An account held by an investor with a broker in which the broker lends the investor money to purchase shares, etc., which are then used as collateral against the loan
A brokerage account allowing customers to buy securities with money borrowed from the brokerage. See margin
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[n] - an account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit
noun an account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit
A client account that uses credit from the investment dealer to buy a security. A client needs to deposit a margin amount with the balance advanced by the investment dealer against collateral such as investments. The investment dealer can make a margin call, which means the client must deposit more money or securities if the value of the account fa...
A margin account is a brokerage account that allows the customer to use leverage to purchase securities. This means the account holder can take a loan from the broker to make investments.