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Margin

Collateral for positions

What is Margin?

Margin Collateral required to hold certain positions. Naked option sellers need margin. Defined-risk strategies like spreads require less margin than naked positions.

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Collateral required to hold certain positions. Naked option sellers need margin. Defined-risk strategies like spreads require less margin than naked positions.

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