Replies to post #63521 on Gifa Inc (GIFX)

[DaReal]

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.