See Also: Initial margin(finance)
Initial margin(money)
Initial margin requirement(money)
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initial(1)(dictionary)
INITIAL(law)
law of initial value(medicine)
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Initial(medicine)
initial rate(medicine)

Initial margin (finance)


The payment which investors have to pay to a broker to trade on margin, commonly used in trading futures and contracts for difference. Initial margin is usually set at a percentage of the value of the contracts being traded.