In the 1920s, the danger of buying stock on margin was that if the value of the stock dropped, borrowers

Buying on margin means borrowing money to purchase stock, using the stock as security for the loan. If its price fell, the stock might be worth less than the amount owed, so borrowers had to pay the lender the shortfall. Thus, the danger was that they had to make up the difference.

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