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Can someone please explain why some securities have "special" margin requirements? I understand that if a security has a 100% margin requirement, it means that the broker sees the security as more risky, thus it wont lend you money to buy it. So does this mean that if a stock only has a 25%...

Normally, margin is a way to double your position size (as you put up half of the capital to buy a stock, and the broker puts up the other half.) However, a few weeks ago I bought $40,000 worth of a stock, and it only reduced my buying power by $10,000. This isnt intraday margin either, as this...

Here in the United States. Iowa to be exact

Does anyone have any recommendations on any good options trader tax accountants? Im wondering if I should declare myself a professional trader, or set up an entity and trade through that. All of which is foreign language to me. Does anyone have any experience trading with professional trader...