Chapter 04 · Section 4.1
Liquidation
How does the broker liquidate the positions of a customer who fails to meet his margin call?
c) He has to sell the options at the best possible price on the market, just as if the customer had given the order to do so.
No. The first thing to do is to liquidate the short option positions: these are the positions that represent a potentially unlimited risk.
d) He has to buy the options at the best possible price on the market, so as to liquidate the short positions. If necessary, he can also sell the long positions.
a) He informs the clearing house that he wants the customer's positions cancelled.
b) He has to buy the options at the best possible price on the market, just as if the customer had given the order to do so.
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