does banning intraday margin on futures create more volatility ?

[zdreg]

is the volatility change limited to only futures market?

 

[Scataphagos]

No, just the opposite.

 

[zdreg]

No, just the opposite.

that is the theory of the ban, but is it the reality?

 

[KeLo]

No. The answer seems so obvious to me as to not even have a poll about it.

 

[zdreg]

No. The answer seems so obvious to me as to not even have a poll about it.

the fact that it isso obvious to you without an explanation plus the unanimity
of opinion who replied to the poll is a clue that further investigation is necessary.

 

[KeLo]

I apologize for sounding condescending. As with almost everything, opinions differ. Here is my main reason:

Margin Calls Prompt Sales, and Drive Shares Even Lower
By ALEX BERENSON and GERALDINE FABRIKANTOCT. 13, 2008

On Friday, Aubrey K. McClendon, the chief executive of Chesapeake Energy, issued a statement saying he had been forced to sell all of his 33.5 million shares in Chesapeake because of a margin call.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/business/14margin.html