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Margin call

A Call from a Broker to a Customer (called a Maintenance margin call) or from a Clearinghouse to a Clearing member (called a variation Margin call) demanding the deposit of Cash or marginable securities to satisfy the Regulation T requirements and the House maintenance requirement for the Purchase or Short sale of securities or to Cover an adverse price Movement. also called federal margin Call or Reg. T Call (for NASD requirements) or house Call (for Brokerage requirements).

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