MARGIN (Stocks) Definition

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MARGIN (Stocks) allows investors to buy securities/assets by borrowing money from a broker/banker. The margin is the difference between the market value of a stock/asset and the loan a broker/banker makes.

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WHEN-ISSUED, in securities, is a transaction made conditionally because a security, although authorized, has not yet been issued, e.g, new issues of stocks or bonds, stocks that have been split and Treasury securities are all traded on a when-issued basis.

MONITORING is the evaluation of the firm’s system of quality control to provide reasonable assurance that it is designed appropriately and operating effectively.

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