What is margin shortfall / limit issue?

What is margin shortfall / limit issue?

  1. Margin shortfall occurs when you hold onto positions in your trading account without having a sufficient margin.
  2. ​It's different from the actual account balance.
Penalties are levied on margin shortfall

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