margin account
noun
plural margin accounts
: a client's account with a brokerage firm through which the client may buy securities (see security sense 3) by borrowing part of the purchase price from the firm
… had a margin account … for four years, until 1980, when his investments went awry, and he owed the brokerage $17,000.—
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Under the rule, traders who executed four or more day trades within five business days had to maintain a minimum equity of $25,000 in a margin account.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Treasury bills are ordinarily held as secondary reserves by commercial banks and by other investors (e.g., margin accounts) as a means of temporarily employing excess funds.
—Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Apr. 2026
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Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Treasury bills are ordinarily held as secondary reserves by commercial banks and by other investors (e.g., margin accounts) as a means of temporarily employing excess funds.
—Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Margin account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/margin%20account. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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