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Re: Zigoola post# 63521

Friday, 05/08/2020 2:19:01 PM

Friday, May 08, 2020 2:19:01 PM

Post# of 72558
Why more complicated?
It tells you the same about short selling:

Federal
Reserve Regulation T requires short sellers to post additional collateral in a margin account when
the stock is shorted. The initial margin requirement is 50% of the market value of the shorted
shares. The maintenance margin requirement is 25%.18 Broker-dealers often set higher margin
requirements, and large broker-dealers typically require at least 30% equity. The short seller has
to top up the escrow account if the price of the stock rises but can reduce it if the price of the
stock falls.