A Margin Call is a warning notification that your account’s Margin Level has dropped to a critical level and is approaching the Stop Out level.
A healthy trading account typically maintains a Margin Level above 100%.
When does a Margin Call occur?
A Margin Call is triggered when your Margin Level reaches 100%.
This means your available margin is low and your open positions are at risk.
At this stage:
Trades are not closed automatically
You are warned to take action to avoid a Stop Out
What can you do after receiving a Margin Call?
To improve your Margin Level, you may:
Add funds to your trading account
Close some open positions to reduce margin usage
Apply temporary hedging to stabilise exposure (this is not a long-term solution and does not remove risk, but may help maintain margin levels while you decide on further action)
Important to note
If your Margin Level falls to 20%, a Stop Out will occur
During a Stop Out, the system will automatically close open positions (starting with the largest loss) to protect your account from further losses
Margin Call and Stop Out levels are predefined and cannot be changed