What is the Stock Margin Requirement for 1:100 Stocks Leverage?

• If = 1:100 - Stocks Leverage

Then the stocks margin requirement is = 1/100 *100= 1%

If you have $1,000,

1,000* 100 = $100,000.

1,000 / 100,000 * 100= 1%

(Simplify - your stocks capital is $1,000 after stocks leverage you control $100,000 - $1,000 is what percentage of $100,000 - it's 1% margin) that is your stocks margin requirement.

Your margin requirement is 1% - This means to open a stocks trade position you only need to deposit 1% of the position value & the rest of the money you will borrow from your stocks broker using the 100:1 stocks leverage option.