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Division of a brokerage firm that examines clients' accounts to ensure that necessary transactions can be covered by the margin balance present in the account and is at the level determined by the brokerage firm and/or the Federal Reserve. The Margin Department primarily focuses on transactions that involve extending credit to clients.

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