What Is a Margin Call, and What Is the Required Action?
A margin call is a notification from a broker or clearing house that a trader's margin account has fallen below the required maintenance margin level. The required action is for the trader to deposit additional funds, typically within 24 hours, to bring the account equity back up to the initial margin level.
Failure to act results in forced liquidation.
Glossar
Required Maintenance Margin
Margin ⎊ The Required Maintenance Margin (RMM) represents the minimum equity a holder of a leveraged position, such as an options contract or cryptocurrency perpetual future, must maintain within their account to satisfy regulatory and exchange-imposed requirements.
Margin Call
Trigger ⎊ A margin call in cryptocurrency, options, and derivatives markets represents a broker’s demand for additional funds to bring an account back to the minimum required margin.