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What Is a Margin Account?
Regulation T margin accounts require having at least 50% maintenance margin in the account, while standard margin accounts ...
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What Is Buying On Margin?
Regulation T margin accounts require having at least 50% maintenance margin in the account, while standard margin accounts only require 25% maintenance margin. Once you’ve met the broker terms ...
A margin account is a brokerage account with which investors are permitted to sell securities short or borrow money to buy securities based on the funds in the account. Unlike standard cash ...
Your initial margin requirement is the amount of buying power (BP) needed to open a position. Standard margin accounts use a fixed-percentage, strategy-based system. Initial requirements affect ...