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<p>Preface xi</p> <p>About the Author xv</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 1 Cash Accounts 1</b></p> <p>Sale of Securities 3</p> <p>Paying for Securities by the Sale of Other Securities 3</p> <p>Delivery against Payment 4</p> <p>Employee Stock Options 6</p> <p>Chapter One Questions 7</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 2 Initial Federal Margin Requirements 9</b></p> <p>Purchases 9</p> <p>Sales 16</p> <p>Meeting a Margin Call 17</p> <p>Chapter Two Questions 19</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 3 Initial and Minimum Maintenance Requirements 21</b></p> <p>Initial Requirements 21</p> <p>House Requirements 23</p> <p>NYSE Minimum Maintenance Requirements 23</p> <p>Chapter Three Questions 29</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 4 The Special Memorandum Account 31</b></p> <p>Customer's Account 35</p> <p>Chapter Four Questions 42</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 5 Short Sales 45</b></p> <p>Covering Short Sales 51</p> <p>NYSE Minimum Maintenance Requirements 52</p> <p>Sample Transactions 53</p> <p>Short Sale versus the Box or Short against the Box 55</p> <p>Prime Broker 59</p> <p>Chapter Five Questions 62</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 6 Bonds 65</b></p> <p>U.S. Government Securities 67</p> <p>Zero-Coupon Government Obligations 67</p> <p>Municipals 69</p> <p>Nonconvertible Corporate Bonds 72</p> <p>Chapter Six Questions 74</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 7 Miscellaneous Categories 77</b></p> <p>When-Issued and When-Distributed Transactions 77</p> <p>Customer’s Accounts 78</p> <p>Marks to the Market 80</p> <p>When-Distributed Securities 80</p> <p>Segregation of Customers' Securities 80</p> <p>Review of Customers' Accounts 81</p> <p>Interest Charges 83</p> <p>Margin on New Issues 85</p> <p>Day Trades 85</p> <p>Requirements for a Pattern Day Trader 86</p> <p>Time and Tick 87</p> <p>Chapter Seven Questions 89</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 8 Options 91</b></p> <p>Definitions 92</p> <p>Additional Definitions Related to the Types of Options 93</p> <p>Examples 95</p> <p>Requirements for the Purchase and/or Sale of Options 100</p> <p>Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities 101</p> <p>LEAPS 101</p> <p>LEAPS Example 102</p> <p>Bull Spread Call Debit 106</p> <p>Bear Spread Call Credit 107</p> <p>Bull Spread Put Credit 107</p> <p>Bear Spread Put Debit 108</p> <p>The American Style 108</p> <p>The European Style 108</p> <p>Other Types of Options 108</p> <p>Index Options 108</p> <p>Interest Rate Options 109</p> <p>Additional Details Concerning Options 113</p> <p>Chapter Eight Questions 114</p> <p><b>CHAPTER 9 Portfolio Margining 121</b></p> <p>Margin Deficiencies 125</p> <p>Chapter 9 Questions 126</p> <p>Eligible/Hedged/Unhedged Positions 126</p> <p>Account Set-up 126</p> <p>Unlisted Derivatives 126</p> <p>Liquidations 127</p> <p>APPENDIX A The Federal Reserve 129</p> <p>APPENDIX B Customer Margin Account and SMA Sheets 137</p> <p>APPENDIX C Answers to Chapter Questions 139</p> <p>APPENDIX D Final Examination Questions 151</p> <p>APPENDIX E Final Examination Answers 161</p> <p>Glossary of Terms 169</p> <p>Index 177</p>

<p><b>MICHAEL T. CURLEY</b> has fifty years of experience in the field of finance, including fifteen years in the banking industry and fifteen years in the brokerage industry. He has attained experience as a manager of operations at Citibank, as a vice president of operations at both State Street and Hartford Trust Company of New York, and from work in the Division of Compliance, Finance, and Margin at the New York Stock Exchange. Since 1987, Curley has been a full-time financial trainer and consultant. He currently teaches at the New York Institute of Finance and at the Securities Operations Forum.

<p><b>MARGIN TRADING FROM A TO Z</b> <p>Trading on margin may be considered a high-risk strategy, but purchasing securities in this manner is nothing more than purchasing securities on credit. And if properly performed, this investment approach can yield significant profits. <p>While there's risk in any leveraged investment, with knowledge of the product, diversification, and constant monitoring, this risk can be greatly reduced. Certainly, there is nothing new in these concepts, and nobody is more familiar with them than author Michael Curley. With over fifty years of experience in the field of finance—including fifteen years in the banking industry and fifteen years in the brokerage industry—Curley knows what it takes to make it as a successful investor, and now, with <i>Margin Trading from A to Z</i>, he'll show you how. <p><i>Margin Trading from A to Z</i> offers a step-by-step explanation of the mechanics of the margin account. Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this book uses a hands-on approach to show how a Regulation T margin call is arrived at; how it may be answered; and what an account looks like once a call is issued and after the call is met. <p>Throughout these pages, you'll quickly become familiar with the essential elements of margin trading and learn how to operate within this dynamic environment. Some of the issues covered by this detailed guide include: <ul> <li>Initial and minimum maintenance requirements</li> <li>The intricacies of the Special Memorandum Account (SMA)</li> <li>Margin trading as it relates to short selling, bonds, and options</li> <li>The opportunities that a Portfolio Margining methodology presents</li> <li>And much more </ul>

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