Discover what minimum margin is, how it works in trading, and see examples of this essential requirement for margin accounts.

Whenever a margin loan is mentioned, the first objection raised is the margin call. There is no doubt some geared investors suffered serious financial consequences from the global financial crisis ...

A margin call is an operational risk event that happens when leverage meets market stress. For advisors and RIAs, it's a moment where portfolio structure, liquidity planning, and client ...

As a true hedger, I dislike the term “margin call” because it is often associated with speculators who are in a trade that has gone wrong. However, I am not a speculator, I am a hedger. The difference ...

This post is the next in our multi-part series on CFTC Regulation §1.44, as proposed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) on February 20, 2024 (the “Proposed Rule”). The ...