margin account

noun

1. an account opened by a customer with a brokerage house in which listed securities can be purchased on margin.

Example Sentences

The company is also set to launch next month its margin account Avenue Pro, which will allow lending to investors using deposits in the account as collateral.

From Reuters

Here too, Robinhood recently offered a nudge to customers who qualify for a margin account.

From Seattle Times

Customers start out with a margin account, which allows them to borrow money to trade and amplify both their gains and their losses.

From Seattle Times

Ms. Dewart also discovered that the Exxon stock and other investments were being held in a margin account, which lets customers use borrowed shares to make bigger bets, potentially amplifying gains and losses.

From New York Times

Once you have a margin account, everything you b buy is financed by a bit of your cash and a bit of your loan with the margin broker.

From Forbes