Calendar spread leg-in benefit

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I intend to place Calendar Spread on Nifty/Banknifty by legging into each leg, will i get margin benefit:

If i place a BUY leg first and whilst placing SELL order, would the margin benefit kick in? coz this will affect the volume that can be traded.

many thanks.

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LOL! could you rephrase the question? Not understanding what you trying to ask, loke

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No until the spread or both positions are gotten into, you don't get the margin benefit of a calendar spread. The best way to trade calendar spreads is by using the spread order or directly trade the spread contracts. Check this link on spread orders: 

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thanks Nithin, I guess i’ll have to use volume up to my available limit - > leg into calendar (both legs) -> have calendar margin benefit kick in and then use the remainder of margin to enter more calendar.

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Nithin : further question : I enter Calendar spread at once and used my margin to full extent (margin benefit). now while exiting the spread, if i leg out - and particularly, the buy leg is sold first - i’l be left with the SELL leg and that too with too many volumes for my margin money. How will your RMS treat this? Even if i were to close the SELL leg the same day as BUY leg (but different time frames).
thanks.