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| | margin account - definition of margin account in Encyclopedia |
 | | Margin accounts allow purchasing more securities than the value deposited into the account, and therefore are a form of leverage. | | | A margin account is a brokerage account that can hold both deposited cash and securities, and also allows for borrowing funds from the broker dealer to purchase additional securities with. | | | In order to avoid the situation where the account owner owes the broker funds they don't have, a certain minimum value is required to be in a margin account at all times. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/margin_account
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| | FOREX Margin Account |
| | Using an account financed with credit, such as that in a margin account is very common in the Forex market. | | | A margined account is an account in which the amount of cash available to trade Forex has been considerably increased over the actual real cash in the account. | | | This concept is very common in stock trading accounts where you can usually "borrow" up to 100% of the cash in your account, in that case you would have a 50% margined account because the ratio of cash/(cash+borrowed cash) is 50%. |
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http://www.trade-4x.com/forex-margin-account.html
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| | "Margin account" Definition |
| | Margin account : an account with a broker where a client is able to purchase securities on credit after margin has been deposited. | | | Margin account - An account with a broker where a client is able to purchase securities on credit after margin has been deposited. | | | An account with a broker where a client is able to purchase securities on credit after margin has been deposited. |
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http://dictionary.itlocus.com/m/margin_account.html
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| | Margin Account Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography |
| | In finance, a margin is collateral that the holder of a position in securities, options or futures contracts has to deposit to cover the credit risk of his counterparty. | | | The margin (collateral) deposited in the margin account has to be at least equal to this minimum. | | | Therefore, the additional margin requirement is set at ¢3, and the investor has to post at least ¢14 + ¢3 = ¢17 in his margin account as collateral. |
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http://www.karr.net/encyclopedia/Margin_account
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| | Paritate Bank : Margin Trading / How to open a real margin account |
| | A necessary condition for margin account opening is that you have a checking account with the bank. | | | The following real accounts are opened for you: a checking account, on which you can perform payment transactions, and margin account, where your margin operations will be reflected. | | | In order to do that, you have to send a payment order, indicating the amount to be transferred from margin account to your checking account using the established communication channels, or by visiting the bank's office personally. |
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| | People's Securities - Investments - Margin FAQ's |
| | Borrowing funds from your margin account is a convenient way to obtain short-term cash, but you should be aware of the risks involved. | | | When you borrow funds from your margin account, you increase the amount of your debit balance. | | | For instance, the current margin requirements for eligible equity securities is 50% of the purchase cost. |
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| | TIAA-CREF Brokerage Services Margin |
| | Margin may be a useful tool in your investment strategy, but purchasing securities on margin involves significant risk and is not appropriate for everyone. | | | When you borrow on margin, you use the marketable securities in your account as collateral for a loan. | | | Whether or not we issue a margin call, we have the right to liquidate securities in your account in order to meet our equity requirements for customer margin accounts. |
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| | Margin Requirements |
| | Margin requirements for the Standard FX account are set to $500 per lot by default. | | | The required margin for this trade is $500. | | | A margin call is reached if a client's account equity falls below the required margin. |
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| | Margin Account |
| | Initial margin: The amount that must be deposited in the margin account at the time a futures contract is first entered into is known as initial margin. | | | If customers hold their shares in a margin account and have a loan balance, the brokerage usually can loan their shares to short-sellers or other parties... | | | Binnington used the funds to open a margin account in the name of BBD. |
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| | FAQ - What is Margin Account? |
| | To open a margin account deposit at least $2,000 into your account-this is the minimum amount required by the Federal Reserve to establish a margin account. | | | With a margin account you can buy securities even though you don't have sufficient funds in your account-it's like having your financial service provider loan you the money. | | | Your financial service provider loans you the remaining $4,000 so you now have a $4000 debit balance in your account and account equity of $4,000. |
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| | Lecture for Chapter 2, Buying and Selling Securities - Finance 431 |
| | This is the type of account that is used when an investor wishes to borrow money from their broker in order to purchase securities. | | | The initial margin is set by the Federal Reserve Board and is currently at 50 percent with an initial minimum equity requirement of $2,000. | | | A margin account is like a checking account with overdraft privileges. |
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http://finance.ewu.edu/finc431/Lecture%20-%20Corrado%20and%20Jordan/Chapter%2002.htm
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| | BankruptcyNews.org::News articles & research on margin account |
| | Margin account holders are not entitled to choose which securities or other assets can be sold to satisfy the margin call. | | | As an investor you need to open a margin account with your broker and a minimum margin needs to be maintained in that account. | | | Exchange traded funds are subject to risks similar to those of stocks, including risks associated with short-selling and margin account maintenance. |
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| | Glossary |
| | Quicken Brokerage customers must apply separately for margin trading privileges (learn more); once margin trading is approved, the Quicken Brokerage account will include a margin account segment through which margin trades are transacted and a short account segement for short sales, in addition to the usual cash account segment. | | | A margin account is established when an investor wants to buy securities on margin or short stocks. | | | When buying on margin or shorting stocks, an investor must have a minimum amount of cash or securities deposited with the broker (this amount is known as the margin). |
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http://www.quicken.com/glossary/notemplates/content/?margacct
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| | Margin account approval |
| | Once your margin account application is approved, all of your subsequent orders for marginable securities will be filled from the margin account. | | | When changing a dollar cash account to a margin account, the account number changes from ending in "A" to ending in "E". | | | Eligible accounts, except for retirement accounts (such as RSP's), may usually be opened as margin accounts if they meet certain criteria. |
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http://www.eagletraders.com/marginal_trading/margin_account_approval.htm
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| | BrownCo - Online Investing |
| | Margin trading involves greater risk and is not suitable for all investors; it is possible to lose more funds than originally deposited in a margin account. | | | Account must remain funded and open for 3 continuous months, or BrownCo may charge the account for the cost of the free trades used. | | | Applicable margin rate is based on the size of debit balance and interest rates. |
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| | Proceedures For Trading On A Margin Account |
| | Margin borrowing involves the use of credit and is not appropriate for every investor. | | | A margin account at Pacific American Securities allows you to use the marginable securities in your account as collateral for a loan from Pershing LLC, Pacific American's clearing firm. | | | Generally, you can borrow up to 50% of the purchase price of marginable securities, using your account assets as collateral. |
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| | Harrisdirect - Education Center |
| | Margin accounts are governed by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, by the NYSE, and by the brokerage firm's house rules. | | | The document details the rules governing a margin account, including the hypothecation of securities, how much equity the customer must keep in the account, and the interest rate on margin loans. | | | A Regulation T margin call is sent when a purchase is made and a maintenance margin call is sent when the margin account's equity falls below specific levels. |
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| | Margin Account as supplied by EagleTraders.com |
| | In practice, interest on debit balances on small accounts of accounts with low activity tends to be somewhat higher than the current cost of credit to the broker, with the larger and more active accounts being given the benefit of variations in the cost of money to the broker. | | | Customers buying stocks on MARGIN or engaging in short sales must have a general account (sometimes called a margin account), which also may be used for cash transactions. | | | Hypothecation is the pledge of the securities to the broker as collateral for credit extended on margin purchases. |
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| | CUNA |
| | It tells you how to set up a margin account with a broker, and what risks are involved in opening these kinds of accounts. | | | Margin Accounts - This tutorial explains what margin accounts are, why investors use them, and how they work. | | | You will also learn the regulations governing these accounts, and you will be introduced to the concept of margin calls. |
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| | Good faith margin account |
| | Type of account allowed under Reg T for margin transactions in exempt securities, non-equity securities, money market mutual fund shares, or shares in a mutual fund that has at least 95% of its assets continuously invested in exempted securities. | | | The initial good faith margin required for purchases is the "amount of margin which a creditor would require in exercising sound credit judgment." For short sales, the initial margin required is the current market value of the security plus the good faith margin. |
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| | How to Open a Brokerage Account [Fool.com: Motley Fool Take] August 16, 2005 |
| | Being approved to open a margin account (i.e., an account that permits you to borrow money from the broker) might be a problem if you have a horrible credit history. | | | But opening an account that is funded entirely by your own cash is most likely going to be approved. | | | Once you've appropriately researched your broker alternatives and decided which one is right for you, you'll probably want to go ahead and open the account (rather than simply resting on your laurels for having done your homework). |
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http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2005/mft05081604.htm?ref=foolwatch
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| | Freetrade.com Margin Account Terms |
| | For the marginable securities I purchase, I request Freetrade or Ameritrade, as allowed by and in accordance with federal securities laws, to extend credit to me in my margin account for a portion of the purchase price of the securities. | | | For each day there is a debit balance in my account, the interest charged for that day is calculated by multiplying the applicable interest rate by my debit balance, with the result divided by 360. | | | The provisions of this option account agreement are supplementary to the cash and margin account agreements I have signed. |
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| | Farmer Hedging Strategies |
| | Margin calls should not be viewed as a loss but rather as part of the cost of insuring against a major price decline. | | | The net price (not including trading cost or interest on margin money) is the futures price at the time the hedge is placed, less the expected harvest basis. | | | Once the position is closed out, the producer is no longer required to maintain a margin account (for that transaction). |
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| | New Option Trading System trade contract stock exchange margin account |
| | Initial Margin Requirements is the amount of money you must have on account with your broker at the time the order is placed. | | | First of all your broker will require you to open an margin account. | | | Maintenance Margin is a set minimum margin per outstanding contract that you must have on your account in order to hold a position. |
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http://www.index-funds-trading.com/technical_analysis/options_trading_start.asp
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| | HOW TO USE THE CASH ACCOUNT AND MARGIN ACCOUNT |
| | It is a margin call triggered by an excessive depreciation of the securities held in your margin account. | | | - Possibility 2 : you don’t have $15.000 on your account. | | | - Possibility 1 : you have $15.000 on your account. |
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| | TheStreet.com: The New Daytrading Margin Rules: A Primer |
| | In calculating the account's equity, daytraders would also have to subtract a special maintenance margin equal to 25% of the cost of the session's daytrades. | | | On top of the minimum account balance, the regulation caps the amount of daytrading that can occur in a margin account on any given day at four times the account's equity. | | | The regulation would apply to accounts that execute at least four daytrades (positions that are opened and closed in a single session) a week, but would exempt those for which daytrades are 6% or less of all transactions. |
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| | Margin Account |
| | The federal government limits the extent to which margin can be used in equities trading. | | | A brokerage account that lets an investor buy securities on credit or borrow against securities held in the account. | | | The trick is to make more investing the borrowed funds than they are costing you. |
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| | margin account : Definition from the Online Dictionary at Datasegment.com |
| | (Finance) An account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit. | | | [WordNet 1.5] margin account - WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) : margin account n : an account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit [ant: cash account] | | | 2 definitions found margin account - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 : margin account \margin account\ n. |
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| | Margin Account - diversified portfolio |
| | A Margin Account can also allow you to free up cash that would otherwise be used for your investments; the margin eligible securities in your account would be used as collateral for the loan. | | | When you qualify for a Margin Account, you can take advantage of all the features of a Cash Account and it may be possible to obtain a portion of your purchase price for eligible investments. | | | A Margin Account works in conjunction with a Cash Account for your non-registered investment needs. |
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http://helpmegetaloanfast.com/marginal_trading/margin_diversified_portfolio.htm
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| | Provisional Measures on the Administration of Shadow Margin Account Scheme Applied on a Pilot Basis to Imported ... |
| | The shadow margin account scheme shall not be applied to imported materials and parts for inward processing in the bonded areas or bonded factories where Customs supervisory personnel are stationed. | | | Local Banks of China shall open the shadow margin accounts for such entities or enterprises according to the Communication List issued by the Customs Services and issue Notice of the Registration of the Shadow Margin Account to such entities or enterprises and the responsible Customs Services. | | | Where changes such as the extension of the contracts take place, a Communication List of the Changes in the shadow Margin Account issued by the Customs shall be handed over to the entities or enterprises engaged in inward processing trade after verification and approval by foreign economic and trade administrative authorities and Customs Services. |
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| | FuturesRef - Trading Software |
| | Margin Account Calculator - Automates record keeping for futures traders. | | | Electric Scorecard - Accounting and record keeping software that shows your profit and loss on each and every trade for the entire year (both open and closed trades). | | | Futures First - Provides PC based accounting, compliance, and risk management software to commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, hedge fund managers and money managers. |
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| | Margin account - 09/05/04 |
| | A margin account allows a brokerage customer to buy securities with money borrowed from the broker. | | | These accounts — technically structured as a loan or line of credit — allow an investor to use the securities they already own as collateral to buy more. | | | The standard maximum allowable margin is 50 percent, meaning that an investor can buy $10,000 in stock by pledging $5,000 in securities as collateral. |
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| | People's Securities - Investments - Margin Accounts |
| | All you need is a signed margin agreement along with sufficient marginal securities in your account and the cash is yours. | | | The interest rate for each monthly billing cycle will be set based on the average of your daily debit balances during the billing cycle. | | | People's Securities at its discretion will determine a Base Rate of interest upon which it will figure the rate of interest to charge its margin account customers. |
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| | Futures Trading Software - The Margin Account Calculator |
| | The Margin Account Calculator was designed specifically to cater for the needs of the individual trader, no matter how large or small the trading account, or how frequently you trade. | | | The Margin Account Calculator is compatible with a selection of End of Day data formats, including several FREE sources available for direct loading on the internet. | | | The Margin Account Calculator has been created to give you all the information you need to be a successful, winning, trader. |
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| | Fool.com: What's the difference between a cash account and a margin account? [Broker Center] |
| | The cash and securities in your account act as collateral for a line of credit that you take out from the brokerage in order to buy more stock. | | | This type of account allows you to trade options, which is a much riskier business than stocks. | | | This type of account asks you to deposit cash, and then you can use that cash to buy stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. It's not much more complicated than that. |
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| | Tax filing follies - Forbes.com - MSNBC.com |
| | If you borrow in a margin account, there's a risk--not a big one, but a risk--that some of your dividends won't qualify for the 15% rate. | | | The problem is that Uncle Sam has made it tougher to account for the new goodies on your tax returns. | | | So before you rearrange your holdings to capture the 15% rate--say, by moving stocks to taxable accounts and bonds to tax-deferred ones--sit down with a tax pro or the right software. |
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| | Margin Account(E) |
| | With securities margin trading, you only need to place a small part of the purchase amount as deposit and Phillip will finance the remaining part. | | | To enjoy the benefits of our margin financing service, you can just come to one of our branches to open a margin account. | | | Phillip Securities reserves the rights to amend the margin ratio of each stock from time to time basis. |
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| | Brokers Sued Over Margin Dividend Rules |
| | If those shares are out on loan during the time a company pays a dividend to its stockholders, brokers typically credit the account of the borrower, not the original customer. | | | To keep their margin customers happy, brokers usually make up for this lost income by making a substitute payment at a later date. | | | The putative class-action suit contends that some Merrill margin customers may be paying a higher tax rate because the dividends they receive aren't technically dividends under federal law. |
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| | FoolU.com: Ask FoolU: Buying on Margin |
| | The danger with margin is that when something goes wrong, time is not on the side of the margined investor. | | | When the stock dropped more than 60 percent, those who were too heavily margined received the dreaded "margin call" from their broker. | | | Better to simply invest what you have, determine your tolerance for risk in the market, and spend five enjoyable years learning, before having to sweat every drop (and there always are some) in your portfolio. |
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| | DTCC: Planning to Trade Single Stock Futures? You May Need a New Margin Account |
| | This includes making sure that, if they pledge securities to satisfy margin requirements on their futures trading, they make arrangements to set up a separate account at the depository for 'segregated funds' if that is required. | | | The SEC and the CFTC jointly agreed to require a margin of 20% on the new futures contracts. | | | A firm fully registered as both a broker/dealer and an FCM may carry positions in security futures for a customer in either a securities account or a futures account, as determined by its agreement with its customer. |
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| | margin account |
| | an account opened by a customer with a brokerage house in which listed securities can be purchased on margin. |
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| | Margin account |
| | A brokerage account that permits an investor to purchase securities on credit and to borrow on securities already in the account. | | | Buying on credit and borrowing are subject to standards established by the Federal Reserve and by the firm carrying the account. | | | Interest is charged on any borrowed funds only for the period of time the loan is outstanding. |
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| | UK Stock Market Guide - Compare financial sites: iDealing and Cortal < < < < < < < < < |
| | The Trading Account can be personalised by using parameters that you can use to customise your account to best suit your needs. | | | Cortal is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas, the second most profitable bank in the euro zone, and therefore benefits from the dynamic and knowledge of a globally represented group. | | | An easy to read overview of your account holdings informs you about valuation and account movements, gives you details of your order book and realised profit and loss, all you need to successfully manage your portfolio. |
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| | UK Stock Market Guide - Compare financial sites: Killik and iDealing < < < < < < < < < |
| | They'll also send you a statement of account - it's up to you whether you receive this monthly or quarterly. | | | Depending upon the type of service you elect to have, your broker will be more or less active in terms of running the account. | | | They have recently upgraded their online facility to allow clients access to their account online. |
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| | Rip Off Report:Merrill Lynch churned account, stole my money, froze my account, lied, ignored me, blackmailed me, made ... |
| | Even though I was spending more than I usually did because I had to pay for help, etc, that didn't account for all of the account depletion. | | | I was also told that I had a margin account which I knew nothing about, and that I owed that account $120,000! | | | When I made comments about my concerns regarding the account, I was often ignored by my broker and passed off to her assistant (whom I had trouble understanding). |
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| | UK Stock Market Guide - Compare financial sites: HSBC and iDealing < < < < < < < < < |
| | Your securities are held in your own name and you will receive dividends and corporate information directly from the companies you invest in. | | | Settlement occurs automatically through your nominated HSBC current account, with trading undertaken on a T+5 settlement basis. | | | All shares are held in individual CREST Personal Membership accounts that HSBC Internet Sharedealing maintain on your behalf. |
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| | Margin Account |
| | Margin Accounts require a minimum of $2,000.00 in equity. | | | In addition to the margin agreement form, you must | | | complete and sign either the single or joint account form. |
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