Special margin requirement

Discussion in 'Trading' started by turkeyneck, Apr 29, 2009.

  1. turkeyneck

    turkeyneck

    Is it determined by Fed or the brokerage house? Etrade put a 100% margin requirement on C and it has no special margin requirement for its POS stock ETFC. What gives?
     
    #1     Apr 29, 2009
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  2. Hurricane

    Hurricane

    Brokers can establish margin requirements stricter than Fed.
     
    #2     Apr 29, 2009
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