Definitions for "buying power"
Keywords:  margin, brokerage, dollar, spent, stocs
Financial ability of a business or individual to afford a purchase or the worth of the dollar in real terms considering inflation.
The amount of money available to buy securities, determined by adding the total cash held in brokerage accounts and the amount that could be spent if securities were margined to the limit.
The dollar amount of equity securities a customer could purchase without additional funds and continue to meet the initial margin requirements of Regulation T of the Federal Reserve. Computed as Reg T excess  Reg T initial margin requirements. For example: $10,000  50% = $20,000.
The value of money, as measured by the quantity and quality of products and services it can buy. also called purchasing power.
same as purchasing power
The ability to negotiate favorable terms due to the proposition of high volume purchases
Resources such as goods, services and financial holdings that can be traded in an exchange situation. p. 53
Keywords:  index
Buying the index BV