Just a couple of years removed from the global financial shenanigan, the trailer for "Margin Call" arrives, painting a bleak and sinister picture of how it is we got into that giant, pear-shaped mess.

In 1987, Oliver Stone made a movie where some Wall Street guy with a fancy suit made money screwing people over. Charlie Sheen was in it. It won an Oscar. And then Hollywood stopped caring about “Wall ...

Jason Fernando is a professional investor and writer who enjoys tackling and communicating complex business and financial problems. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced ...

A margin call occurs when the value of securities in a brokerage account falls below a certain level, known as the maintenance margin, requiring the account holder to deposit additional cash or ...