What is margin trading (Japan)?Margin Trading (Japan)

Putting up margin with a Japanese broker to borrow money to buy shares (margin buying) or borrow shares to sell (short selling). The margin must be at least 30% of the trade value, which allows about 3.3× leverage.

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Japan Stock Rules
Margin Trading (Shinyo): Borrow Money to Buy, Borrow Shares to Sell
In Japan, putting up margin lets you borrow money to buy shares or borrow shares to sell, at about 3.3× leverage; if the maintenance ratio falls below the requirement you must add margin, and standardized margin lasts 6 months at most.

Related terms

margin call
borrow fee
standardized margin trading
negotiable margin trading
margin maintenance ratio

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