Collateral
Properties or assets that are offered to secure a loan or other credit. Collateral becomes subject to seizure on default.

Investopedia Says:
Collateral is a form of security to the lender in case the borrower fails to pay back the loan.

For example, if you get a mortgage, your collateral would be your house. In margin trading, the securities in your account act as collateral in the case of a margin call.

Related Terms:
100% Mortgage
Haircut
Loan
Loan Stock
Margin
Margin Call
Non-Recourse Debt
Overcollateralization
Partial Release
Unsecured Loan

• Social Security Administration (SSA)
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
• Social Security Number (SSN)
• Social Security Number (SSN)
• Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT)
• Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT)
• Société d'Investissement À Capital Variable (SICAV)
• Société d'Investissement À Capital Variable (SICAV)
• SOES Bandits
• Soft Call Provision
• Soft Commodity
• Soft Currency
• Soft Dollars
• Soft Economic Moat
• Soft Landing
• Soft Loan
• Soft Market
• Soft Metrics
• Soft Money
• Soft Patch
• Sold-Out Market
• Sole Proprietorship
• Solvency
• Solvency Ratio
• Sophisticated Investor