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7.45% APR Margin Interest for the next 6 months

Pay only 7.20% on debit balances below $50,000. Accounts with debit balances of $50,000 - $499,999 are charged 6.70%. Accounts with debit balances of $500,000 or more are charged 4.70%. Rate negotiable. Please call 877-700-STOCK (877-700-7862) to learn more. Margin borrowing carries some risks and may not be right for everyone. It is important that you fully understand your financial situation, the rules of margin borrowing, and conditions that may affect investments.

     

Top Three Benefits of Margin:

  • Increase your leverage: Increase your buying power and diversify your investments without tying up all your cash.

  • Sell Short: A margin account lets’s you sell short and conceivably realize gains from downturns in prices.

  • Trade Complex Options:  A margin account is necessary if you would like to trade complex options strategies.

More Benefits of Margin and Associated Risks.

How to get started: If you already have a margin account, simply place a trade or withdraw funds up to the margin limits. If you need to enable margin, just download this form and fax it back to customer service at (626) 529-7077. We'll email you within about 48 hours to let you know you've been approved.

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Web Resources on Margin Trading
Margin (finance) - Investopedia

Margin: Borrowing Money To Pay for Stocks -SEC

Investing with Borrowed Funds: No "Margin" for Error - FINRA

To learn more about the risks of margin trading, read Purchasing On Margin and Understanding Margin Accounts, Why Brokers Do What They Do, Investing with Borrowed Funds: No "Margin" for Error- FINRA

To learn about day-trading margin requirements, read Day Trading Margin Requirements: Know the Rules. - FINRA

To learn about security futures and their margin requirements, read Security Futures - Know Your Risks, or Risk Your Future.

More guidance on margins. - FINRA

Margin Trading: Introduction- Investopedia

CBOE Margin Microsite- CBOE

Risks of Margin
Margin borrowing is useful for all of the reasons cited above, but it is not necessarily appropriate for all investors.  To determine whether or not margin is right for you, please consider the following points as they relate to your investment portfolio.  Also, please take the time to fully understand margin rules and requirements.  Many questions can be answered in our Margin FAQ.

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Zecco Resources on Margin
The Risks of Margin

Margin Account Application
Form used to add Margin Trading privileges to a client account.

Options Account application
Form used to add Options Trading privileges to a client account.

Introduction to Margin
A good Primer on Margin

Easy To Borrow List
This list, which is updated every Friday, displays all securities that can be shorted.

An Introduction to Margin
A margin account is an account in which a brokerage firm lends the customer part of the purchase price of the securities.

Margin is the amount of equity contributed by a customer as a percentage of the current market value of the securities held in a margin account.

Benefits of Margin

A margin account is useful for:
  • Trading securities on margin allows the customer to increase buying power by leveraging equity.
  • Cash account trades settle T+3. Proceeds from sales in your margin account will be available for use same day.
  • You may borrow cash against your securities positions for any reason.
A margin account is necessary for:
  • Selling short.
  • Trading complex options strategies

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