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Margin

Margin is eligible collateral or account value required to open and maintain leveraged exposure rather than the full economic value of the position.

Defined termReviewed 16 July 2026

Related terms

Initial MarginLeverageAvailable MarginMaintenance MarginAccount EquityAccount Balance

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This material is general education, not personal investment advice or a promise of results. Markets can move beyond planned levels, and losses can exceed expectations when leverage, liquidity, gaps, or operational failures are involved.

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Trading glossaryReviewed 16 July 2026

Definition

Margin is eligible collateral or account value required to open and maintain leveraged exposure rather than the full economic value of the position.

In market context

Margin supports potential obligations arising from a position and is recalculated as prices, positions, and account equity change. It should not be confused with a fee or with the maximum possible loss, because the account remains exposed to the position’s notional movement. Initial, maintenance, and platform-specific risk requirements can differ, and reserved margin is generally unavailable for other uses elsewhere in the account.

Source

Use the primary source for fuller regulatory or market context.

FINRA — Margin Accounts

Educational risk notice

This material is general education, not personal investment advice or a promise of results. Markets can move beyond planned levels, and losses can exceed expectations when leverage, liquidity, gaps, or operational failures are involved.

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Related glossary terms

Selected from explicit term relationships and shared tags.

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Initial Margin

Initial margin is the minimum eligible collateral or account value required to open a leveraged position under applicable rules and platform controls.

margin · leverageRead guide
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Leverage

Leverage creates market exposure larger than the capital committed by using borrowed funds, derivatives, or margin-based product structures within an account.

leverage · marginRead guide
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Available Margin

Available margin is the portion of account resources that remains after current margin requirements and other reservations are deducted from eligible equity.

margin · account-healthRead guide
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Maintenance Margin

Maintenance margin is the minimum eligible account equity that must continue supporting an open leveraged position after the position has been established.

margin · account-healthRead guide