{"id":179291,"date":"2021-05-07T03:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T07:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/glossary-terms\/current-maintenance-margin\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:06:09","slug":"current-maintenance-margin","status":"publish","type":"glossary-terms","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/glossary-terms\/current-maintenance-margin\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Maintenance Margin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ndcdyn.interactivebrokers.com\/mkt\/?src=glossGenAcc&amp;url=%2FUniversal%2FApplication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Account<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This value shown in TWS displays the amount of equity that must be maintained in order to continue holding a position. 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