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Basic Question 4 of 16
The minimum margin that must be supplied when a margin transaction is created is the ______.
B. initial margin
C. call margin
A. maintenance margin
B. initial margin
C. call margin
User Contributed Comments 3
| User | Comment |
|---|---|
| achu | Remember, initial margin may be higher than the maintenance margin! |
| johntan1979 | Shouldn't initial margin ALWAYS be higher than maintenance margin? Otherwise, you will already get a margin call even before you get started. |
| irapp92 | @johnatn1979 yes, it would make no logical sense to be anything but. I believe the current boilerplate requirements are initial margin (reg T) of 50% and a minimum maintenance margin of 25% for long positions. |
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Learning Outcome Statements
compare positions an investor can take in an asset
calculate and interpret the leverage ratio, the rate of return on a margin transaction, and the security price at which the investor would receive a margin call
CFA® 2025 Level I Curriculum, Volume 3, Module 1.