Initial margin is the amount required to open a position, while maintenance margin is the minimum amount needed to keep the position open. Imagine if there was no such thing as a mortgage loan.

Learn what maintenance margin means, how it works in futures trading, and why falling below it can trigger forced liquidation ...

Investing requires funding. If you find yourself coming up short, an investment broker will commonly allow you to purchase stocks or other assets on margin. But that doesn’t mean it’ll fully fund the ...