Brokers That Offer Margin Breaks On Calendar Spreads

Discussion in 'Retail Brokers' started by tommo, Jun 12, 2015.

  1. tommo

    tommo

    Hi all,

    I am actually asking on behalf of a friend. I clear through a prop firm so get margin breaks on calendar spreads.

    But a friend of mine is looking to set up a private trading account and he has told me that all the brokers he has spoken to, AMP, Deep Discount, Velocity all charge calendar spreads at outright margins.

    I clear directly through an FCM which requires quite a large initial deposit. But do any of the retail brokers offer good spread margins on a more modest account?

    Many thanks
     
  2. rmorse

    rmorse Sponsor

    How big is a "modest" account.
     
  3. tommo

    tommo

    I'd have to ask him but I would have thought around $10k
     
  4. rmorse

    rmorse Sponsor

    I sent you a PM.
     
  5. londonkid

    londonkid

    Advantage. 10k acc min.
     
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  6. xandman

    xandman

    Might be an over discussed topic. Doesn't IBKR offer SPAN margin?
     
  7. rmorse

    rmorse Sponsor

    IB adds their house rules to futures margin. So, no, they don't.
     
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  8. i960

    i960

    IB margin for calendars is still pretty respectable though.
     
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