Adjusted Debit Balance
The amount of money owed by a customer to his/her broker after paper profits and losses are taken into consideration.
Investopedia Commentary
This value is calculated by subtracting the accountholder's profits on short sales and balances in a special miscellaneous account. According to the SEC's Regulation T, withdrawals from margin accounts can only be made if there is a small adjusted debit balance.
See also: Broker's Call, Capital Gain, Capital Loss, Initial Margin, Maintenance Margin, Margin, Margin Account, Margin Call, Minimum Margin, Paper Profit/Paper Loss, Regulation T
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