If the balance in the account is less
than the maintenance margin, the trader must place additional funds to meet the maintenance margin.
If Bob suffers a loss or a series of losses that deplete his initial margin to an amount lower
than the maintenance margin — the lowest amount of money the broker allows Bob's account to reach before requiring Bob to replenish his account — Bob will receive a margin call from his broker, telling him to deposit the sufficient amount of funds to return him to the initial margin amount.
Not exact matches
As Holt argues, it makes sense in the short term to lease a botnet rather
than build one of your own — you can send spam and do attacks with a somewhat higher profit
margin and no
maintenance.
If the stock price decreases, though, you could end up with less
than the required
maintenance margin.
just don't want to do anything to restrict my account or allow them to «sell my stock» other
than margin maintenance which i understand.
The
maintenance margin amount is less
than the initial
margin.
Margin maintenance is the minimum portfolio value you need to maintain before you are at risk of borrowing more money
than you have in your account.
Real - time risk management with incremental auto - liquidation: If an account has a
maintenance margin higher
than its equity, the Deribit risk engine will liquidate its position in small steps, providing maximal protection for all parties involved.