How do I buy contracts for the YM Dow30-mini on margin? My backtest is buying the whole contract when it should buy the initial margin at $3430, and an intraday maintence $2744. I have been trying to Set the Brokerage for an IB Margin account and the Future for the Pattern Day Trading function. I am not noticing any difference in the backtests. How am I supposed to deal with margin?
Eric Bell
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