Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
credit limit — See margin of credit … Ballentine's law dictionary
margin — mar·gin / mär jən/ n 1: the difference between net sales and the cost of the merchandise sold from which expenses are usu. met or profits derived 2: the amount by which the market value of collateral is greater than the face value of a loan 3 a:… … Law dictionary
margin call — In futures markets, companies are required to make a deposit, known as a margin, with the clearing house. The margin is based on the company s exposure under its open positions, and if this increases, say, by an adverse movement in the price, the … Law dictionary
Margin — may refer to: Margin (economics) Margin (finance), a type of financial collateral used to cover credit risk Margin (typography), the white space that surrounds the content of a page Margin (machine learning), the distance between a decision… … Wikipedia
margin account — n. (Finance) An account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
margin regulations — USA Regulation U (12 CFR 221) (REG U) Regulation U. Also known as margin regulations. The Federal Reserve Board regulation that governs loans made by banks for the purpose of buying securities. The regulation is intended to protect investors and… … Law dictionary
margin account — n: a client s account with a brokerage firm through which the client may buy securities on the firm s credit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Margin (finance) — For the 2011 film, see Margin Call. In finance, a margin is collateral that the holder of a financial instrument has to deposit to cover some or all of the credit risk of their counterparty (most often their broker or an exchange). This risk can… … Wikipedia
Credit default swap — If the reference bond performs without default, the protection buyer pays quarterly payments to the seller until maturity … Wikipedia
margin — /mahr jin/, n. 1. the space around the printed or written matter on a page. 2. an amount allowed or available beyond what is actually necessary: to allow a margin for error. 3. a limit in condition, capacity, etc., beyond or below which something … Universalium
