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ETH contracts' margin changes related to Ethereum Merge

In preparation for the upcoming Ethereum Merge and potential forking of the Ethereum blockchain, we are going to make the following margin requirement changes to ETH futures, perpetuals and options contracts. These changes will be effective from 12-Sep 12 PM UTC.

Isolated Margin Scheme

ETHUSDT Perpetual: Max leverage reduced from from 100x to 50x
ETHUSD Perpetual: Max leverage reduced from from 100x to 50x
ETHUSDT Sep Fut: Max leverage reduced from from 100x to 50x
ETH options: Max leverage reduced from from 50x to 20x wherever applicable
ETHBTC Perpetual:Max leverage reduced from from 100x to 50x

Portfolio Margin Scheme

Price Stress Range: increased from 15% to 20%
Futures Margin floor: Min margin floor changed from 0.5% to 1%
Options Margin floor: Min margin floor changed from 0.5% to 1%

Important Notes

  1. Delta exchange may change above parameters without notice to protect the integrity of the markets in case of adverse market events.
  2. The notice about other implications of the upcoming Ethereum Merge for Delta Exchange's users is available here.
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