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IM

It stands for initial margin; the cash (broadly, monetary assets) which a futures trader has to deposit in a margin...

Exchange-Traded Equity Index Futures

An equity index futures that is traded on a regulated futures exchange. More specifically, it is a standardized futures contract…

Bitcoin Futures

A futures contract (a currency futures) in which the underlying is the exchange rate of bitcoins against a currency (broadly…

Unmargined Spread

An option spread in which the short option leg is margined separately as a naked option. Investors choose this setting…

Over-The-Counter Derivative

A derivative instrument which is traded and privately negotiated in over-the-counter (OTC) markets, i.e. directly between the two parties involved,...

Exchange-Listed Option

An option contract, call or put, that trades (i.e., is listed) on an organized or regulated securities or futures exchange....

Listed Option

An option contract, call or put, that trades (i.e., is listed) on an organized or regulated securities or futures exchange....

Overnight Margin

The cash which a futures trader has to deposit in a margin account as security for guaranteeing a contract fulfillment at...

Initial Deposit

The cash which a futures trader has to deposit in a margin account as security for guaranteeing a contract fulfillment at...

Initial Margin

The cash which a futures trader has to deposit in a margin account as security for guaranteeing a contract fulfillment at...