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MARGIN REQUIREMENTS [1 record]

Record 1 1999-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

Legal requirements regulating the amount of credit that may be extended under the margin buying system.

CONT

There are special minimum margin requirements for unlisted securities carried on the list of OTC margin stocks published by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. For shares selling at $3 and over, the minimum margin required is 50% of the market value; shares selling under $3 may not be carried on margin.

Key term(s)
  • margin requirements

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
CONT

Il existe des exigences de marge minimale spéciales pour les titres non inscrits à la cote d'une bourse qui figurent sur la liste des actions négociées sur marge sur le marché hors cote publiée par le conseil des Gouverneurs du «Federal Reserve System» des ÉTats-Unis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Inversiones
OBS

Obligación de depositar fondos como cobertura.

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