A demand by a broker that an investor deposit further cash or securities to cover possible losses.
〔财政〕追加保证金通知
Example sentencesExamples
If you're determined to invest on margin, set aside some money to cover a margin call, she says.
By the end of the first day of trading he had not only lost $30 per share, but his broker had made a margin call and automatically sold the shares leaving Stephen with no shares at all and a $3,000 debt to his broker.
In this case employing large leverage can be devastating since positions can often go against the trader for many points in a row and, if he or she is not careful, trigger a margin call before the currency eventually turns around.
From some time very soon after the first margin call the further losses cannot be attributed to any alleged misrepresentation, non-disclosure or other negligence of the defendant, even if such were proven.
Although this lowers you potential profit, it also reduces the risk of getting a margin call.
Definition of margin call in US English:
margin call
noun
Finance
A demand by a broker that an investor deposit further cash or securities to cover possible losses.
〔财政〕追加保证金通知
Example sentencesExamples
If you're determined to invest on margin, set aside some money to cover a margin call, she says.
Although this lowers you potential profit, it also reduces the risk of getting a margin call.
In this case employing large leverage can be devastating since positions can often go against the trader for many points in a row and, if he or she is not careful, trigger a margin call before the currency eventually turns around.
From some time very soon after the first margin call the further losses cannot be attributed to any alleged misrepresentation, non-disclosure or other negligence of the defendant, even if such were proven.
By the end of the first day of trading he had not only lost $30 per share, but his broker had made a margin call and automatically sold the shares leaving Stephen with no shares at all and a $3,000 debt to his broker.