Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
margin transaction — A transaction in stocks or commodities made through a broker, usually as a speculation, wherein no more than an advance is made by way of payment to the broker. 24 Am J1st Gaming § 72. See margin; marginal purchase; margin on sale … 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 loan — England, Wales A loan (which is often combined with a borrower s own money) to buy shares or units in managed funds. Typically, the loan will be secured by cash or shares approved by the lender. The lender agrees to lend up to a certain limit… … Law dictionary
margin — the difference between the selling price and the purchase price of an item usually expressed as a percentage of the selling price. Compare mark up. Glossary of Business Terms Financial safeguards to ensure that clearing members (usually companies … Financial and business terms
Margin — This allows investors to buy securities by borrowing money from a broker. The margin is the difference between the market value of a stock and the loan a broker makes. Related: security deposit ( initial). The New York Times Financial Glossary *… … Financial and business terms
margin — The edge or border; the edge of a body of water where it meets the land. As applied to a boundary line of land, the margin of a river, creek, or other watercourse means the center of the stream. But in the case of a lake, bay, or natural pond,… … Black's law dictionary
margin — The edge or border; the edge of a body of water where it meets the land. As applied to a boundary line of land, the margin of a river, creek, or other watercourse means the center of the stream. But in the case of a lake, bay, or natural pond,… … Black's law dictionary
Contribution margin — Decomposing Sales as Contribution plus Variable Costs. In the *****Cost Volume Profit Analysis model, costs are linear in volume. In cost volume profit analysis, a form of management accounting, contribution margin is the marginal profit per unit … Wikipedia
Gross margin — (also called gross profit margin or gross profit rate) is the difference between revenue and cost before accounting for certain other costs. Generally, it is calculated as the selling price of an item, less the cost of goods sold (production or… … Wikipedia
Contribution margin-based pricing — maximizes the profit derived from an individual product, based on the difference between the product s price and variable costs (the product s contribution margin per unit), and on one’s assumptions regarding the relationship between the… … Wikipedia
