--- title: How much Margin does my client need to post? description: Which Margin Group is my client in? Do they have enough margin posted with us for their open positions? Here's how to find out. --- [Skip to content](https://help.kooltra.com/knowledge-base/which-margin-group-is-my-client-assigned-to#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Customer portal](https://help.kooltra.com/client-portal?hsLang=en) ![Kooltra\_Logo\_Green\_Eggplant\_RGB-1](https://help.kooltra.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kooltra_Logo_Green_Eggplant_RGB-1.webp?width=200&height=67&name=Kooltra_Logo_Green_Eggplant_RGB-1.webp) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Customer portal](https://help.kooltra.com/client-portal) - [Go to Kooltra Platform](https://kooltracore.cloudforce.com/) [Go to Kooltra Platform](https://kooltracore.cloudforce.com/) Search the knowledge base - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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If the client is not assigned to a specific margin group, the default margin group will be used to determine their margin requirements (if a default has been defined) **Cash Balance -** the net amount of all cash balances held on the account, converted to your base currency **Unrealized P&L -** unrealized profit or loss calculated from the mark-to-market valuations of all open positions, converted to your base currency **Equity -** represents the liquidation value of the account in base currency, calculated as Cash + Unrealized P&L **Credit Line** -any credit that has been provisioned on the account, typically used to supplement initial or variation margining, or facilitate settlements for high value customers. Any Credit Line assigned to an account directly increases/decreases margin excess/deficit **Funds on Hold**- cash on client accounts that is being held back and cannot be used against margin requirements or deal funding **Margin Required** - amount of margin the counterparty is expected to post, calculated based on their assigned Margin Group. 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