Margin Maintenance
Meaning ⎊ The minimum account balance needed to keep a leveraged position active and avoid a forced liquidation.
Cross-Margin Risk
Meaning ⎊ The risk that losses in one position drain the collateral backing other trades within a shared account.
Initial Margin Requirements
Meaning ⎊ The upfront collateral percentage required to initiate a leveraged position in a derivative market.
Leverage Deleveraging
Meaning ⎊ The reduction of debt-based exposure in a portfolio to mitigate risk during market stress.
Cross Margin
Meaning ⎊ A margin system where all positions in an account share a common pool of collateral to cover margin requirements.
Credit Limit
Meaning ⎊ The maximum amount of capital that an exchange will allow a trader to borrow for margin trading.
Minimum Margin
Meaning ⎊ The absolute lowest collateral requirement needed to keep a leveraged position from being liquidated.
Margin Trading Rules
Meaning ⎊ The specific regulatory policies and requirements for trading with borrowed funds on an exchange.
Margin Call Risk
Meaning ⎊ The danger of being forced to add collateral or facing liquidation due to adverse price movements in leveraged positions.
Free Margin
Meaning ⎊ The equity in an account not currently tied up as collateral for open positions.
Margin Excess
Meaning ⎊ The amount of equity in a margin account that exceeds the mandatory maintenance level.
Account Equity Ratio
Meaning ⎊ The ratio comparing a trader's own equity to the total value of their open positions.
Margin Account
Meaning ⎊ A trading account that permits the use of borrowed funds to open positions larger than the user's capital.
Margin Policy
Meaning ⎊ The official brokerage rules and guidelines governing the use, management, and requirements of margin.
Tiered Structure
Meaning ⎊ A system of variable margin requirements that increase proportionally with the size of an open position.
Margin Compliance
Meaning ⎊ The ongoing state of ensuring that a trading account adheres to all established margin rules and requirements.
Capital Injection
Meaning ⎊ A significant addition of new capital to a trading account to bolster equity and support positions.
Total Debt
Meaning ⎊ The aggregate amount of borrowed funds utilized by an investor within a margin account.
Margin Level
Meaning ⎊ A real-time percentage representing the ratio of total equity to the used margin in an account.
Leveraged Capacity
Meaning ⎊ The total amount of asset exposure an investor can control through the use of borrowed capital.
Under-Collateralized
Meaning ⎊ The condition where the value of an account's assets is insufficient to cover the risks or debts incurred.
Liquidation Order
Meaning ⎊ The specific command to close an open position involuntarily when margin requirements are breached.
Margin Deficit
Meaning ⎊ The shortfall between the current account equity and the required maintenance margin level.
Zero Equity
Meaning ⎊ The state where an account's value has fallen to zero due to trading losses or excessive leverage.
Margin Tier
Meaning ⎊ Variable margin requirements that increase as the total position size of an asset or account grows.
Regulatory Margin
Meaning ⎊ The minimum margin standards set by regulatory authorities to ensure investor protection and market integrity.
Forced Sale
Meaning ⎊ The automatic sale of collateral by an exchange to close a position and recover debt, often impacting market prices.
Bankruptcy Price
Meaning ⎊ The price level at which a trader's position equity is completely exhausted, resulting in a zero balance.
Margin Utilization
Meaning ⎊ The percentage of an account's total available margin that is actively utilized by current open positions.