What is a margin?

Modified on Thu, 8 Aug at 7:28 PM

Margin is the amount of money that a trader needs to put forward in order to open a trade.


It is the collateral (or security) that a trader has to deposit with their broker to cover some of the risks the trader generates for the broker. To find out more about margins, check out this useful article on our website, where you will also find a full explanation of the concepts of Free Margin and Margin Call.

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