Initial Margin

Maintenance Margin
0.7

Stock

Margin Loan

0.3
Equity Dollar

Equity

Maintenance

50

15

35

0.700

49

15

34

0.694

48

15

33

0.688

47

15

32

0.681

46

15

31

0.674

45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21

15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6

0.667
0.659
0.651
0.643
0.634
0.625
0.615
0.605
0.595
0.583
0.571
0.559
0.545
0.531
0.516
0.500
0.483
0.464
0.444
0.423
0.400
0.375
0.348
0.318
0.286

20

15

0.250

Initial Deposit
35

Maintenance
Stock
value

Buy stock for $10,000, half on

margin

$10,000

Stock falls to $6,000

$6,000

Brokerage firm's maintenance

requirement: 30%

$6,000

Equity
Margin
loan

($5,000)

$5,000

50%

($5,000)

$1,000

17%

$1,800

30%

Margin Call

$800