MAINTENANCE MARGIN
Minimum amount or value of equity that should be maintained in a margin account in order to continue holding one or more futures contract. In New York Stock Exchange and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, when a trader buys on margin, the required level of margin must be at least 25% of the total market value of the securities on a margin account. But many brokerages have higher maintenance requirements, from 30% to 40%.
Also called minimum maintenance or maintenance requirement.
POPULAR TERMS
Double Irish with a Dutch Sandwich
Tax avoidance tactic employed by some huge companies by combining Irish and Dutch subsidiary firms to modify profits to low or no tax jurisdictions ...
Custom Adjustable Rate Debt Structure - CARDS
Tax shelter product which entails making a large paper multimillion dollar loan to an international party. Utilized by high net worth entities, the ...
Lease Option
A legal contract that gives a tenant the choice to buy the property during or after the expiration of the term. During the agreement period, the pr ...
Assumption Clause
A mortgage contract provision that permits the seller of a home to transfer the responsibility to the buyer of the home for its existing mortgage. ...
IRS Publication 501
A document that explains certain tax rules that affect each individual who may need to file a federal tax return. Published by the Internal Revenue ...
POPULAR ARTICLE
SEE FOREX TUTORIAL
Buying a Home: Selecting a House Suitable for Your Needs
After choosing the best location of your new house, it is about time to decide on the home that you want. Basically, there are three types of homes ...
The Concepts of Economics: Scarcity
To fully grasp the essence of what economics is, we must first understand the concept of scarcity along with the branches of study under economics ...
A Guide to Your Personal Income Tax: Avoid Awful Surprises
Who loves to be surprised by the Internal Revenue Services? No one (unless it is a tax refund). The federal agency has its way of shocking taxpayer ...
Starting Your Own Small Business: Choosing What You Want to Sell
Some people say that the only real way to get rich is by starting your own business. However, this is untrue; there are a lot of reasons to start y ...
Defining Inflation
Inflation is the sustained increase in the overall level of products and services in an economy over a particular time period. Expressed as percent ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:30 | Industrial Production | Feb | |
| 10:00 | Current Account (sa) | Feb | |
| 12:00 | Bundesbank Monthly Report | ||
| 14:15 | Housing Starts | Mar | |
| 03:30 | Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes | ||
| 06:30 | Tertiary Industry Index | Feb | |
| 08:00 | Claimant Count Change | Mar | |
| 08:00 | Claimant Count Rate | Feb | |
| 08:00 | Average Earnings Index | Feb |
