margin buying
Definition
Partial financing by a customer of the purchase of securities, with money borrowed from a broker (who retains possession of those securities as collateral). In the US, the maximum allowable limit for margin buying is 50 percent of the total purchase price.
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margin buying is in the Investing and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.
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