Understanding Futures Margin

Like many derivative products, futures can be confusing when you're trying to understand how changes in the underlying security affect changes in futures prices, which affect changes in your margin. Watch to learn how these relationships work and what it means for your initial margin, maintenance margin, and margin calls. Futures and futures options trading involves substantial risk and is not suitable for all investors. Please read the Risk Disclosure for Futures and Options prior to trading futures products: https://bit.ly/FuturesAndOptionsRiskD... Futures accounts are not protected by SIPC. Futures and futures options trading services provided by Charles Schwab Futures and Forex LLC. Trading privileges subject to review and approval. Not all clients will qualify. The S&P 500® is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates ("SPDJI") and has been licensed for use by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Standard & Poor's® and S&P® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC ("Dow Jones"). Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. is not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, or their respective affiliates, and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s), nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P 500. Subscribe to our channel: https://bit.ly/SubscribeCharlesSchwab Check out more Insights & Education from Charles Schwab: https://www.schwab.com/learn/ Connect with Charles Schwab: Facebook:   / charlesschwab   Twitter:   / charlesschwab   Open an account with Charles Schwab: https://www.schwab.com/open-an-account (1022-2C2Z)