initial margin
AmE /ɪˈnɪʃəl ˈmɑːɹdʒɪn/
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Definition of initial margin - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

financeTECH.minimum money or collateral required upfront to open a leveraged trading positionTECH.
  • The broker raised the initial margin during the period of high market volatility.
  • Traders must deposit the initial margin before entering a futures contract.
  • The exchange increased the initial margin requirement for cryptocurrency derivatives.
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Expressions with initial

initial paymentn.
first sum of money paid at the start of an agreement
An initial payment is required when you sign the rental contract.
initial checkn.
first examination or review of something
The initial check of the document revealed several errors.
initial meetingn.
the first encounter between people or groups
The initial meeting between the two teams was tense.
initial costn.
money needed at the start to buy or begin something
The low initial cost of the car attracted many first-time buyers.
initial depositn.
first amount of money paid at the start of an account or agreement
You need an initial deposit to open the savings account.
initial investmentn.
money or resources put into something at the start to begin it
The initial investment for the new store reached fifty thousand dollars.

Expressions with margin

razor-thin marginn.
very small difference in amount or number
The election was decided by a razor-thin margin.
by a narrow marginadv.
by a very small amount or distance
She won the race by a narrow margin.
by a wide marginadv.
by a large amount or difference
She won by a wide margin.
margin for errorn.
allowance for mistakes in a process or activity
The project plan includes a margin for error.
narrow marginn.
close call in a decision or outcome
He passed the exam by a narrow margin.
safety marginn.
extra amount of something to ensure safety
The engineer calculated a safety margin for the bridge's load capacity..
by a marginadv.
with a certain amount of difference between two results
She won by a margin of ten votes.
margin of victoryn.
the difference in points or votes between winner and loser
The margin of victory in the election was very narrow.
by a handsome marginadv.
with a large or impressive difference in result
She won the election by a handsome margin.
margin of safetyn.
allowance for errors or unforeseen problems
Engineers build a margin of safety into their calculations..

Terms related to initial margin

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  1. French:marge initiale, ...
  2. German:Initialmargin, ...
  3. Italian:margine iniziale, ...
  4. Spanish:margen inicial, ...
  5. Portuguese:margem inicial, ...
  6. Chinese:初始保证金, ...
  7. Japanese:初期証拠金, ...
  8. Arabic:هامِشٌ أَوَّلِيٌّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:בִּטָּחוֹנוֹת רִאשׁוֹנִיִּים, ...
  10. Russian:начальная маржа, ...
  11. Ukrainian:початкова маржа, ...
  12. Hindi:इनिशियल मार्जिन, ...
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