Glossary

Maintenance Margin

Maintenance margin is the minimum collateral level required to keep a leveraged position open.

Minimum collateral to stay open

Plain-English meaning

In this game, Maintenance Margin is used as a vocabulary card for recognizing how market and technology concepts fit together. The short idea is: minimum collateral to stay open.

The term is not shown as a recommendation. It is included so players can learn the language they may see in exchange interfaces, wallet prompts, research notes, AI product pages, or on-chain analytics dashboards.

Why it belongs with Derivatives Risk Systems

These terms explain risk-management mechanics in margin and perpetual futures systems at a high level.

When solving the puzzle, compare the job this term performs with nearby cards. A correct group usually shares a function, risk type, workflow, or market structure rather than simply sharing similar wording.

Where you might see it

You might encounter this term while reading educational explainers, product documentation, risk disclosures, market dashboards, or beginner guides. Always separate vocabulary learning from financial decision-making.