Margin Requirements, Margin Loans, and Margin Rates: Practice and Principles


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The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston offers the full text of the article entitled "Margin Requirements, Margin Loans, and Margin Rates: Practice and Principles," written by Peter Fortune. The article was published in the September/October 2000 issue of the "New England Economic Review." The text is available in PDF format. This paper discusses the historical background, regulation, and economic principles of margin lending, and the extent to which initial margin requirements restrict the amount of margin lending.




The Margin Book


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Margin Lending


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Margin Lending Explained


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Would you like to increase your long-term investment returns by 15% or more?Margin lending is the fastest growing form of personal finance in Australia. In Margin Lending Explained Paul and Jarrod Martin will show you how you can become one of the increasing number of investors who are discovering the benefits of using borrowed money to add to their investment portfolios.Everything you need to know is contained in this book, from the basics of choosing a provider and opening an account to tax considerations, structuring your portfolio and minimising costs. The authors also explain how, with proper management, margin lending can be a low-risk strategy, and how it will allow you to make the most of your wealth-creation ability so you can retire with a comfortable lifestyle.Paul and Jarrod Martin have made an often complex topic simple and easy to understand. If you are considering margin lending, or if you already have a margin account, Margin Lending Explained will show you how to make the most of this increasingly popular strategy.




The Federal Reserve System


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The Federal Reserve System, founded in 1913, is recognized as one of the most influential policy-making bodies in the United States. Its duties including managing the country's monetary policy, regulating and supervising banks, and monitoring the financial system, set it apart from other government agencies. Hafer provides a comprehensive explanation of the Federal Reserve System, describing its structure and process, policies, people, and key events. Arranged alphabetically, over 250 entries define and describe topics related to the Fed and United States monetary policy, including Alan Greenspan, Black Monday of 1929, Euro, Federal Reserve Act of 1913, Prime rate, and Treasury financing. Numerous appendices supplement the A-to- Z entries, providing insight into the secretive and powerful Federal Reserve Bank, the keepers of America's monetary system.