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title: What is Margin?
description: Margin is a good faith deposit required to open a position and maintain it open.This is not a fee or a transaction cost, it is simply a portion of your account equity set aside and allocated as a margin requirement.
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updated: "2024-10-09"
category: Trading
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# What is Margin?

Margin is a good faith deposit required to open a position and maintain it open.This is not a fee or a transaction cost, it is simply a portion of your account equity set aside and allocated as a margin requirement.