Series 24: Price Declines And Restricted Margin Accounts

Taken from our Series 24 Online Guide

Price Declines and Restricted Margin Accounts

Once the securities are bought, they may either rise or fall in value. All margin accounts are “marked to the market” daily. Securities in the margin account are continuously revalued consistent with their current market price, as measured by the previous day’s last sale.

If the securities fall in value, the long market value falls, and the equity also falls.

For example, if the security’s price drops to $50 per share:

LMV – Debit Balance = Equity

$50,000 – $30,000 = $20,000

The Equity has now dropped from 50% to 40% of the LMV, creating a margin deficiency. A margin deficiency is the amount by which the required margin exceeds the equity in the margin account.

An account in which the

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