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Buying at a price well below your estimate of a stock's value, to cushion errors.
The idea comes from Benjamin Graham. If you think a business is worth $100 a share, buying at $70 leaves room if your estimate is wrong or things go badly.
The margin is only as good as the estimate of value, which is uncertain.
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