When additional funds are needed to meet margin requirements because of adverse future price movements.
A demand by a broker for additional funds sufficient to raise your deposit on a commodity futures contract above the minimum acceptable level.
Demand for additional funds in a margin account to meet or re-meet minimum maintenance requirements.
A demand from the clearing house to one of its members, or a broker (normally a member) to one of its customers, for more margin.
A call from a broker to a customer (called a maintenance margin call) or from a clearinghouse to a clearing member (called a variation margin call) demanding the deposit of cash or marginable securities to satisfy the Regulation T requirements and the house maintenance requirement for the purchase or short sale of securities or to cover an adverse price movement. also called federal margin call or Reg. T Call (for NASD requirements) or house call (for brokerage requirements). see also undermargined account, call.
when a broker requires that you put up more money for the open positions that you have in your account
A call from a clearinghouse to a clearing member, or from a broker or firm to a customer, to bring margin deposits up to a required minimum level.
Margin call: requirement of the broker about entering additional maintenance on the account.
A broker's call on a customer so that a customer shall increase the amount of cash deposit to keep the effective margin rate, which is the ratio of the margin deposit to the value of stocks held in the margin trading account, back into the level equal or larger than the maintenance margin rate.
A notice from a broker that more money must be deposited to an account in order to maintain a position at current leverage.
If you exceed your buying power two times your equity, you will generate a margin call. You will have three days to meet this call. The call will be equal to one half of the amount that you exceeded your maximum value or buying power.
Occurs when a securities broker or futures clearing house demands that an investor provide additional funds to offset declines in market value in their account as a result of their position being marked to market on a daily basis. This action is taken to restore the account balance to the initial margin level.
A call from a brokerage firm to a customer to bring margin deposits back up to minimum levels required by exchange regulations; similarly, a request by the clearinghouse to a clearing member firm to make additional deposits to bring clearing margins back to minimum levels required by clearinghouse rules. A demand upon an investor to put up more collateral for securities bought on credit.
A broker's wake-up call that something is very wrong. More academically, a notice for additional funds to meet initial margin requirements for a security purchase or shortsale. It is usually a sign of one or more of the following: 1) account is undercapitalised (very common in futures trading); 2) not using stop-losses to limit losses on positions that aren't doing what you expected; 3) buying too much stock on margin or in futures, trading too many contracts.
A call made by the clearing house of a futures exchange to a counterparty whose margin account has fallen below the minimum requirement or the Maintenance Margin. Also referred to as a maintenance call.
A call from a broker signaling the need for a trader to deposit additional money into a margin account to maintain a trade.
A call for further margin on your account in order to support your exposure.
A call by the exchange for additional funds to be deposited by an account holder. It is triggered either by adverse market prices or changes to the initial margin requirements that result in the customer holding insufficient money at TradeSports. Margin calls must be paid within 3 business days, otherwise the customer's account will be closed and open positions closed out.
A call or notification to a customer that their margin account (trading account) requires additional margin to maintain positions in accordance with policy or exchange rules.
The brokerage's request from an investor to cover the difference on a stock they bought on margin after the stock's value falls to a certain point.
A margin call occurs when your amount borrowed exceeds your borrowing limit by more than the allocated buffer zone. (5% for shares and 10% managed funds) A margin call generally arises because of falls in sharemarket value, but can also be triggered because your level of borrowing has increased due to the addition of interest or other charges relating to your margin lending facility.
A demand upon a customer to deposit money or securities with a broker. A Reg T margin call is sent when a purchase is made and a maintenance margin call is sent because equity has fallen below specific levels. See also: Maintenance; Regulation T.
A demand from the broker for additional cash or securities as a result of the actual margin declining below the maintenance margin.
A demand by a BROKER to put up money or SECURITIES upon the purchase of a STOCK, or, if the stock is already owned on margin, to increase the money or securities in the event the price of stock has or is likely to fall since purchase. The last process (of maintaining the minimum required margin) is remargining.
A demand for additional margin funds when futures prices move adverse to a trader's position, or if margin requirements are increased. Buyers of options are not subject to margin calls.
A formal demand for some remedial action issued by a lender to a borrower under a margin lending arrangement when the market value of the total portfolio which has been pledged drops so that the amount of cover fro the loan falls below a defined ration. Also applies to the futures market to cover adverse price movements.
A call by a clearing organization of an exchange for the deposit of additional funds or collateral to offset trading losses on an outstanding position that is subject to margin.
A demand from a broker for additional cash or securities to bring a margin account back within minimum maintenance limits. The NASD requires that a margin be maintained equal to 25% of the market value of securities in established margin accounts. Brokerage firm requirements are typically a more conservative 30%. If an investor fails to meet the minimum, securities in the account may be liquidated.
A demand for the deposit of additional margin as described in the dealers customer agreement.
A dealer or clearing house would make a margin call when your deposited funds are insufficient to stand any further losses.
a broker's notice upon a client to put up money or securities; made when a purchase is carried out or when a customer's equity in a margin account declines below minimum standards set by an exchange or firm.
A demand for additional funds, a requirement which is made by the trading bank to bring a margin up to a required minimum level to cover any adverse movement in price in the market.
The need to deposit more funds into an account because the value of the account has fallen below the minimum margin needed to cover the size of existing position(s). Margin call on FXTrade results in closing all open trades.
The demand by a broker to an investor to put up money because his security(s) have declined in value. There are minimum amounts of capital required by the exchanges or the broker.
In case the premium margin and the additional margin deposited by a clearing member do not correspond to the margin requirement which is recalculated on a daily basis (insufficient funds), the clearing member is asked to increase his premium margin and his additional margin (margin call). The premium margin and the additional margin can be deposited in the form of bank guarantees, securities or in cash. EEX AG demands the margins of the clearing members, the clearing members in turn demand these margins of their non-clearing members. In case a loss arises from an open futures position of a clearing member in the daily mark-to-market procedure, the clearing member is asked to compensate this loss (variation margin, cash call). This settlement can only be carried out in cash. The clearing member sets off the variation margin with his non-clearing members.
If you have a margin loan and the value of the investment decreases below the value of the security you provided, you'll be required to: Lodge further assets as security for the loan, and/or Invest further cash or other funds to reduce the loan, and/or Sell assets, using the net proceeds to reduce the loan. This is known as a margin call.
A call from a broker or firm to a customer, to bring margin deposits up to a required minimum level. A margin call essentially means that a customer's account equity is no longer sufficient to carry the positions which currently are held in the account. Immediate action to restore the account to a fully-margined status is required. Exchange rules state that margin calls must be satisfied by bringing your account equity back to the Initial Margin level. Failure to meet a margin call immediately may result in some or all of the trader's positions being liquidated by the firm without prior notification.
a demand by the house that the customer immediately (usually within one to three days) pay back some or all of the money borrowed to buy the stock
a demand by your broker for you to deposit cash or fully marginable securities with your broker
a demand for more collateral on a margin account
a demand from a margin lending institution that you make an immediate loan repayment or invest additional money to cover a fall in the value of your investment
a demand from the clearing house to deposit the difference in funds by the following morning
a demand made by a broker to an investor if securities he bought with borrowed money fall in value beyond a certain point
a demand on the customer for cash or additional collateral (negotiable securities) when account equity in a margin account declines below the minimum standard set by an exchange, the regulators, WPS/MarkeTrade
a formal demand for some remedial action by you
a request by Sporting Index to you for more money to be paid into your account
a request by the clearinghouse for a client to deposit additional funds into his or her trading account to adequately margin open positions
a request for additional funds to collateralize the loan to hold the stock
a requirement for a member to deposit additional funds into their account to cover their current positions/orders
a situation in which the FXTrade Platform automatically closes all of your open positions and may be necessary to ensure that you cannot lose more than the amount of collateral in your Account
Obligation to increase the margin securities: If margin requirements exceed the collateral value, a margin call is automatically triggered in real time to settle the difference.
A call from a broker to a client asking for more money to back up a security purchased on margin when such a security has declined in value. If more money is not supplied, the security is usually sold by the broker.
A demand for the deposit of additional Margin as described in Paragraph 5.10 of the Trading Policies and Procedures.
A request from a broker or dealer for collateral or additional funds to protect performance on a position that has gone wrong.
what happens every time your clearing firm makes any sort of accounting mistake
Occurs when a broker demands that the holder of a margin loan put up extra cash or securities as collateral for that loan, usually because the value of the securities purchased with the loan has declined. When such a Regulation T call is made, an investor has the option to put up cash to reduce the loan amount, add more securities to the margin account to raise the portfolio value or sell securities in the account to reduce the loan balance.
A notice to a customer that he/she must provide money to satisfy a minimum margin requirement set by the Exchange or by the broking firm.
A call for additional funds on your account in order to cover your current exposure.
A request to cover an adverse price movement on a futures position. (see Maintenance Margin)
a broker's demand on an investor using margin to deposit additional money or securities so that the margin account is brought up to the minimum maintenance margin. This is sometimes called a "fed call".
A warning by the broker that an investor either needs to add more funds or liquidate some assets to bring a margin account to the minimum maintenance margin required.
If credit is used to purchase a position in securities or derivatives, and price movements cause that position to swing significantly into loss, the owner of the position may be required to post additional collateral (variation margin) with the clearing house.
When the price of a stock purchased with a margin loan falls under a specified level for a specific length of time, the broker who issued the margin loan may insist on more cash, or a sale of stock to satisfy the debt.
A call from the clearinghouse to a clearing member (variation margin call), or from a broker to a customer (maintenance margin call), to add funds to their margin account to cover an adverse price movement. The added margin assures the brokerage firm and the clearinghouse that the customer can purchase or deliver the entire contract or security, if necessary.
(also known as Performance Bond Call) A demand for additional funds because of adverse price movement.
A request by a broker for additional cash in order to bring the equity in a customer's margin account up to the margin maintenance requirements t the stock exchange sets.
Is the phrase used to represent a call for additional funds. This demand for more funds in either cash and/or securities is to restore an account to its initial margin requirement level. Generally, this occurs when the price action is adverse to the account holders positions. It can also reflect an increase in margin requirements.
A requirement by the broker to deposit more funds in order to maintain an open position.
a broker's requirement of depositing more funds to keep your position open. In certain cases a"margin call" assumes that your position will be closed by the broker in case sufficient funds aren't deposited. This procedure allows the client to avoid further losses or a debit account balance.
A call for additional capital to bolster the equity in an investors margin account. Occurs when equity in the account is in danger of going below the required margin percentage threshold.
A claim by one's broker or dealer for additional good faith performance monies usually issued when an investor's account suffers adverse price movements.
When variation margin is immediately due and payable by you in order to return your account position to a positive figure.
Demand for additional funds or equivalent because of adverse price movements or some other contingency.
A demand for additional funds to be deposited in a margin account to meet margin requirements because of adverse future price movements.
is a demand for additional funds because of adverse price movement is a stock.
A call from the credit department for further funds to be deposited in the account to support additional exposure from running losses
A demand by a broker/dealer that a customer deposit enough money or securities to bring a margin account up to the initial margin or maintenance margin requirements. If a customer fails to respond, securities in the account may be sold. Most margin agreements do not require broker/dealers to issue a margin call before liquidating securities.
A demand for additional funds to restore the originally agreed margin percentage of a contract that has been affected by an adverse movement in the exchange rate.
A call for additional funds in a margin account either because the value of equity in the account has fallen below a required minimum (also termed a maintenance call) or because additional currencies have been purchased (or sold short).
A demand by the margin lender for the borrower to provide additional security when the loan-to-valuation ratio limit (or the buffer above it) is exceeded. Typically, margin calls occur after market falls which see the value of a margin investor's shares or managed fund portfolio drop. Investors have a number of options when a call is made; provide cash to reduce the loan amount, provide more securities to raise the portfolio value, or sell securities in the portfolio to reduce the loan amount.
A demand for additional funds. A requirement by a clearing house that a clearing member (or by a brokerage firm that a client) brings margin deposits up to a required minimu m level to cover an adverse movement in price in the market.
This is a demand for a client to deposit money or securities into a margin account. This can occur when a purchase is made in excess of the value of the margin account or when the value of an account decreases because the value of the securities held decreases regardless of whether a new purchase is made or not.
A generic term that refers to both maintenance calls and Regulation T calls (also called Reg T or Fed calls). An investor who receives a margin call is required to deposit additional funds or securities in a margin account either because the equity in the account does not meet the brokerage firm's established minimum equity requirement (maintenance call) or because additional securities have been purchased or sold short.
A brokerage firm's demand that a customer deposit enough money or securities to bring a margin account back up to the minimum maintenance amount. This is typically made after the value of the margined securities has plummeted. See The real, real risks of margin.
Demand for additional funds to cover adverse price movement.
Having to bring margin (leveraged) deposits up to a required minimum level to cover an adverse movement in price in the market.
Traders on future markets are obliged to put up relatively small collateral deposits called the margin. If the price moves against the dealer the broker will ask for additional funds to maintain the ratio, which is called a Margin Call.
A margin call occurs when your margin account worth is not sufficient to cover a margin requirement. A representative from J.B. Oxford & Company will attempt to notify you by phone, e-mail or U.S. Mail. J.B. Oxford & Company requires payment to be made no later than three (3) business days following the trade for any account with insufficient buying power to meet the initial requirements of Regulation T. In some cases JB Oxford & Company may allow up to five (5) business days for payment or may file an extension request with the NASD. Generally, if payment is not received or if you do not present a legitimate request for an extension by the 5th business day, J.B. Oxford & Company will liquidate positions at current market prices and/or move the margin call trade(s) to its house account.
A demand upon a customer to deposit money or securities with the broker. A Reg. T margin call is sent when a purchase is made an a maintenance margin call is sent when equity falls below specific levels. See: Maintenance Requirements, and Regulation T.
A request from a broker or dealer for additional funds or other collateral to guarantee performance on a position that has moved against the customer.
A demand for additional funds to cover positions.
A demand for additional cash funds because of adverse price movement. See Maintenance Margin.
a demand from the exchange for additional Margin to offset an adverse Long or Short position
A demand upon a customer to put up money or securities with the broker. The call is made when a purchase is made; also if a customer's account declines below a minimum standard set by the Exchange or by the firm.
A demand upon a customer to deposit money or securities with the broker when the value of the securities purchased on margin falls.
A brokerage firm's requirement that a customer deposit enough money or securities to bring a margin account up to the minimum maintenance amount. If the customer fails to do so, account holdings may be liquidated.
In a margin loan the lender is prepared to lend up to a maximum limit (expressed as a ratio of equity versus borrowings). When you exceed this limit, you will be required to make a ‘margin call' which means you must either repay part of you loan or increase your loan limit by providing further security.
A demand from a clearinghouse to a clearing member, or from a brokerage firm to a customer, to bring margin deposits up to a minimum level required to support the positions held. This can be done by either depositing more funds or offsetting some or all of the positions held.
Additional funds that a trader with a futures position will be called upon to deposit if his/her brokerage account falls below the maintenance margin. A margin call requires a deposit into the brokerage account sufficient to bring the account balance up to the initial margin.
A requirement for additional funds or other collateral, from a broker or dealer, to increase margin to a necessary level to guarantee performance on a position that has moved against the customer.
Money that is called for from the client, during the life of the transaction, to cover exposure resulting from adverse price movements.
Demand by a broker to a client to increase the margin or deposit which is required to make a transaction. This is usually because a potential loss seems more likely or larger than previouslyexpected. Markets and clearing houses set compulsory margin requirements which may be varied.
A demand by a securities broker or a futures clearing house for additional funds to offset position losses on a margin account for securities or financial futures. Français: Appel de marge Español: Cobertura complementaria, margen complementario
means a request or deemed request for funds to bring a Trader's Trade Funds Available to zero or above.
A requirement by a clearing house or broking firm that a member or client brings deposits in their margin up to a required minimum level to cover negative price movements in the futures market.
(1) A request from a brokerage firm to a customer to bring margin deposits back to initial levels, normally because of losses resulting from an adverse price move; (2) a request by a clearinghouse to a clearing member to make payments to or increase deposits at the clearinghouse.
Call from broker firm requiring deposit of funds into margin account. A demand for additional funds because of adverse price movement.
An alert which is made by the exchange's clearing house to an investor where the funds in the investors account must be toped up to keep their position open.
A demand that an investor using margin deposit additional money or securities to bring a margin account up to the minimum maintenance margin.
(1) A request from a brokerage firm to a customer to bring margin deposits up to initial levels; (2) a request by the clearinghouse to a clearing member to make a deposit of original margin, or a daily or intra-day variation payment, because of adverse price movement, based on positions carried by the clearing member.
An appeal from a dealer or other collateral for extra Forex funds assuring performance on a position that has moved against the customer.
A demand for additional funds because of adverse price movement. Maintenance margin requirement, security deposit maintenance
A demand for a client to deposit money or eligible securities with the broker to bring a margin account up to the initial margin or minimum maintenance requirements. 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. If the client does not respond to the call, securities in the account may be liquidated.
This is a call by a broker or dealer to raise the margin requirement of an account. The call is typically made after the value of a security (securities) has significantly declined in value.
A telephone call from your CFD broker asking for money to be deposited, usually because of adverse price movements. A solid and logical rule throughout all of trading is ' never pay a margin call', instead liquidate or reduce your positions and take the losses on the chin.
margin requirement markdown
(1) A request from a brokerage firm to a customer to bring margin deposits up to minimum levels; (2) a request by the clearinghouse to a clearing member to bring clearing margins back to minimum levels required by the clearinghouse rules.
A demand to deposit money with the broker, when the value of the stocks purchased on margin, falls below margin maintenance requirement.
A demand from a broker for additional cash or collateral to cover adverse price movement.
A call from the brokerage to the customer requesting that the customer deposit additional funds into their account in order to return the balance to its required level.
This is a requirement for additional funds, which occurs when the market value of the securities in your account drops below a certain maintenance level, relative to the equity in your account.
The Federal Reserve Board's demand that a customer deposit a specified amount of money or securities when a purchase is made in a margin account; the amount is expressed as a percentage of the market value of the securities at the time of purchase. The deposit must be made within one payment period.
A brokerage firm will make a margin call when a client's position (that was established using borrowed funds) declines past a certain point. When margin calls occur, the client must either deposit additional funds into their account or sell of part of the position.
When an investor has bought stocks on margin and the value of that stock falls too low,the broker may issue a margin call to the investor to obtain money to cover the losses. To prevent catastrophic losses by investors, stock exchanges, the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), and individual brokerages have established rules governing the percentage of a purchase that can be bought on margin.