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Buying securities on margin allows you to acquire more shares than you could on a cash-only basis. If the stock price goes up, your earnings are potentially amplified because you hold more shares. Conversely, if the stock moves against you, you could potentially lose more than your initial investment. Keep in mind, you'll have to pay interest on the amount borrowed.
Having both a margin and an options agreement allows you to place advanced options trades* such as spreads, butterflies, and uncovered options on equities, ETFs, and indexes.
This trading strategy offers a way for investors to benefit from an anticipated decline in a stock's price.
A margin agreement, along with higher minimum account balances, are required for certain types of active trading.
Generally allows for lower margin requirements and greater buying power by considering the risk of your portfolio as a whole
Allows you to trade on unsettled funds and trade without triggering trading restrictions, such as good faith violations, in an IRA1
Allows you to view current margin requirements on existing positions and enter hypothetical transactions to see the impact on margin requirements and balances.
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Watch these videos to get a better understanding of how margin may amplify your profits as well as your losses based on the directional movement of a stock's price.
Avoid margin account trading violations
Learn more about possible margin violations to help you avoid making these mistakes.
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