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Minimum Maintenance Requirement (Frauds and Scams)

As required by the NYSE, the NASD, and brokerage firms, the amount of equity that must be maintained in brokerage clients' margin accounts. Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board requires $2,000 in cash or eligible securities to be deposited in margin accounts before brokers can extend credit. Additionally, upon a margin transaction, an initial margin requirement must be met, presently 50% of the market value of eligible securities long or short in customers' accounts. The NYSE and NASD require a margin account's equity to equal at least 25% of the market value of securities in margin accounts. Brokerage firm requirements are usually a more conservative 30%. When the market value of margined securities falls below these minimums, margin calls are issued to clients requesting additional equity to be delivered by a specified date. If customers fail to comply, brokers may sell margined securities or close out short positions (from short sales).

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