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- Margin AccountA brokerage account that lets you borrow money to invest, which can boost gains but also magnify losses.
- Margin CallA demand from your broker to add money or sell holdings when borrowed-investment losses grow too large.
- Short SellingBetting an investment's price will fall by borrowing shares, selling them, and hoping to rebuy cheaper later.
- VolatilityHow sharply and often an investment's price swings up and down over a given period.
- Risk ToleranceHow much investment ups and downs you can handle emotionally and financially without changing your plan.
- OptionsContracts that give you the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an investment at a set price by a deadline.
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