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What is Margin?

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The amount held in the account as collateral to keep a position open. The initial margin needed to open and the maintenance margin needed to keep it open are different. When unrealized losses grow and the account falls below the maintenance level, an additional deposit or forced liquidation follows.

Margintotal size including borrowed fundsmarginfunds posted to open a position — if short, it is closed by force

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