Maintenance Margin Requirement

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Maintenance Margin Requirement
Related: margin, margin call. The amount of money that is required to be maintained in the account at all times. This sum is usually less than but part of the original deposit. When account holder’s equity in any futures position falls below maintenance margin level, a margin call is issued by broker asking account holder to deposit additional funds or reduce exposure.

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