Margin (finance)
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Margin (finance)
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In finance, margin is the collateral that a holder of a financial instrument has to deposit with a counterparty to cover some or all of the credit risk the holder poses for the counterparty. This risk can arise if the holder has done any of the following: Borrowed cash from the counterparty to buy financial instruments,
Borrowed financial instruments to sell them short,
Entered into a derivative contract. The collateral for a margin account can be the cash deposited in the account or securities
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Type of financial collateral used to cover credit risk
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margin_(finance)
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2024-04-25T13:08:29Z
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