MARGIN

Margin

In finance, a margin is collateral that the holder of a financial instrument has to deposit to cover some or all of the credit risk of their counterparty . This risk can arise if the holder has done any of the following:

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margin

Noun

  1. The edge of the paper that remains blank.
  2. The edge or border of any flat surface.
  3. The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from of a set or group.
  4. A difference between results, characteristics, scores.
  5. A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.
    margin of error
  6. The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
  7. Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc.

Verb

  1. To add a margin to.


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