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Margin Requirements
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All contracts on Everstrike are USD-margined. By default, positions share the same margin pool (Cross Margin). Traders can optionally switch to Isolated Margin. Portfolio Margin is not supported at this stage.


​Perpetual Futures Margin Requirements

Min. Initial Margin

0.01 * Position Size + Abs(Funding Rate) * Position Size

Min. Maintenance Margin

0.005 * Position Size + Abs(Funding Rate) * Position Size

Perpetual Options Margin Requirements

Min. Initial Margin (Long Call)

1.00 * Position Size + Abs(Funding Rate) * Position Size

Min. Initial Margin (Long Put)

1.00 * Position Size + Abs(Funding Rate) * Position Size

Min. Maintenance Margin (Long Call)

0.50 * Position Size + Abs(Funding Rate) * Position Size

Min. Maintenance Margin (Long Put)

0.50 * Position Size + Abs(Funding Rate) * Position Size

Min. Initial Margin (Short Call)

Max (0.06 * Underlier Index Price - OTM Amount/Underlier Index Price, 0.04 * Underlier Index Price) + Mark Price + Abs(Funding Rate) * Position Size

Min. Initial Margin (Short Put)

Max (Max (0.06 * Underlier Index Price - OTM Amount/Underlier Index Price, 0.04 * Underlier Index Price) + Mark Price, Min. Maintenance Margin) + Abs(Funding Rate) * Position Size

Min. Maintenance Margin (Short Call)

0.02 * Underlier Index Price + Mark Price + Abs(Funding Rate) * Position Size

Min. Maintenance Margin (Short Put)

Max (0.02 * Underlier Index Price, 0.02 * Mark Price) + Mark Price + Abs(Funding Rate) * Position Size

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