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Margin level

Margin level is your equity divided by your used margin, shown as a percentage. At NextTrade, a margin call occurs at a margin level of 100% and stop out at 50%.

Also called: margin ratio, margin percentage

Hypothetical example

Hypothetically, your equity is $1,000 and your used margin is $500: your margin level is 200%. If losses bring equity down to $500, the level is 100%; at $250 it is 50%.

Used in these guides

Costs & risk8 min read
Margin call and stop out: how they work
How margin level is calculated, when a margin call or a stop out happens, and what each one does to your open positions.

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