debit balance
- The amount that is owed to a broker by a margin customer for loans the customer uses to buy securities. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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debit balance UK US noun [C]► BANKING, FINANCE an amount of money in a bank account, etc. which is less than zero because more money was taken out of it than the total amount that was paid into it: »Customers should consider transferring the debit balance to a credit card with a special rate for debt transfers.
► ACCOUNTING the amount, shown in the record of a company’s finances, by which its total debits are greater than its total credits: »Debit balances may arise due to timing differences, in which case income will be accrued at the year end to offset the debit.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
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debit balance — / debɪt ˌbæləns/ noun a balance in an account showing that more money is owed than has been received ● Because of large payments to suppliers, the account has a debit balance of £1,000 … Dictionary of banking and finance
Debit Balance — In a margin account, money owed by the customer to the broker for funds advanced to purchase securities. The debit balance is the amount of funds the customer must put into his or her margin account, following the successful execution of a… … Investment dictionary
debit balance — balance of a debt, negative sum in a bank account … English contemporary dictionary
debit balance — The balance of an account whose total debit entries exceed the total of the credit entries. Debit balances represent expenditure and assets … Accounting dictionary
debit balance — The balance of an account whose total debit entries exceed the total of the credit entries. Debit balances represent expenditure and assets … Big dictionary of business and management
debit balance — Account balance showing money owed to lender or seller. Accounting condition where there is an excess of debit over credit entries … Black's law dictionary
exceptional debit balance — debit balance that is out of the ordinary … English contemporary dictionary
Adjusted Debit Balance — The amount of money owed by a customer to his/her broker after paper profits and losses are taken into consideration. This value is calculated by subtracting the accountholder s profits on short sales and balances in a special miscellaneous… … Investment dictionary
adjusted debit balance — ( ADB) The account balance for a margin account that is calculated by combining the balance owed to a broker with any outstanding balance in the special miscellaneous account, and any paper profits on short accounts. Bloomberg Financial… … Financial and business terms
customers' net debit balance — The total amount of credit given by NYSE member firms to finance customers purchasing securities. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
