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Margin call

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  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring their margin up to the minimum requirement wordnet

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