margin

Definition 1
Using money borrowed from a broker/dealer to purchase securities; here also called buying on margin.

Definition 2
The amount of equity required for an investment in securities purchased on credit.

Definition 3
The face value of a loan minus the value of the pledged collateral.




margin is ...
... part of the
Brokerages, Lending & Credit and Trading subjects.


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buying outright -
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net liquid assets, operating leverage, net operating margin, net margin, operating income, option margin, initial margin, profit margin, remargining, undermargined account  and  


margin appears in these other terms

margin loan, margin creep, marginal cost, marginal analysis, net interest margin, marginal utility, marginal revenue, marginal cost of capital, EBIT margin, contribution margin and  


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