James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Option margin is the collateral (cash or securities) an investor must deposit before writing or selling options ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Making wealth creation easy, accessible and transparent. A margin call happens when a broker demands an investor bring their ...

In the new world of free trading on stocks and ETFs, online brokerages appear to be making up for some of their lost revenue through higher volumes of risky bets investors are making via options and ...

Margin relief has become a topic of increasing interest among traders using cash-settled index options. If you aren't familiar with this topic, that might sound overwhelming. This article will help ...

CHICAGO, March 20, 2023 – Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today announced the introduction of enhanced margin treatment for ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Open-source, algorithmic trading pioneer QuantConnect has enhanced its platform with index options and a new options margin model. These additions allow QuantConnect’s ...

Also known as initial calls, this type of margin call occurs when an investor cannot meet the minimum margin requirement for a purchase as stipulated by Regulation T. This provision states that an ...

Margin rule change aims to enhance capital efficiencies when writing cash-settled index options against ETFs based on the same index Enables traders to use cash-settled index options as an efficient ...