Margin

Margin Requirements

Two key margin types investors should understand before trading are Initial Margin and Maintenance Margin.

Margins which is the investors are require to deposit Initial Margin with their respective broker before trading futures contract. Brokers will then calculate the profit and loss and add or subtract funds at the end of day via a processed call Mark-to-Market.

Initial Margin

  • If there are profits above the Initial Margin, Investors can withdraw their funds from their account

Maintenance Margin

  • If losses occur and causes the margin account to drop below the Maintenance Margin level,
  • Investors are require to deposit additional funds to meet the Initial Margin requirement.

The margin rate is calculated from the historical volatility of each product traded on TFEX. Therefore the margin rate can change from time to time as the volatility changes.

Margin Requirement for Futures Contracts (Client margin): MTS_margins.pdf

Commission

Commission Rates for Gold Futures

Commission Rates for 10 Baht Gold Futures

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

No. of contract
(per day per account)
Via Marketing OfficerVia Internet
From 1st- 25th contract97.0088.00
From 26th - 100th contract77.0070.00
From 101st - 250th contract57.0052.00
From 251st contract onward47.0043.00

** This price does not include 7% VAT.

Commission Rates for 50 Baht Gold Futures

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

No. of contract
(per day per account)
Via Marketing OfficerVia Internet
From 1st - 25th contract485.00440.00
From 26th - 100th contract385.00350.00
From 101st - 250th contract285.00260.00
From 251st contract onward235.00215.00

** This price does not include 7% VAT.

Commission Rates for Indices

Commission Rates for Mini SET50 Index Futures

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

No. of contract
(per day per account)
Via Marketing OfficerVia Internet
From 1st - 25th contract87.0079.00
From 26th - 100th contract67.0061.00
From 101st - 500th contract47.0043.00
From 501st contract onward37.0034.00

** This price does not include 7% VAT.

Commission Rates for SET50 Index Options

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

No. of contract
(per day per account)
Via Marketing OfficerVia Internet
From 1st- 25th contract85.0077.00
From 26th - 100th contract65.0059.00
From 101st - 500th contract45.0041.00
From 501st contract onward35.0032.00

** This price does not include 7% VAT.

Commission Rates for Single Stock Futures

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

Price of Single Stock FuturesVia Marketing OfficerVia Internet
price <= 100 Baht= 0.50 + 0.10%
of Contract Value
= 0.50 + 0.09%
of Contract Value
price > 100 Baht= 5.00 + 0.10%
of Contract Value
= 5.00 + 0.09%
of Contract Value

** This price does not include 7% VAT.

Commission Rates for Sector Index Futures

BANK Index Futures

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

No. of contract
(per day per account)
Via Marketing OfficerVia Internet
From 1st- 10th contract200.00182.00
From 11th - 40th contract160.00146.00
From 41st - 200th contract120.00110.00
From 201st contract onward100.0092.00

** This price does not include 7% VAT.

ENERG Index Futures

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

No. of contract
(per day per account)
Via Marketing OfficerVia Internet
From 1st- 25th contract100.0091.00
From 26th - 100th contract80.0073.00
From 101st - 500th contract60.0055.00
From 501st contract onward50.0046.00

** This price does not include 7% VAT.

COMM Index Futures

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

No. of contract
(per day per account)
Via Marketing OfficerVia Internet
From 1st- 25th contract100.0091.00
From 26th - 100th contract80.0073.00
From 101st - 500th contract60.0055.00
From 501st contract onward50.0046.00

** This price does not include 7% VAT.

ICT Index Futures

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

No. of contract
(per day per account)
Via Marketing OfficerVia Internet
From 1st- 50th contract50.0045.50
From 51st - 200th contract40.0036.50
From 201st - 1000th contract30.0027.50
From 1001st contract onward25.0023.00

** This price does not include 7% VAT.

FOOD Index Futures

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

No. of contract
(per day per account)
Via Marketing OfficerVia Internet
From 1st- 50th contract50.0045.50
From 51st - 200th contract40.0036.50
From 201st - 1000th contract30.0027.50
From 1001st contract onward25.0023.00

** This price does not include 7% VAT.

Commission Rates for Energy

Commission Rates for Brent Crude Oil Futures

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

No. of contract
(per day per account)
Via Marketing OfficerVia Internet
From 1st- 25th contract110.00101.00
From 26th - 100th contract90.0083.00
From 101st contract onward70.0065.00

** This price does not include 7% VAT.

Commission Rates for Currency

Commission Rates for USD Futures From 1/01/2014 onward

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

No. of contract
(per day per account)
Via Marketing OfficerVia Internet
From 1st- 2,000th contract12.0011.00
From 2,001st contract onward9.008.30

** This price does not include 7% VAT.

Commission Rates for Rubber Futures

Commission Rates for RSS3 Futures

Valid since 2017

Individual Client

Commission rate (Baht/Contract)

No. of contract
(per day per account)
Via Marketing OfficerVia Internet
From 1st- 25th contract290265
From 26th - 100th contract265242.5
From 101st - 250th contract240220
From 251st contract onward215197.5

** This price does not include 7% VAT.