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nascar7007 | I just opened a Margin account....? |
I just opened a Margin account....with Scotrade with a $2,000 minimum. I wrote a check and opened the account with $7,000 ...My broker told that because it is margin he was going to put more money into my account. I told him that I don't need it, I said I was going to buy/sell stocks with the $7000 and not going below the $2000. He said because it is a margin account he needed to put more money into my account..He also said that as long as I have enough equity I should not worry. MY question is ""how can I protect myself so I when I buy a stock I don't use the broker's money" ?..I mean I do not need his money to buy/sell stocks....also what is the minimum equity that I need to have before the broker's money kicks in? |
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freesince1776
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The best way to avoid your situation is to not open a margin account in the first place. A margin account by definition means you're borrowing money to invest on the risk that if you loose it you'll have capital/collateral to pay off the debt. If you don't need a brokers money to invest then open a standard investing account. |
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pandoboy2
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If you don't need the brokers money, then you should not have gotten a margin account. Thats the way you can ensure you don't use their money. |
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Ernie
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Did you get what you wanted? It sounds like he talked you into the margin when you wanted a cash account. If you dont want to borrow funds, than tell him to cancel the margin portion and keep the cash account. That way you are using your own funds only.
The thing about the margin account is when you call or look online for your balance it is confusing because they counting potentially borrowing money. |
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browndogzzz
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I'm confused, why do you want a margin account if you only want to use your money? |
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Common Sense
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I'm not a Scottrade fan... but... the story you tell makes no sense..... Scottrade will not "force" you to take money. It just doesn't happen.
You've misinterpreted what you were told. This tells me one important thing. You need to spend a year reading and learning about trading (before you invest $1.00).
Consider yourself warned! |
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Gator714
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Margin accounts don't work quite as you described. The broker will not be putting their money into your brokerage account. If you buy a stock they will use your money first. If you spend less than the $7000 that you put into the account you will not be charged a penny in margin interest. If you have no intentions of ever using the margin feature on the account you can simply call your broker and tell him to remove the margin feature from the account. At that point you won't have the margin to worry about. Again, if you only use the money that you put into the account you will never be charged a penny in margin interest. Having margin on an account allows you to borrow funds from your broker against the cash or securities that are in the account. In this market that we are currently in, I am not recommending that any person puchase stocks on margin. I hope that you found this helpful. |
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El Chimpancé Caliente
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First off you make the decisions about your own money. Don't let your broker push you around.
Secondly, you are paying interest on that margin loan. That's what margin is, a loan. You are borrowing against the value of you're own investment. Yet you pay interest to the brokerage house.
Third, if your investments drop too far in value. You may get a margin call. This means you may have to immediately pay back the loan or your investments will be sold. Typically, margins are called when the investment value drops to a certain percentage of the loan usually between 35% to 50% of the loan value.
All in all. You better know what your doing and you can get in big trouble and lose a lot of money if you don't. Don't let your broker just push you into something you don't need. Especially margin or shorts (betting a stock goes down). Sounds like your broker is just trying to make some money off of you at the risk of your investments. |
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David K
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You sir are a Phracking idiot! Get a newbroker now and close that ****!!!!! before you end up in the hole you stupid, stupid person! |
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