Tiered Margin Requirements

Mechanism

Tiered margin requirements serve as a dynamic risk management framework designed to calibrate collateral obligations relative to the total size of a trader’s open position. As market exposure expands beyond predefined thresholds, exchanges escalate the required maintenance margin to account for non-linear liquidity risks and potential insolvency scenarios. This systematic scaling ensures that large individual positions do not compromise the integrity of the clearing house or the broader derivatives ecosystem.