% (not mentioned at present, because it is now 9%), and the daily limit or daily limit continued, and it was raised to 10% on the third day. Futures companies are also raised accordingly.