IBKR: Initial margin report by security

Discussion in 'Interactive Brokers' started by tonyf, Mar 22, 2022.

  1. tonyf

    tonyf

    that What-If did not cut it unfortunately. Variance does not match what I see on TWS. Raised it with the help desk and they could not provide a clear answer why this was the case.

    I was hopping for a simple overnight initial margin security by security report of some kind.
     
    #11     Mar 24, 2022
  2. tonyf

    tonyf

    can you get the initial margin breakdown with eTrade?
     
    #12     Mar 24, 2022
  3. KevinBB

    KevinBB

    @tonyf Any reason that the IB TWS Margin Report doesn't fit your requirements? Performance & Reports, Other Reports, Margin.

    The report shows both Initial and Maintenance Margin for each security.

    KH
     
    Last edited: Mar 24, 2022
    #13     Mar 24, 2022
  4. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

    On reg T they tell you the req for the stock. I think they do it for options, but I don’t use reg t so I’m not sure. On portfolio margin they don’t tell you what your margin will be before you trade.
     
    #14     Mar 24, 2022
  5. tonyf

    tonyf

    Only for Rules Based securities and Risk Based securities.
    Most of my holdings fall under the Portfolio Margin Details section - nothing there.
     
    #15     Mar 24, 2022
  6. tonyf

    tonyf

    By doing a very deep portfolio massage I have managed to reduce my Initial margin significantly to a a blended 1.2x of maintenance margin now. But that process has been very manual. @def an overnight report would be terrific if your team can produce one. All the info is already visible on TWS.
     
    #16     Mar 25, 2022