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margin call
noun
- a demand from a brokerage house to a customer that more money or securities be deposited in their margin account when the amount in it falls below that stipulated as necessary to cover the stock purchased.
Word History and Origins
Origin of margin call1
Example Sentences
And more importantly, many can no longer afford to trade — the cost for margin calls to back a firm’s position has skyrocketed.
But when prices began falling, Hwang was unable to meet margin calls, leading banks to dump stocks backing his swaps.
That caused it to miss margin calls, and banks to dump stocks that had backed the swaps and which they had bought as hedges.
That drop in valuations also appears to have led to his facing a margin call on a loan he used for other investments.
When the prices of some stocks fell, Hwang was unable to meet margin calls, leading banks to dump stocks backing his swaps, and causing losses for Archegos and others.
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