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This is a PM margin account, and my broker will probably be Interactive Brokers. I can't tell from their website whether they force liquidation immediately. Yes, I realize that I couldn't buy more than the PM margin allows during the day, but if I am near the max margin available after I buy...

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OK, I see. So it is not possible. Basically, I would be looking for a way to keep higher leverage while still allowing for fluctuations in price during the day. I would want some stop loss so that my balance is positive, however not necessarily at the point where I hit my maintenance margin...

I have a basic question about day-trading with margin. Are there any brokers that don't use real-time monitoring to liquidate your positions if they don't meet the maintenance margin requirement, but instead calculate this at the end of the day? So, if you don't meet the requirement at, say...

When you say you use margin as your source of leverage, you mean your margin account that you borrow from your broker right? I have only come across accounts where you can go to a 2:1 initial borrowing limit. Any idea how to go about replicating a +3x, +4x, or even +10x levered etf?

Good point. However, for leveraged ETF's, this can't be done quite the same. UPRO (3x daily bull S&P 500) uses swaps with banks, which aren't generally available. Or at least I've never heard of how to get that for myself individually :/. http://www.proshares.com/funds/upro_daily_holdings.html

Can you explain how to do this "by hand"?