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### Futures margin is different
Futures margin is confusingly not the same as equities margin. When you buy or sell a futures contract, it costs nothing other than the commission. Instead, you put up in cash a good faith deposit. which is called its margin requirement. Every day, depending on whether the position moves for or against you, it is marked to market and funds are either deducted or added to your deposit. You get that deposit back, along with any profit or loss, when the contract closes.