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I too have sizable positions in ES futures but I'm worried enough that I put all the left over cash as just cash. In the event of a Black Monday event in 1987, one would want immediate access to cash to replenish the futures account, don't you agree.

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That's really only a concern for the first $10k in the first year. After that, everything (but your most recent year) is at least a year old and you can exit early if you have to.

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