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An alert subscriber notified us of an impending jump in margin requirements for leveraged exchange-traded funds, effective next Tuesday, December 1. Leveraged ETF’s are those that are more than 100 percent short or long an underlying index, currency or commodity. I am not sure this information is exploitable on a near-term basis because there may be volatility in both directions, as the shorts and longs are pushed around before trading settles. But as of next Tuesday, those players in leveraged ETF’s will have to not only pony up more money to establish positions, but also to maintain their positions in the funds, if they buy/sell and hold their positions on margin. If you want all the details, go to www.finra.org, click on industry professionals, and search for Regulatory Notice 09-53.

In a strategy-basedmargin account, the current maintenancemargin requirement for
any long ETF is 25% of themarket value, and for any short ETF, the current maintenance
margin requirement is generally 30% of themarket value.3 Effective December 1, 2009,
thesemaintenancemargin requirements will increase by a percentage commensurate
with the leverage of the ETF

FINRA also is increasing themaintenancemargin requirements for listed and overthe-
counter uncovered options on leveraged ETFs in a similar fashion.

For day-trading purposes, the calculations to determine day-trading buying power
and day-trade calls will also be based on the amount of leverage on the ETF.