Option margin question

Discussion in 'Options' started by robert111, Oct 26, 2013.

  1. robert111

    robert111

    Say I have 25,000 in an account. I know that for day trading stocks, I can buy 100,000 worth of stock. If an option spread requires margin, am I limited to 25,000 or can I also have an option spread that uses 100,000 in margin?

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    #1     Oct 26, 2013
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  2. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

    25,000.
     
    #2     Oct 26, 2013
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