Selling out

When a broker or investor buying stocks has failed to settle the trade in a timely manner and, as a result, the broker can forcibly sell the securities on the investor's behalf.

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A perfect example of this is when the broker sells a person's stock to meet a margin call.

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Find out what margin is, how margin calls work, the advantages of leverage and why using margin can be risky. Margin Trading

1. Liquidation of a Margin Account by a broker after a Margin Call has failed to produce additional equity to bring the margin to the required level. See also Close a Position; Margin Requirement; Minimum Maintenance.

2. Action by a broker when a customer fails to pay for securities purchased and the securities received from the selling broker are sold to cover the transaction. Term also applies to commodities futures transactions.

3. Expression used when all the securities in a New Issue underwriting have been distributed.

1.  Dispose of entirely by selling. For example, The rancher finally sold out to the oil company, or The tickets to the concert were sold out a month ago. [Late 1700s]
2.  Betray one's cause or colleagues, as in He sold out to the other side. [Slang; late 1800s]

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - udsalg, forestilling hvor alle billetter er udsolgt, salgssucces, forræderi

Français (French)
n. - stock épuisé, vente totale

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Verrat

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γενική) εκποίηση, ξεπούλημα, εμπορική επιτυχία, (θεατρικές κ.λπ.) πιένες, (καθομ.) προδοσία

Italiano (Italian)
tradimento, successo commerciale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - liquidação (f)

Русский (Russian)
продать (в чужие руки), ликвидировать, распродать, стать предателем

Español (Spanish)
n. - liquidación total, éxito de taquilla, traición

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bedrägeri

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
卖光

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 賣光

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 매진, (흥행물 따위의) 입장권이 매진된 흥행, 배반

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 売り切れ, 催し物, 裏切り

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הצלחה מסחרית, בייחוד מכירת כל הכרטיסים למופע, בגידה‬

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