excess margin

  • 1Excess Margin Deposit — Funds deposited in a trading account beyond what is required to fund basic margin requirements. The total balance on the account equals excess margin deposits plus margin. Investors can typically open an account and start trading with only a… …

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  • 2excess margin — equity present in an individual s account above the legal minimum required for a margin account or the maintenance margin requirement at a brokerage firm. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 3margin — 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:… …

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  • 4margin — /mahr jin/, n. 1. the space around the printed or written matter on a page. 2. an amount allowed or available beyond what is actually necessary: to allow a margin for error. 3. a limit in condition, capacity, etc., beyond or below which something …

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  • 5margin — 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 …

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  • 6excess — in an insurance policy, excess clauses specify that the policyholder will be responsible for a portion of claims under certain conditions. Glossary of Business Terms The dollar amount by which the equity exceeds the margin requirements in a… …

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  • 7margin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin margin , margo border more at mark Date: 14th century 1. the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter 2. the outside limit and adjoining surface of …

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  • 8excess — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. immoderation, intemperance, dissipation, indulgence; superabundance, superfluity, extravagance, exorbitance; redundance, remainder.See sufficiency. Ant., moderation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [More than… …

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  • 9margin — /ˈmadʒən / (say mahjuhn) noun 1. a border or edge. 2. the space bordering the printed or written matter on a page. 3. a limit, or a condition, etc., beyond which something ceases to exist or be possible: the margin of consciousness. 4. an… …

  • 10excess — 1) An initial sum which the holder of an insurance policy must bear before any claim is met by the insurer. It is most often used in car insurance, e. g. the first £50 of any claim has to be borne by the insured party. 2) A bank or other… …

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