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Margin Trading

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Margin trading
Buying securities, in part, with borrowed money.
margin trading
The buying and selling of securities in an account in which money is owed to the brokerage firm.
Margin Trading
Trading securities that an investor has bought with money borrowed from a broker for that purpose. An investor who trades on margin can realize huge gains if the price of the security moves in a favorable direction; however, he/she also takes on a great deal of risk because it may not move in such a direction. See also: minimum maintenance, margin call.


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