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Margins or Leverage

  1. What is a Margin calculator?
  2. How much margins or leverage does Zerodha provide?
  3. What are the different types of margins charged by the exchange?
  4. Why was the account in a negative balance after the market order was executed?
  5. Why is an additional margin required for selling index options?
  6. Does Zerodha provide leverage for delivery/carry over positions?
  7. How to check the latest margin requirements?
  8. Why is there a restriction in placing new NRML orders in some currency contracts?
  9. What changes due to the new upfront margin requirements?
  10. Why is a nudge displayed mentioning that 100% of the funds from the sale of holdings can be used for other trades?
  11. Why does the Kite fund balance not include profits from today?
  12. How to verify the collateral details reported by Zerodha?
  13. Why does Zerodha square off positions?
  14. Why is margin benefit not provided for the covered call strategy in Zerodha?
  15. Why does Zerodha increase intraday margins for MIS and CO on days when the market is volatile?
  16. How to find the intraday leverages currently offered for MIS and CO?
  17. Why was an email and voice message received for the provisional margin shortfall?
  18. Why was the order cancelled with the reason "Pending order was cancelled by the exchange at the end of the trading session"?
  19. Why was the SLM order with trigger price outside circuit limits not rejected?
  20. What does 'free cash' mean?
  21. Why are market orders blocked for long-dated options?
  22. Will physical settlement occur if there is no cash available but LiquidBees are pledged?
  23. Why is the entire margin required to enter into a hedged position?
  24. Why are market orders blocked for deep ITM index options?
  25. Why does the Kite fund balance not include profits or credits from previous trading days?
  26. Why is higher than usual margin blocked for my F&O trades close to expiry?
  27. Does Zerodha provide leverage against the available funds in my trading account?
  28. What is Value at Risk (VAR), Extreme Loss Margin (ELM), and Adhoc margins?
  29. Can the profits from F&O be used on the same day?
  30. What is the leverage indicator?
  31. Can the options premium received be used to open new F&O positions?
  32. By when should additional margins be added if a margin call is received?
  33. How to find the margins required to take a trade?
  34. Can long-dated contracts be traded in Zerodha?

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