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Old 09-25-2011, 11:26 AM   #5334
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Originally Posted by lime56 View Post
this actually saved traders and price

i cant imagine the selling if everyone was on high margin while the price fell
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that's counter intuitive

higher margin requirements required people to sell to meet the new, more strict margin requirements. if margin requirements had stayed the same, a simlar sell off would not have been forced

in the long run, i agree, it makes volitility decrease, but a large sell off as a result of increased margins is just that and nothing more
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