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Options
- A
To fund the Investor Protection Fund
- B
To generate exchange income
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To minimize damages from broker/client defaults
Correct answer
- D
To incentivize more trading
Why this is the answer
Margins act as collateral to ensure that defaults do not cause financial loss to the exchange or investors.
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