Foreign futures margin is indeed lower than domestic, and there are more types of transactions than domestic.

The mainstream way to collect margin for overseas futures products is to collect a fixed amount, while in China it is to collect a fixed proportion. For example, the margin of Chicago Board of Trade 1 1 month soybean futures is $0 1940 per lot, while the margin of Dalian Commodity Exchange bean 2 futures is 5% of the contract value.

One of the purposes of margin is to control market risk. At present, there are few varieties of futures trading in China and the market liquidity is relatively low. The margin system in proportion to the contract value causes the market liquidity of varieties with small price fluctuation to be insufficient, and the market risks of varieties with large price fluctuation still occur from time to time. It is a long-term plan for the standardized development of China's futures market to learn from the mature risk management experience of the international futures market and explore the innovation and perfection of China's margin system.