IB and Non Base Currency

[rx2]

Hi,

Does anyone know if you have a non-base currency and your net liquidation in your base currency is positive, but your cash negative are you able to close out the positive portion to your base currency?

Example:

Base Currency AUD

Non-Base Currency US
Cash : -5000
Securities: 10000
NLV : 5000

Could I transfer $5000US to AUD which is my base currency? or does cash have to be positive? Obviously my Cash would then be -10000.

Thanks

 

[Hurricane]

Absolutely. So long as you have sufficient margin, just place an order to buy your base currency with the non-base currency.