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GPM

It stands for gross processing margin; the difference between the cost of soybeans (the total cost of production) and the...

Gross Processing Margin

The difference between the cost of soybeans (the total cost of production) and the combined sales income of the processed...

Required Margin

The margin (spread) that is demanded by the market on a debt instrument (such as a bond, floater, etc). For...

Buying On Margin

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

Margin Trading

Using the funds borrowed from a broker to trade securities (e.g., stocks). Margin trading works also for bonds, options, among...

Futures Margin

Investors using futures contracts must post margin (in the form of cash or marketable securities) in an account maintained by...

MVA

An abbreviation for margin valuation adjustment. It is a type of cross value adjustment/ x-value adjustment (XVA) that constitute the...

Eligible Margin Loan

An extension of credit which is collateralized by debt or equity securities that are liquid and highly marketable. The collateral...

Exhaust Price

The price of a security (brought on margin) that exhausts the equity of a margin account. This happens when its...

Haircut

The margin or deposit that is tied up to cover a position taken by a financial intermediary such as a...