Perhaps you're arguing that the leverage ratio I used as an example was extreme, but otherwise you are wrong that "no broker would force you to sell your own eq

Perhaps you're arguing that the leverage ratio I used as an example was extreme, but otherwise you are wrong that "no broker would force you to sell your own equity." If there's a margin call and you don't deposit additional cash, then a broker will force a sale of the stock. "Brokers may force a trader to sell assets, regardless of the market price, to meet the margin call if the trader doesn’t deposit funds." [1] https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/margincall.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/margincall.asp