margin call

English

Noun

margin call (plural margin calls)

  1. (finance) Request by a stockbroker or similar for the 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).
    • 2005, “TIAA-CREF Brokerage Services”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, archived from the original on 15 December 2005:
      If we do issue a margin call, we may give you a limited time to satisfy the call.
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