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Maintenance margin — definition & meaning

The minimum equity you must keep to hold a leveraged position open.

Maintenance margin is the minimum equity you must maintain to keep a position open. Fall below it and you face a margin call, then a stop-out.

It is lower than the initial margin needed to open the trade. The gap between them is your cushion; the smaller it is, the closer you are trading to the edge.

The information on Trding.io is for general information only and is not investment advice. Trading involves a real risk of losing money, and most retail traders lose. Never trade money you cannot afford to lose.

Related terms

Margin
The deposit a broker holds to keep a leveraged position open.
Margin call
A broker warning that your equity is too low to support open trades.
Liquidation
The forced closing of positions when your account runs out of margin.
Equity
Your account balance adjusted for the profit or loss on open trades.
Leverage
Borrowed exposure that lets you control a large position with a small deposit.
Free margin
The money in your account still available to open new trades.

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