Intraday margin period

[capt34]

Hi
I understand that the intraday margin ends at 15:45 CT
I would like to know what time it starts
At the beginning of the next day (00:01 CT) ?
or strictly at the beginning of the next trading day (8:00 CT)?
Thank you

[Lancer]

When the three margin conditions apply:

(Example times are Pacific Time, applicable to CME products with markets closed between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM PT, excluding holidays.)

Intraday Margin
The broker Intraday Margin requirement applies to open positions during the current intraday session, between the 3:00 PM session start and the Intraday Margin end at 1:45 PM on the next day. Intraday Margin applies during this time period to new positions opened during the current session, and to existing open positions carried forward from a prior session.

Initial Margin
The exchange Initial Margin requirement is effective beginning at the 1:45 PM Intraday Margin end time, through the CME session end fifteen minutes later at 2:00 PM, and ending at the new CME session start one hour later at 3:00 PM when Intraday Margin begins. Initial Margin is applicable to an open position if there is a trade during the current session in the same futures product as the open position.

When the open position during this time period is an existing position carried forward from a prior session, and there was no trade in the same futures product during the current session, then Initial Margin does not apply. Instead, Maintenance Margin applies.

Maintenance Margin
The exchange Maintenance Margin requirement is effective beginning at the 1:45 PM Intraday Margin end time, through the CME session end fifteen minutes later at 2:00 PM, and ending at the new CME session start one hour later at 3:00 PM when Intraday Margin begins. Maintenance Margin is applicable only to an existing open position carried forward from a prior session, and only if there is no trade in that same futures product during the current session.

When the open position during this time period is an existing position carried forward from a prior session, and there was a trade in the same futures product during the current session, then Maintenance Margin does not apply. Instead, Initial Margin applies.

Additional info:
https://ninjatrader.com/blog/futures...hange-margins/
https://ninjatrader.com/Margins-Position-Management

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello capt34,

Thanks for your post.

Lancer is correct in what they stated. Please see the NinjaTrader articles that Lancer shared at the end of their post.

For further information about margins, please contact brokeragesupport[at]ninjatrader[dot]com and they will be happy to assist you as soon as they are available.