Margin
Determine when you are using margin (borrowing money) and how it is calculated.
First of all, what does “being on margin” mean? When “you’re on margin” it means that you’re borrowing money to purchase stock. Options are non-marginable, ...
Just when we thought it was confusing enough selling something we “don’t own” using options, how do we know when our cash balance is increased or decreased?...
To check if your account is on margin (or borrowing) money, just check your cash balance. You can view your balances by clicking the blue Balances drop drow...
Maintenance excess is the amount of excess cash and/or equity outside of your maintenance margin requirements. This tells you how close you are to a mainten...
Starting day trade buying power is your account's maintenance excess at the close of the previous day. Unlike maintenance excess, starting day trade bu...
We are targeting to release portfolio margin to individual margin accounts in Q2 of 2019. Eligibility requirements for PM will become available the closer w...