How to Use margin call in a Sentence

margin call

noun
  • It couldn't be determined whether the firm was satisfying its margin calls through the sales.
    David Faber, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • It couldn’t be determined whether the firm was satisfying its margin calls through the sales.
    Sarah Min,hugh Leask,justina Lee,tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 29 July 2026
  • Furthermore, this margin call does not distribute itself evenly.
    Katica Roy, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The major gaps remaining stem from a lack of margin call notice and, potentially, a lack of qualified custodian.
    Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Sharp declines can trigger a margin call, forcing investors to either deposit additional cash or sell holdings—potentially at worse prices.
    Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • Most borrowers in traditional markets expect a margin call period in the case of a drawdown on collateral securing a loan.
    Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Second, spiking diesel costs move through freight and agriculture, ensuring a secondary margin call on grocery expenditures months later, a reality reflected in the sharp spike in natural gas prices and surging fertilizer costs.
    Katica Roy, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • For Black women, who are currently seeing unemployment rates surge, or Latinas struggling with high business interest rates, the margin call is not a theoretical economic concept.
    Katica Roy, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Prime brokers Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America issued margin calls, and the fund ultimately sold its entire public equities book—longs and shorts alike—to a single unnamed buyer before Thursday’s open.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026

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