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Margin: Is my math correct?
I was recently introduced to the concept of margin and have been reading about it on and off for the last 2 months. I want to use margin funds for my house remodeling, and would appreciate if someone ...
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How is Current Maintenance Margin calculated by Interactive Brokers?
I am curious about how Interactive Brokers calculates Current Maintenance Margin and Current Initial Margin. Why do both have the same value?
I have an all-stock account.
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Effect on margin of a cash withdrawal
I have a Reg-T margin account with Interactive Brokers. I would like to confirm my assumptions about the effect that making a cash withdrawal on margin would have on the account.
Let's say I have $200 ...
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Can I buy with cash on IB margin account without paying margin fee?
I'm trying to understand how IB margin account works. When I buy a stock I always see there "Initial Margin" and "Maintenance Margin" fields regardless of cash available. Should I always pay margin ...
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Using unsettled cash to buy securities on Interactive Brokers
From Interactive Broker's Availability of proceeds in a 'Cash' type account article:
Account holders who wish to have access to settled funds prior to the settlement day may do so by electing an ...