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Know the margin impact before you trade.

Test a proposed trade against the current portfolio. See the incremental margin impact in seconds.

What-If25 Sep 2026, 10:21
Current portfolio IMR€48.6m
+Proposed trade
=New portfolio IMR€49.2m
Incremental IMR+€0.6m
Example portfolio. Pick a trade to compare.

Test the trade before you execute it.

Bluenodes applies the proposed trade to the current portfolio and recalculates the margin requirement. See whether the trade:

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Increases IMR

It adds risk to the book.

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Reduces IMR

It offsets risk you hold.

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Creates new offsets

It hedges existing positions.

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Removes existing offsets

It breaks a hedge the book relies on.

Margin is portfolio-dependent

The same trade can have a different margin impact in a different book. Margin depends on what you already hold.

Same trade: TTF Q1-27 · Buy 500 lotsincremental IMR, EUR m
Bluenodes evaluates the trade against the whole portfolio. Illustrative figures.

See delivery margin before it arrives.

Bluenodes forecasts ICE delivery-related margin requirements. Anticipate the collateral impact before the contract enters delivery.

When it starts
29 Sep
How large it may become
€6.2m peak
Collateral tied up
Until 5 Nov
Delivery margin forecast, TTF Oct-26 SecurityDelivery margin
Delivery margin falls as the remaining quantity is delivered. Security covers units underway until settlement.Illustrative, EUR m

Compare trading alternatives

Compare different ways to express the trade. Test other maturities, sizes and contracts.

Decision support. You choose the trade.

AlternativesIncremental IMR
TradeVariesIncremental IMR
TTF Q1-27 · Buy 500 lotsAs proposed+€0.6m
TTF Q2-27 · Buy 500 lotsMaturity+€0.3m
TTF Q1-27 · Buy 250 lotsSize+€0.3m
NBP Q1-27 · Equivalent sizeContract−€0.1m
The highlighted row follows the What-If ticket.

Fast enough for the trading day

Use margin as an input to the trading decision, not an after-the-fact report.

What-If and alternative comparisons
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Delivery margin
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