margin call

noun Stock Exchange.

a demand from a brokerage house to a customer that more money or securities be deposited in his or her margin account when the amount in it falls below that stipulated as necessary to cover the stock purchased.

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Origin of margin call

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby margin call

margery, margherita, margie, margin, margin account, margin call, margin line, margin of safety, margin plank, marginal, marginal cost
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