Definitions for "buying on margin"
Keywords:  risky, partly, margin, broker, otc
A risky technique involving the purchase of securities with borrowed money,...
Taking a position in a currency pair when only a portion of the total value is paid for. The rest is borrowed and interest is charged. The portion paid for is called margin.
When an investor borrows money from a broker to buy a security. Investors usually do this when they are confident that the price of a security will go up.