All trading hours are shown in EST (New York time). Approximate lot values, tick values and margins are indicative and subject to change with market conditions.

Stock Market Indices

InstrumentApproximate Value of 1 Lot ($)Tick Value per LotTrading Hours (EST / New York)Margin per Lot ($)
S&P 500300,0000.25 = $12.50Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 4:15PM - 4:30PM & 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)7,500 (2.5%)
Nasdaq 100430,0000.10 = 2.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 4:15PM - 4:30PM & 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)10,750 (2.5%)
Dow Jones Ind.225,0001.0 = 5.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 4:15PM - 4:30PM & 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)5,625 (2.5%)
Russell 2000250,0000.10 = 10.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 4:15PM - 4:30PM & 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)6,250 (2.5%)
QQQ (Nasdaq 100 Trust)1,000 shares0.01 = 10.009:30AM - 4:00PM13,750 (2.5%)
DAX 30244,9000.50 = 18.752:00AM - 4:00PM7,875
DJ Euro Stoxx 5051,9751.00 = 15.752:00AM - 4:00PM500
CAC 4068,8000.50 = 8.002:00AM - 4:00PM500
FTSE 100108,0001.00 = 20.003:00AM - 4:00PM1000
IBEX 3518,4005.00 = 8.003:00AM - 11:35AM200
Swiss Market Index98,0001.00 = 14.002:00AM - 11:20AM500
Nikkei 22550,0001.00 = 5.008:45PM - 3:25AM & 4:15AM - 3:00PM500
SPI 200120,0001.00 = 24.007:50PM - 2:30AM & 3:10AM - 4:00PM1,000
Bovespa33,0005.00 = 3.008:00AM - 5:00PM1,000
Hang Seng118,7501.00 = 6.2510:15PM - 1:00AM, 2:00AM - 5:30AM & 6:15AM - 4:00PM5,000
NSE Nifty Index34,3701.00 = 1.0011:45PM - 6:00AM1,000
BSE Sensex Indexn.a.n.a.11:45PM - 6:00AMn.a.

North American Shares

InstrumentApproximate Value of 1 Lot ($)Tick Value per LotTrading Hours (EST / New York)Margin per Lot ($)
3M Company1,000 shares.01 = $109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Activision Blizzard Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
Adobe Systems Incorporated1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
Aetna Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
AIG Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Alcoa Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Alibaba Group1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
Alphabet Inc. (Google)1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Altria Group Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Amazon.com Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
American Express Company1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Amgen Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Analog Devices Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Apple Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Applied Materials Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
AT&T Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Baidu Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
Bank of America Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
BlackBerry Limited1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
Boeing Company1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Caterpillar Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Charles Schwab Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Chevron Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Cisco Systems Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Citigroup Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
CME Group Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Coca-Cola Company1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Comcast Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
ConocoPhillips1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Costco Wholesale Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
DirecTV1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
E*Trade Financial Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
eBay Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Exxon Mobil Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
First Solar Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
Ford Motor Company1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
General Electric Company1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Halliburton Company1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Hewlett-Packard Co.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Home Depot Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Honeywell International Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
IBM Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Intel Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
International Paper Co.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Intuitive Surgical Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Johnson & Johnson1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Kraft Heinz Company1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Las Vegas Sands Corp.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
Lockheed Martin1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Lowe's Companies Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
MasterCard Incorporated1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
McDonald's Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Merck & Co Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Meta Platforms Inc. (Facebook)1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
MGIC Investment Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
Micron Technology Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Microsoft Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Morgan Stanley1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Motorola Solutions Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
National Semiconductor1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Newmont Mining Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Nokia Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
Nvidia Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
ON Semiconductor Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Oracle Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
PepsiCo Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Pfizer Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Procter & Gamble Co.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Qualcomm Incorporated1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Sprint Nextel Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
Starbucks Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Symantec Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Sysco Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Target Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Teva Pharmaceutical Limited1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Texas Instruments Incorporated1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Time Warner Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
U.S. Steel Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
United Technologies Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
United Therapeutics Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM15%
Valero Energy Corporation1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Verizon Communications Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Visa Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Walt Disney Company1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%
Wells Fargo & Co.1,000 shares.01 = 109:30AM - 4:00PM5%

European Shares

InstrumentApproximate Value of 1 Lot ($)Tick Value per LotTrading Hours (EST / New York)Margin per Lot ($)
3i Group Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Adidas AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Allianz SE1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Anheuser-Busch InBev1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
ArcelorMittal1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Astrazeneca Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
AXA SA1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
BAE Systems Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Barclays Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
BASF SE1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Bayer AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Beiersdorf AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
BMW AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
BNP Paribas1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Bouygues1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
BP Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
BT Group Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Carrefour1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Commerzbank AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Continental AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Credit Agricole1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Daimler AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Deutsche Bank1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Deutsche Boerse1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Deutsche Lufthansa1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Deutsche Post1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Deutsche Telekom1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Dixons Carphone Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
E.ON AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
EADS1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Ericsson1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Fresenius Medical Care KGaA1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
GEA Group AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
GlaxoSmithKline Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Glencore Xstrata Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Groupe Danone1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM15%
HeidelbergCement AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Henkel AG & Co KGaA1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
HSBC Holdings Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Infineon Tech AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
ING Groep1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Invensys Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
J Sainsbury Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
K+S AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Lanxess AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Linde AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Lloyds Banking Group Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
MAN SE1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Marks & Spencer Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Merck KGaA1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Muenchener Rueck AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Orange1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Prudential Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Puma AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Renault1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Rolls Royce Group Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Royal Dutch Shell1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
RSA Insurance Group Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
RWE AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Sanofi1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
SAP AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
SGL Carbon AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Siemens AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Tesco Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
ThyssenKrupp AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
TUI AG1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Unilever Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Vivendi1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Vodafone Group Plc1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%
Volkswagen Group1,000 shares.01 = 103:00AM - 11:30AM5%

* LON ("Plc") shares are quoted in GBp (pence). Contract specifications, however, are based on the GBP (pound) quote.

Asia-Pacific Shares

InstrumentApproximate Value of 1 Lot ($)Tick Value per LotTrading Hours (EST / New York)Margin per Lot ($)
AMP Limited1,000 shares.01 = $108:00PM - 2:00AM5%
ANZ Bank1,000 shares.01 = 108:00PM - 2:00AM5%
Brambles Industries Ltd1,000 shares.01 = 108:00PM - 2:00AM5%
National Australia Bank Ltd1,000 shares.01 = 108:00PM - 2:00AM5%
Origin Energy Ltd1,000 shares.01 = 108:00PM - 2:00AM5%
Qantas Airway Limited1,000 shares.01 = 108:00PM - 2:00AM5%
QBE Insurance Group Ltd1,000 shares.01 = 108:00PM - 2:00AM5%
Telstra Corporation Ltd1,000 shares.01 = 108:00PM - 2:00AM5%
Westpac Banking Corp1,000 shares.01 = 108:00PM - 2:00AM5%
Woolworth's Limited1,000 shares.01 = 108:00PM - 2:00AM5%
Canon Inc1,000 shares1 = 108:00PM - 10:30PM & 11:30PM to 2:00AM5%
Honda Motor Co1,000 shares1 = 108:00PM - 10:30PM & 11:30PM to 2:00AM5%
Panasonic Corp1,000 shares1 = 108:00PM - 10:30PM & 11:30PM to 2:00AM5%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group1,000 shares1 = 108:00PM - 10:30PM & 11:30PM to 2:00AM5%
Mizuho Financial Group1,000 shares1 = 108:00PM - 10:30PM & 11:30PM to 2:00AM5%
Nintendo Company Ltd1,000 shares1 = 108:00PM - 10:30PM & 11:30PM to 2:00AM5%
Nippon Steel Corp1,000 shares1 = 108:00PM - 10:30PM & 11:30PM to 2:00AM5%
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp1,000 shares1 = 108:00PM - 10:30PM & 11:30PM to 2:00AM5%
Nissan Motor Corp1,000 shares1 = 108:00PM - 10:30PM & 11:30PM to 2:00AM5%
Sony Corp1,000 shares1 = 108:00PM - 10:30PM & 11:30PM to 2:00AM5%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Corp1,000 shares1 = 108:00PM - 10:30PM & 11:30PM to 2:00AM5%
Toyota Motor Corp1,000 shares1 = 108:00PM - 10:30PM & 11:30PM to 2:00AM5%

Foreign Exchange

InstrumentApproximate Value of 1 Lot ($)Tick Value per LotTrading Hours (EST / New York)Margin per Lot ($)
EUR/USD100,0000.0001 = $1024 hours$250
USD/JPY100,0000.01 = 1024 hours250
USD/CHF100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
GBP/USD100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
USD/CAD100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
AUD/USD100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
EUR/JPY100,0000.01 = 1024 hours250
EUR/GBP100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
EUR/CHF100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
GBP/CHF100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
GBP/JPY100,0000.01 = 1024 hours250
EUR/CAD100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
NZD/USD100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
USD/SEK100,0000.0001 = 1.7024 hours250
EUR/SEK100,0000.0001 = 1.7024 hours250
USD/NOK100,0000.0001 = 1.4824 hours250
EUR/NOK100,0000.0001 = 1.4824 hours250
USD/ZAR100,0000.0001 = 1.4424 hours250
USD/MXN100,0000.0001 = 0.8224 hours250
CHF/JPY100,0000.01 = 1024 hours250
NZD/JPY100,0000.01 = 1024 hours250
AUD/JPY100,0000.01 = 1024 hours250
CAD/JPY100,0000.01 = 1024 hours250
EUR/AUD100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
AUD/NZD100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
AUD/CAD100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
GBP/CAD100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
GBP/NZD100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
GBP/AUD100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
AUD/CHF100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
CAD/CHF100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
NZD/CHF100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
USD/INRn.a.n.a.24 hoursn.a.
EUR/INRn.a.n.a.24 hoursn.a.
GBP/INRn.a.n.a.24 hoursn.a.
EUR/NZD100,0000.0001 = 1024 hours250
USD/RMBn.a.n.a.24 hoursn.a.
USD/TRY100,0000.0001 = 3.5024 hours250
EUR/TRY100,0000.0001 = 3.5024 hours250
JPY/INRn.a.n.a.24 hoursn.a.

Commodities

InstrumentApproximate Value of 1 Lot ($)Tick Value per LotTrading Hours (EST / New York)Margin per Lot ($)
U.S. 30 Year T-Bond (Futures)100,0000.01 = $5.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)$250
U.S. 10 Year T-Note (Futures)100,0000.01 = 5.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)250
German Bund157,5000.01 = 15.752:00AM - 4:00PM1,000
Crude Oil (WTI)1,000 barrels0.01 = 10.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)4,000
Brent Crude Oil1,000 barrels0.01 = 10.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 6:00PM - 8:00PM each day)5,000
Natural Gas10,000 mmBtu0.001 = 10.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)5,000
Gold (Spot)100 ounces0.10 = 10.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)4%
Silver (Spot)5,000 ounces0.01 = 50.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)8%
Platinum (Spot)50 ounces0.10 = 5.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)4%
Palladium (Spot)100 ounces0.05 = 5.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)4%
Copper (Futures)250,000 pounds0.0001 = 10.00Sunday 6:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)4%

Forex Futures

InstrumentApproximate Value of 1 Lot ($)Tick Value per LotTrading Hours (EST / New York)Margin per Lot ($)
EUR183,5000.0001 = $10.00Sunday 5:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)$1,500
JPY113,9000.0001 = 10.00Sunday 5:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)1,500
CHF113,6000.0001 = 10.00Sunday 5:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)1,500
GBP114,3000.0001 = 10.00Sunday 5:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)1,500
AUD85,4000.0001 = 10.00Sunday 5:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)1,500
CAD95,4000.0001 = 10.00Sunday 5:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)1,500
NZD69,7000.0001 = 10.00Sunday 5:00PM - Friday 4:00PM (Closed 5:00PM - 6:00PM each day)1,500