margin call

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margin call

noun margin calls

A request by a stockbroker or similar for a client to deposit more money in order to cover losses that have built up in open positions held on margin (rather than having been paid for in full). In a liquidity crisis, as we have seen all too recently, a sudden tightening of credit sets off a vicious cycle of margin calls that lead to forced sales, which in turn cause asset prices to plunge, and so on.

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noun request to deposit more

Deutsch	Nachschussforderung

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@misc{margin_call_2026,
  title = {margin call},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/margin%20call},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}