... charterrenewed but a separate quasi-private self-regulatory agency was created to implement the laws, rules, and regulations. Thus in 1 982 was born the National Futures Association (NFA). The NFA is the CFTC’s ... cer-tain capital and risk parameters. Brokers today are able to closelywatch customer accounts to prevent them from getting to the point ofrequiring a margin call. You can be assured that as a new ... to as high as $100,000.Each time the trader executes a new trade, a certain percentage of the account balance in the margin account will be earmarked as the initial marginrequirement for the...