Margin call

A margin call is the broker's warning that your margin level has fallen to their first threshold, often 100 percent.

Nothing is closed at this point. It means no new positions, and the account is one more adverse move from the stop out.

The threshold is set by the broker and lives in the account terms, not in the platform.

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Margin levelStop out

A definition, not financial advice. Trading carries a risk of loss.

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