Use the Balances tool to see your account balances broken down into a number of important categories. The tool will also display a notification at the top of the page in the event that the account has generated one or more margin calls that need to be addressed. Show
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Margin CallsIf applicable, a Margin Call summary section will appear at the top of the Balances tool. It contains a number of details about the types, amounts, and due dates of your outstanding margin calls. These details include:
Clicking to expand the summary section will display details of the margin calls by type and amount, including the impact of your actions and fluctuations in the market value of your positions on the calls since previous close. The list of calls is also broken down by type, date issued, date due, status, current amount, original amount, and amount due. Top Other BalancesIndividual balances have different update frequencies for specific reasons, which may include settlement, regulatory, or other circumstances.
Top Cash Account Balances and Descriptions
Top Margin Account Balances and DescriptionsOption balances appear if an Option Agreement exists. Day trade balances appear if the account is identified as a Pattern Day Trade account.
Top Limited Margin for IRA AccountsLimited margin allows you to trade on unsettled funds and without triggering trading restrictions, such as good faith violations, in an IRA account. Limited Margin does not allow for borrowing against existing holdings, account leveraging, creating cash or margin debits, short selling of securities, or selling naked options. It allows for day trading of stocks and options (option agreement required) in your IRA account. Only the following IRA account registrations are eligible for Limited Margin:
Eligibility requirements for Limited Margin in IRAs is as follows:
Trading in Limited Margin IRAs Once you complete the online enrollment process, Limited Margin is immediately available on your account. The Cash/Margin trade type drop down will appear on the trade ticket and default to Margin for orders placed in your IRA. Securities intended to be day traded must be placed in the trade type, Margin; otherwise, you'll be subject to cash account trading restrictions. Note: Proceeds from Margin positions held overnight and liquidated the next business day are not available to be purchased in the Margin trade type until the following business day (trade date + 2 days). For example, let's say you purchased symbol XYZ in Margin on Monday and held it overnight, then you sold symbol XYZ on Tuesday morning. The proceeds from this sale will not be available for additional purchases in the Margin account type until Wednesday. Balances in Limited Margin IRAs After enrolling in Limited Margin, you will see some new balances in your IRA account. - This balance field applies only to Pattern Day Trade accounts and Limited Margin accounts and is the amount that can be used to buy stock or options intended to be day traded. Unlike Day Trade Buying Power, this value does update intraday to reflect day trade executions, money movement into and out of the account, core cash, and buying power allocated to open orders. Day Trade Buying Power (Start of Day)- This balance field only applies to Pattern Day Trade accounts and Limited Margin accounts. It represents a start-of-day value and does not update during the course of the trading day to reflect trade executions or money movement. A Pattern Day Trade account or Limited Margin account is required to maintain minimum margin equity of $25,000. If the margin equity falls below this value, this field name will change to Minimum Equity Call and the value indicated is what is due to meet the minimum equity requirement. Note: Intraday Buying power will not exceed Day Trade Buying Power (Start of Day.) - Any day trade losses will decrement Intraday buying power, while day trade gains will offset losses until the start of day balance has been reached. Example: Day Trade Buying Power (Start of Day) = $50,000, followed by a day trade loss of $5,000; new Intraday Buying Power will be $45,000. Next day trade is a gain of $3,000, new Intraday Buying Power will be $48,000, third day trade is a gain of $5,000, Intraday Buying Power will be $50,000. Proceeds from a trade held overnight from a prior day will not be available for day trades until the next day. Top Porfolio MarginPortfolio margin is another method of calculating margin requirements. Unlike the traditional Initial/Regulation T (Reg T) margin calculation method, portfolio margin measures the risk in your overall portfolio and uses that to determine your margin requirement. As a result of these calculations, margin requirements may be as low as 15% for a well-diversified account with long and short market exposure. Since portfolio margin measures overall portfolio risk, it is best suited for a well-diversified portfolio. If a portfolio is heavily invested in an individual stock or sector, higher margin requirements may be placed on the account. An account that uses portfolio margin is not subject to Initial/Reg T margin requirements. Buying power for portfolio margin accounts is calculated by taking either your exchange or house surplus (whichever is lower), adding your net cash positions (cash in your core account plus any cash credit or debit balance, and excluding non-core money market funds), and multiplying the sum by 4. For example, say you have $12,000 in exchange surplus, $10,000 in house surplus, and net cash of $5,000. When calculating your margin, we'd take the $10,000 in house surplus, add your net cash of $5,000, and multiply by 4. Your buying power in this example would be $60,000, meaning you would be able to purchase up to that amount of a fully marginable security. However, keep in mind, depending on your existing positions, if investing the entire $60,000 into a single position results in a concentrated position, additional margin requirements may apply. Eligibility requirements for Portfolio Margin:
To apply for portfolio margin, please call 800.544.6666. Our representatives will walk you through the application process, which includes completing an interview questionnaire. You will also need to sign and return the Portfolio Margin Supplemental Account Agreement. Our application review process includes a review of your application, your financial suitability, and a credit check by our Risk Management Credit Committee. Generally, the process takes 5-7 business days. Once your application has been reviewed, a Fidelity representative will notify you of its status. Trading in a Portfolio Margin Account Portfolio margin accounts are subject to margin maintenance, minimum equity, and pattern day trade calls.
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