Portions of this article were drafted using an in-house natural language generation platform. The article was reviewed, fact-checked and edited by our editorial staff. A margin call occurs when the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Making wealth creation easy, accessible and transparent. A margin call happens when a broker demands an investor bring their ...

Also known as initial calls, this type of margin call occurs when an investor cannot meet the minimum margin requirement for a purchase as stipulated by Regulation T. This provision states that an ...