Margin Call Calculator
Enter the purchase price and your initial and maintenance margins to find the margin call price.
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Enter the purchase price and margins to see the margin call price.
Worked example
With these example inputs:
- Purchase price$100
- Initial margin50%
- Maintenance margin30%
Margin call price: $71.43
- Price decline to call$28.57
Frequently asked questions
How is the margin call price calculated?
Multiply the purchase price by one minus the initial margin, divided by one minus the maintenance margin. Buying at $100 with 50% initial and 30% maintenance gives a call price of about $71.43.
What happens at a margin call?
Once the price falls to this level, the broker asks you to add funds or sell to restore the maintenance margin. Failing to act can lead to a forced sale of the position.