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What does margin refer to?
When someone says "tell me a X company's margin" what should I say? Are they looking for gross profit margin ((Rev - COGS)/Rev), operating margin (EBIT), or net profit margin (NI/Rev)?
What is Margin?
Margin Financing is an item that incorporates numerous degrees of danger. In an unpredictable market, if stock continues to decay, the customer might be needed to add extra money or stocks to the guarantee portfolio to dispose of the creditor to expand the security esteem.
Why banks don't provide financing for agri- physical trading?
Hello everyone, Every bank that is financing commodity businesses (abn, ing, bnpp, rabo, macquire, anz, Soc Gen , natixis and other) is active in the energy sector. Some operate only in the energy sector claiming that metals and especially agri businesses are on a much lower scale, thus deals are...
Role of Margin in Determining Multiples
I've always thought of EV / EBITDA multiples as a function of EBITDA growth and cost of capital (or riskiness / stability of cash flows). However, someone I know to be fairly experienced in finance recently mentioned that higher margin businesses trade at higher multiples than lower margin...
Prime Brokerage Stories: Mentally Fired
This is third in a series called “Prime Brokerage Stories,” real life experiences from a close family member who worked in this area of the Street for 30 years. For an introduction to PB so it all makes sense, see here: //www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/what-is-prime-brokerage Even though the money...
Help with a Simple Technical Question
If there are two companies with same industry, same region, similar cap structure, Wacc/discount rate, same capex, working capital. One has a higher margin on its sales, one has a lower margin on its sale. Which would be trading at a higher EBITDA multiple if their EBITDA is the same? I'm trying to...
Free Margin - Hypothetical Scenario for this market
Ok so this hypothetical scenario isn't hypothetical for me, my parents are well off and have offered to loan me any amount of money up 100% of what my current portfolio is worth under the stipulation I pay it back within 10 years and pay off at least 3% of the total borrowed each year at year end....
Trading Without a Net: Why I Don't Use Stops on Options Trades
mod (Andy) note: "Blast from the past - Best of Eddie" - This one is originally from September 2010. If there's an old post from Eddie you'd like to see up again shoot me a message. I've received a few messages from you guys about my recent DXD and SLV options trades, and I wanted to take a minute...
Margin to Equity Ratio
Hi - I'm just trying to understand margin to equity ratio and please bear with me, but if anyone can help it would be appreciate. I understand how it's calculated - nominal trading level / margin, so if an account is $1m and 250k is required then this M/E ratio is 25%. However, what I'm trying to...
MARGIN ACCOUNT
Hi everybody! I have a cash account in Tradeking. I applied for MARGIN, but they denied to add MARGIN to my account(I have more than $2000 in my account), because they need my employment information. Actually I have no job now. What brokers can open margin account without checking of my current...
15 High Yield Large Caps With Best Margin
Here is a current sheet of large capitalized stocks (market capitalization of more than USD 10 billion) with a dividend yield of more than 5 percent and high margins. The operating margin of the observed companies is at least 25 percent. 15 stocks fulfilled these criteria of which 7 have a dividend...
Any Fault to Broker
Recently, my trading account was doing great until it hit a train wreck that wiped me out and more in a single day. Scary situation. I was trading a combination of ES futures and ES futures options and I made a big miscalculation in pricing. The blowup exploded, when the broker allowed me to buy on...
Just saved you guys 820 dollars (Margin of Saftey)
For all my fellow monkeys reading pleasure, so without further ado, Margin of Safety: http://www.my10000dollars.com/MS.pdf Boom. Heres the Amazon link if you wanna get yourself a hard copy for only $820: http://www. Amazon.com /Margin-Safety-Risk-Averse-Strategies-Thoughtful/dp/0887305105
Gold Flash Crash, Higher Margins, HFT caused ?
Today some people announced that there will be higher Gold Margins, Gold plunged more than $15 within minutes. In times of HFT drawdowns tend to be more heavier than experts say... BUYBUYBUYBUYBUYBUYBUY ------------------------------------------ SELLSELLSELLSELLSELLSELL
Margin Call Movie
Just saw this trailer today for Margin Call movie . Trailer: http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810165648/video Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margin_Call What do you guys think? It has strippers in it, it has to be accurate.
Bull or Bear?
Last week, I went in on margin to invest in a company I have been following for a while, that fell 30% in the last month. So far I am up on the trade, but went in with the intention of it being a long-term investment. However, I have a horrible feeling that this market is way overinflated and it may...
How is Buying power (Margin) calculated?
How is Buying power (Margin) calculated?
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