The margin ratio is the ratio between the margin paid by the customer and the total market value of the securities traded. The minimum margin maintenance ratio is the ratio of making up the loss and repaying the margin. The actual margin ratio is calculated according to whether the customer trades short or short, and the legal margin ratio is also the initial margin.
There are four exchanges in the futures market, and each exchange trades all different varieties, so the margin of each variety is different. Judging from the current situation, the margin ratio of futures varieties is between 8%- 12%, which refers to the margin ratio of main contracts. Secondly, the margin ratio of sugar is 9%, which can be slightly different among futures companies, but agricultural products are generally 10%.
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The margin ratio is divided into financing margin ratio and securities margin ratio, which is used to control the magnification of investors' initial funds. The margin paid for each margin financing and securities lending investment must meet the margin ratio. When the amount of investors' margin is fixed, the higher the margin ratio, the smaller the scale of securities companies' financing and securities lending to investors, and the lower the financial leverage effect.
Different stock matching companies charge different fees, which is also related to the interest charged by stock matching companies. If the interest rate is high, the handling fee for stock matching will be lower. Even only trading commissions are charged, and stock matching companies no longer charge. On the other hand, if the interest fee is low, the fee charged for stock matching will be relatively high.
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