How is peak margin for trades calculated - The Hindu BusinessLine
How is peak margin for trades calculated Akhil Nallamuthu BL Research Bureau | Updated on May 01, 2021 × To trade in cash market or derivatives market, one should have a minimum amount of money to initiate trades, and this is called margin. Peak margin is the highest margin that a market participant should maintain on a day. The types of margin in cash and derivatives segment include VaR (value at risk) margin, ELM (extreme loss margin), SPAN (standard portfolio analysis of risk) margin and exposure margin. There are other margins such as ad-hoc margin and MTM (mark-to-market) margin. To i...