• The debit balance in a margin account represents the total amount owed by a client to a broker for funds borrowed to purchase securities.

  • There are two types of trading accounts: cash account and margin account.
  • A cash account only uses cash available to buy securities, while a margin account uses borrowed money from a broker to buy securities.
  • The loan amount in the margin account is a debit balance.
  • Margin borrowing is also known as leverage.
  • The adjusted debit balance is the debit balance minus the profit from short sales in the account.