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    I am a new to futures trading. I understand that futures contracts are settled the same day. Does this mean when you buy, say 1 crude oil contract, then sell that contract, you can use those same funds again for trading? Once a position is closed out are you able to immediately re-use those funds in futures trading?

     

    Thanks for the help.

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    Hi. I am rather new but familiar with a three day period where you have to wait for a stock trade to settle. For example: I can buy Stock A then Sell Stock A, but if I buy another stock I cant sell that until the three days from my first buy are over (because the funds have to "settle"). Does this same 3-day settlement period apply to daytrading? If one wants to buy and sell several times (say 10) in a single day, does there have to be enough "settled" money to cover all of those trades, or am I restricted to the amount of sellted funds/margin that I have available. Does the $25,000-$30,000 account minimum or margin trading have anything to do with being able to trade many times in a day. Basically what I am asking is: can a daytrader (with the account minimum requirement) buy and sell as many times in a day as they would like?

     

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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