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Margin Requirements

Minimum Margin Requirements
Futures
CBOE DJIA Volatility Index (DV)

Outright

 Initial Maintenance
Speculative $3,250 $2,600
Hedge / TPH Permit1 $2,600$2,600


Intra-Commodity Rates (Calendar Spreads)

Tier 1 [mos. 1-3] vs. Tier 1 [mos. 1-3]
Tier 2 [mos. 4-14] vs. Tier 2 [mos. 4-14]

  Initial Maintenance
Speculative $625 $500
Hedge / TPH Permit1 $500 $500

Tier 1 [mos. 1-3] vs. Tier 2 [mos. 4-14]

  Initial Maintenance
Speculative $1,250 $1,000
Hedge / TPH Permit1 $1,000 $1,000


Inter-Commodity Spreads

CommodityContractRatio Spread Credit Rate
(Initial / Maintenance)
CBOE DJIA Volatility Index (DV)
vs.
CBOE Volatility Index (VX)
1:1 70% / 70%


Inter-Exchange Spreads
None at this time


1 TPH Permit means the account of a person possessing a Trading Privilege Holder Permit that allows access to the CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC trading system.



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