Explain maintenance of future and option margins

Explain maintenance of future and option margins.

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With short and futures options there are margins also to be paid, generally daily, to a clearing house like a safeguard against credit risk. Therefore if prices move against you, you need pay a maintenance margin. It will be based upon the prevailing market values of the futures and short options.

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