Position Risk definition

Position Risk of any Clearing Member shall mean the amount of original margin required from such Clearing Member, exclusive of Option liquidating value, as calculated by the Corporation.
Position Risk means the risk of loss arising from a price change in financial instruments or, in the case of a derivative financial instrument, in underlying variables. Position risk is divided into general and specific risk. Position risk also includes interest rate risk and similar risks arising from trading positions;
Position Risk means the amount calculated using the Exchange's Standard Portfolio Analysis ("SPAN") margin system analyzing the net positions carried by the Clearing Member.

More Definitions of Position Risk

Position Risk means the risk of loss arising from a price change in financial instruments or, in the case of a derivative financial instrument, in underlying variables. Position risk is divided into specific and general risk;
Position Risk means the exposure of a licensee who maintains positions in securities (either long or short) to the risk that the price of such investments may move against them in the future;