initial margin

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Initial margin;

Example sentence

1 Initial margin's a down payment on each futures contract that we trade.

The original margin is every futures contract we want to trade. Advance payment for a contract.

2 In some circumstances, you may sustain losses in excess of your initial margin funds.

In some circumstances, you may sustain losses in excess of your initial margin funds. amount.

3 Nick, what's the difference between initial margin and variation margin?

What's the difference between initial margin and variation margin?