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Is withdrawing cash from a broker in margin in Europe prohibited?
Since about 2 years its impossible to simply withdraw cash from interactivebrokers in Europe on margin. You can buy more stock on margin, but you can't withdraw cash.
Is this something regulatory ...
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Margin Trading Questions (Reg T, Scaling in, Deposits)`
I'm researching how to effectively trade on margin and I'm having trouble visualizing some scenarios and I haven't been able to find anything online so any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Portfolio margin account overnight leverage
I know for a regular margin account, the requirements of Regulation T generally limit leverage on equity to 2:1, which means SMA has to be positive for overnight.
How about a portfolio margin account? ...
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Why are some money market mutual funds not margin-able for 30 days?
My broker has a money market mutual fund where I can park the money when not invested, but that position does not give margin buying power for next 30 days.
Per article part shown below.
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What margin is required to initiate and maintain a short sale
If I short 100 shares of a stock trading at 20$, what is my initial margin and my maintenance margin that I need to maintain with my broker?
I have a REG T margin account.
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When entering a Futures contract, must the margin deposit be idle or can I profit from it?
Let's say I am trading in a Reg-T Margin account. When entering a Futures contract, a certain amount of cash is needed as collateral (usually 5%-15%). I'd like to see that collateral generate income ...
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