Glossary

The minimum amount of equity an investor must keep in a margin account to continue holding a leveraged position; falling below it can trigger a margin call.

A brokerage account that lets you borrow money from your broker to buy investments, using your existing assets as collateral.

A margin call is a broker's demand that a trader deposit additional funds or securities into a margin account after the account's equity falls below the required maintenance level.

Margin trading means borrowing money from a broker to buy or short securities, using your account assets as collateral. It can amplify both gains and losses, and positions can be forcibly closed if equity falls too low.

Market capitalization is the total market value of a company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the current share price by the number of shares outstanding.

Maturity is the date on which a bond's issuer repays the bond's face value to the holder, ending the bond's life and its regular interest payments.