Liquidation Level — In forex trading, the specific value of a trader s account below which the liquidation of the trader s positions is automatically triggered and executed at the best available exchange rate at the time. The liquidation level is expressed as a… … Investment dictionary
Forced Liquidation — An action taken by brokerage houses that offsets and closes all positions within delinquent customer accounts in order to reduce exposure. Forced liquidations generally occur after warnings have been issued by the broker regarding the under… … Investment dictionary
sell out — liquidation of a margin account after a customer has failed to bring an account to a required level by producing additional equity after a margin call. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The selling of securities by a broker when a customer fails to… … Financial and business terms
Net capital rule — The uniform net capital rule is a rule created by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) in 1975 to regulate directly the ability of broker dealers to meet their financial obligations to customers and other creditors.[1] Broker… … Wikipedia
Contract for difference — In finance, a contract for difference (or CFD) is a contract between two parties, typically described as buyer and seller , stipulating that the buyer will pay to the seller the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at… … Wikipedia
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Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… … Universalium
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