Margin Call
A broker's demand on an investor using margin to deposit additional money or securities so that the margin account is brought up to the minimum maintenance margin.
This is sometimes called a "fed call" or "maintenance call". Investopedia Says:
You would receive a margin call from a broker if one or more of the securities you had bought (with borrowed money) decreased in value past a certain point. You would be forced either to deposit more money in the account or to sell off some of your assets. Related Terms:
Broker's Call
Buying Power
Call Loan
Call Loan Rate
Federal Reserve Board - FRB
Initial Margin
Leverage
Maintenance Margin
Margin
Margin Account
Market Value
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