Trading on margin
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Margin panel
The Margin panel provides an overview of your borrowing power when considering a potential trade. When you first open the trade page the panel shows information about your current use of margin. When you enter details of a potential trade the panel changes to show information about your expected use of margin, if you were to send that order.
Item | Purpose |
|---|---|
Health indicator | Shows your current or expected account health. |
Total Margin Requirement | Total combination of Spot Margin Requirements and the Perpetual Margin Requirements across all contracts. See Understanding margin and margin requirements. |
Initial Margin (IM) | The minimum value of margin percentage you must maintain in order place margin positions. |
Liquidation Margin (LM) | The minimum value of margin percentage you must maintain in order to avoid liquidation. |
To trade on margin
To trade on margin, your trading account must first have margin trading enabled. The Authorized Representative of your institution can increase the account’s Maximum Initial Leverage from 1x (margin disabled) to 2x or 3x.
To begin margin trading:
Go to the left-hand navigation and choose Trade.
Turn on margin trading by switching the toggle.
Choose Margin and Buy/Sell. Choose the type of order you wish to send.
Enter the Amount, Price, and Time in Force.
Confirm Buy or Sell in the Order Confirmation pop-up window to place the margin order.