Not exact matches
This decline has wiped out the net worth of many Wall Street
brokerage houses and banks, leaving them with negative
equity.
If through the daily cash settlement process, losses in the account of a security futures contract participant reduce the funds on deposit (or
equity) below the maintenance margin level (or the firm's higher «
house» requirement), the
brokerage firm will require that additional funds be deposited.
Many do it yourself home buyers unwittingly forfeit the buyer
brokerage fee and lose a chance to increase the
equity in their
house.