Initial Portfolio Value Your Initial Equity (Margin) Maintenance Margin Requirement Portfolio Value to Trigger Margin Call

Your Equity at Time of Margin Call Portfolio % Loss at Time of Margin Call

Margin Call Examples Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Example 5 20,000 50,000 100,000 75,000 12,000 10,000 30,000 50,000 40,000 10,000 25% 30% 30% 35% 30% 13,333.33 28,571.43 71,428.57 53,846.15 2,857.14 3,333.33 8,571.43 21,428.57 18,846.15 857.14 33.33% 42.86% 28.57% 28.21% 76.19%

To figure the portfolio value that will trigger a margin call:

V2 =

IM % - 1 V1 MM % - 1

Where: IM% = Initial Equity as a % of Portfolio Value MM% = Required Minimum Equity % V1 = Initial Value of Portfolio V2 = Portfolio Value To Trigger Margin Call