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describe the advantages and the disadvantages (i.e. risks) of using margin trading in stock investment.
Advantages of Margin Trading :
- Investor can get high leverage against small deposit. This will allow investor to buy more security than they can afford and thus can earn huge returns
- Traders can take opprtunities as and when it arises without worrying about cash at that time
- Marging trading can be used across different segment. Intra day trading is normally done on margin.
Disadvantages of Margin Trading
- Since it allows to build larger position as compared to position that can be created by cash , a small move in opposite direction of trade can wipe off whole capital of the trader
- To maintain position in futures , trader has to maintain minimum margin, if such margin is broken the trader has to arrange cash otherwise position will be squared off by the broker
- Many time leverage comes with high interest rate and other hidden charges