What is the meaning of Margin requirement (options)?

Margin requirement (options) is the amount of cash an uncovered (naked) option writer is required to deposit and maintain to cover his daily position valuation and reasonably foreseeable intraday price changes.

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). Margin requirement (options). Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/margin_requirement_(options)/definitions/1157763
ChicagoBarry Goldsmith. 2010. "Margin requirement (options)" http://smartdefine.org/margin_requirement_(options)/definitions/1157763 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, Margin requirement (options), Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/margin_requirement_(options)/definitions/1157763>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "Margin requirement (options)" 21 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/margin_requirement_(options)/definitions/1157763>