margining — The margining system is the means by which the London Clearing House ( LCH) controls the risk associated with a LIFFE clearing member s position on a daily basis. To achieve this, clearing members deposit cash or collateral with the LCH in the… … Financial and business terms
margining — present part of margin * * * margining (ˈmɑːdʒɪnɪŋ) [f. margin n. or v. + ing1.] Margins collectively; edging of a distinct colour or texture from the main body. In recent Dicts … Useful english dictionary
Cross Margining — An offsetting position where market participants are able to transfer excess margin from one account to another account whose margin is under the required maintenance margin. Also known as spread margin . Cross margining allows a market… … Investment dictionary
cross-margining — The practice employed when related positions are cleared by different clearinghouses. For example, someone may hold a position in IBM stock, a single stock futures contract on IBM, and an option on IBM stock. This lends the account to cross… … Financial and business terms
cross margining program — A program that allows certain joint and affiliated clearing firms to receive margin credit for designated contracts across different clearing organizations. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary … Financial and business terms
gross margining — A method by which a clearing firm s customer margins are based on the firm s positions and applicable submitted spreads. For example, if a firm had only two accounts for two customers in its customer origin and one of those accounts had three… … Financial and business terms
net margining — A method by which a clearing firm s margins are based on the net position, e.g. the remaining position after netting long positions in a contract against the short positions in the customer origin. For example, if a firm had only two accounts for … Financial and business terms
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Futures Equivalent — The number of futures contracts needed to be associated with a speculative option position. The futures equivalent can be calculated by taking the number of options and multiplying it by the previous day s risk factor (delta) for the same option… … Investment dictionary