Highly liquid collateral that is required (to be posted) in order to cover adverse market price movements. This reflects the…

Those securities (aka margin securities), in a customer's account, that currently have a market value exceeding a specific percentage (above...

Securities that are carried by a broker for the account of a customer in a margin account and in any...

Using the funds borrowed from a broker to trade securities (e.g., stocks). Buying on margin works also for bonds, options,...

Opposite of buying outright, in simple terms, it is borrowing to buy stocks. More specifically, it is buying stocks using...

A brokerage account whose holder is required to immediately make cash payments on purchases and deliveries on sales of securities,...

A brokerage account whose holder is required to immediately make cash payments on purchases and deliveries on sales of securities,...

The amount of cash or marginable securities (e.g., treasuries, blue chip stocks) that a holder of a futures or options...

With respect to buying on margin, it is the money put up in a margin account to partially finance the...

Cash and marketable securities an investor deposits with a broker to guarantee that the former will honor or keep up...