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What is Margin?

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Updated over 2 months ago

A margin deposit is a security that the trader has to deposit with the Seacrest Markets to cover some of the risks the trader generates. It is usually expressed as a percentage and represents a fraction of a trading position. Margin can be thought of as a deposit on all your open positions.

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