Maintenance Margin Breach
Meaning ⎊ When collateral value drops below the minimum required threshold, triggering automatic liquidation of the position.
Equity Buffer
Meaning ⎊ The excess collateral above the minimum requirement, acting as a protective cushion against market price fluctuations.
Cross Margin Vs Isolated Margin
Meaning ⎊ Comparison of margin management methods where cross margin uses the whole account and isolated margin limits risk per trade.
Minimum Margin
Meaning ⎊ The absolute lowest collateral requirement needed to keep a leveraged position from being liquidated.
Margin Call Risk
Meaning ⎊ The risk of forced liquidation when collateral value drops below required thresholds due to adverse price movements.
Free Margin
Meaning ⎊ The equity in an account not currently tied up as collateral for open positions.
Margin Account
Meaning ⎊ A specialized account that allows traders to borrow capital against collateral to execute leveraged financial trades.
Margin Policy
Meaning ⎊ The official brokerage rules and guidelines governing the use, management, and requirements of margin.
Margin Compliance
Meaning ⎊ The ongoing state of ensuring that a trading account adheres to all established margin rules and requirements.
Under-Collateralized
Meaning ⎊ The condition where the value of an account's assets is insufficient to cover the risks or debts incurred.
House Rules
Meaning ⎊ Internal brokerage policies that define margin requirements beyond the minimum standards set by regulators.
