Are most of you cautious in your use of margin?

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jackangel

Referring to equities primarily.

Do you rarely, if ever, make use of your overnight margin, but perhaps go in strong during the day on "no-brainer" moves?

Or, do some of you accept that risk of using margin to hold larger positions on a regular basis?
 
i use very little margin overnight, during the day i'll sometimes be close to all in if i am trading very actively and managing a bunch of positions, but i always make sure to scale back so i have plenty of powder dry for the next morning.
 
Let me show you a video which represents the majority of elitetraders. Do you think these guys are responsible with their margin?

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Quote from stinkyfelix:

Cash only for me. Have not used margin in over 10 years...
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Whatsa matter? No 100:1? You chicken, or something?
 
When I started, I was like everyone else, the more leverage the better. Over time my portfolio has grown and then some. I don't have the need for margin anymore...
 
Quote from jeffrey.johnson:

No-brainer moves?
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if, for whatever reason, you have strong reason(s) to think your market is going to move in a certain direction in a certain time frame, then you may choose to use margin to go in with a strong position.

forget "no-brainer", replace it with "strong conviction."
 
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