Definitions for "maintenance call"
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The maintenance call, also called a margin call, is a demand by the broker/dealer...
A notice to a customer of a broker/dealer that the customer must deposit additional equity in his account to meet either New York Stock Exchange or the broker/dealer's own minimum maintenance requirements.
A call for additional money or securities when a margin account falls below its exchange-mandated required level.
A requirement to increase the equity in a margin account because it has fallen below a minimum amount; also known as a margin call. You can meet a maintenance call either by depositing additional funds or by selling some of your holdings. CFS attempts to notify you if your margin account equity falls below the minimum maintenance requirement; however, it is your responsibility to monitor your margin account.
a type of margin call
A call issued by a firm requiring the customer to deposit additional funds to avoid account liquidation of an undermargined account.
A demand that an investor deposit enough money or securities to bring a Portfolio CreditLine account up to the maintenance requirement. Usually must be met within four days.
Maintenance fee Maintenance margin
A "call" for additional funds or acceptable collateral to be immediately deposited into your margin account to satisfy the Regulation T and house maintenance requirements for the purchase or short sale of securities or as a result of movements in market prices.
A call for additional money or securities when a brokerage customer's margin account equity falls below the requirements of the National association of Securities Dealers (NASD), of the exchanges, or of the brokerage firm.
A call issued by a firm requiring the client to deposit additional funds to avoid liquidation of an indemnified account.
Where the deposit of additional securities or cash is demanded due to the account being below the firm’s necessary maintenance levels.
A demand for the deposit of additional cash or securities due to the account being below the firm's required maintenance levels. See the explanation of margin for more complete information on using margin leverage in your investing.
A call for more money or securities to be deposited into brokerage client's margin account. A call will be made when the account's margin equity falls below exchange requirements or the brokerage firm's house requirements. Currently, NYSE maintenance requirements are 25% in a long account (client has long positions) and 30% in a short account (client has short positions generated from selling short). The brokerage firm's house requirements are usually more stringent than the exchanges. If the account is not brought up to maintenance levels, some of the client's securities may be sold to eliminate the deficiency. See: House Call; House Maintenance Requirement; Margin; Margin Account; Margin Call; Margin Requirement; Margin Security; Minimum Maintenance Requirement; Sell Out Procedures; Selling Short
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.