buying on margin
Definition
Purchasing an asset by making a down payment (called the margin) and financing the balance amount through a loan by using the asset as the collateral (such as in a mortgage loan). In securities trading, only a down payment is required because the value of the securities themselves (which remain in the possession of the broker or seller) fully collateralizes the unpaid amount.
buying on margin is in the Commodities & Precious Metals Trading, Investing and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.
buying on margin appears in the definitions of the following terms: investment leverage and buy on margin
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