Why Retail Trader can't benefit like big Traders margin requirement

[nithin]

@MAC

If you talk abt risk management for a broker then in short strangle margin requirement…either the position will be close completely like bearish or bullish ( similar like naked call or put) or between the two strike……then why to charge ‘X+Y’ margin for short strangle it should be X or Y or X+10-15% or Y+10-15%

Allow the Retail Traders to benefit like Big Traders ( in they own capacity keep your risk management at logical level)

Had explained this before, it is nothing about small or big trader. Margin requirement is from the exchange and it is same for all traders.

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