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imported>Doug Williamson
(Amend Futures markets to broaden to Derivatives markets.)
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''Futures markets''.  
''Derivatives markets''.  


Margin is a refundable cash deposit payable by market participants to protect other participants in the market against the risk of a default.
Margin is a refundable cash deposit payable by market participants to protect other participants in the market against the risk of a default.

Revision as of 15:34, 4 November 2013

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Accounting.

Profit margin measures the surplus of revenues over relevant costs, often expressed as a percentage.


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Bank lending.

Lending margin is a percentage amount added to a market reference rate, to calculate the total rate of interest payable by a borrower.


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Derivatives markets.

Margin is a refundable cash deposit payable by market participants to protect other participants in the market against the risk of a default.


See also