# Volatility warning

**URL:** <https://forums.collective2.com/t/volatility-warning/11044>\
**Category:** Trading and Markets\
**Created:** [October 18, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/volatility-warning/11044 "2017-10-18T00:10:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 4

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![\_J](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/_j/32/5556_2.png) [@\_J](https://forums.collective2.com/u/_J)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/volatility-warning/11044/4 "2017-10-18T20:09:13Z")

</div>

I don’t believe that this is true. When I look at the portfolio in Smart Volatility Margin at the market close today, I’ve got $17,400 in short TVIX, $10,600 in long SVXY, with SVXY and VXX options as protection. For those short volatility positions, the initial margin requirement is only $18,000 combined…so nowhere close to what you’re implying. Thanks, David.

---

_[View the full topic](https://forums.collective2.com/t/volatility-warning/11044)._