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Margin (finance)
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Margin (finance)
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
(most often their
broker
or an
exchange
). This risk can arise if the holder has done any of the following:
Borrowed cash from the counterparty to buy financial instruments,
Sold financial instruments
short
, or
Entered into a
derivative
contract.
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