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    Can I trade futures with borrowed money (trading on margin with margin)

    Resurrecting an old thread. I stumbled upon this via a Google search and i couldn't help but click the bait. I'm a little confused why everyone seems to think this is only for high status firms/individuals. The way I read the OP, he was asking if he could use funds borrowed against securities...
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    Will IB ever, in the near future, make it easy to transfer money in/out?

    I can transfer from my checking account into IB, of course using my bank's infrastructure. I can direct deposit my paycheck into IB, using my employer's payroll provider infrastructure of course. But I can't link my IB account like a regular old brokerage/checking account like I can do at...
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    Any benefit from Portfolio Margin for a diverse portfolio of ETFs held long term?

    I realize portfolio margin is a bit of a black box but I'm somewhat confused whether it only applies to direct hedges (eg. puts on long positions) or if it takes into account a simple diversity of things like being long (via ETFs) equities from different regions/sectors, bonds/treasuries...
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    Possible to open new position with existing positions >maint margin but <RegT initial? At IB.

    I'm really confused by the wording of things I've read on IB's site regarding their policies for RegT margin accounts. I'll provide an example scenario below to illustrate this. Day 1: Open IBKR account with RegT margin enabled. Deposit $50K cash (just assume this "Day 1" is when this cash...
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