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Definition Of Maintenance Call:

A call to the owner of a brokerage account to inform the owner that more funds have to be deposited into the account because the account has fallen below the minimum equity requirements of the exchange or regulatory authorities.
If additional cash isn't deposited within a specified time, some of the securities will be sold in order to bring the account up to required levels.Other definition of maintenance call- Alternative term for margin call.

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