Use the cash or securities in your brokerage account as leverage to increase your buying power.
Get the lowest market margin loan interest rates of any broker.1
Diversify trading strategies with short selling, options and futures contracts, or currency trading.
Borrow against a margin account at any time and repay the loan on your own schedule.
Margin borrowing is only for experienced investors with high risk tolerance.
You may lose more than your initial investment.
Margin models determine the type of brokerage accounts you open and the type of financial instruments you may trade.
USD 25K | USD 300K | USD 1.5M | USD 3.5M | |
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Interactive Brokers | 5.83% | 5.50% | 5.28% | 5.17% |
E-Trade | 12.70% | 11.20% | N/A | N/A |
Fidelity* | 12.08% | 10.83% | 8.25% | 8.25% |
Schwab | 12.08% | 10.83% | N/A | N/A |
Vanguard | 12.25% | 10.75% | N/A | N/A |
Each firm's information reflects the standard online margin loan rates obtained from their respective websites. Competitor rates and offers subject to change without notice. Services vary by firm.
*Rates applicable only to Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC retail clients.
This course is designed to help investors understand margin basics, including different types of margin accounts, margining methods, and margin requirements, plus how to monitor margin on both Trader Workstation (TWS) and IBKR Mobile.
Trading on margin is only for sophisticated traders. You may lose more than your initial investment.
Disclosures
Interactive Brokers Canada Inc. is a member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) and Member - Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Know Your Advisor: View the CIRO AdvisorReport. Trading of securities and derivatives may involve a high degree of risk and investors should be prepared for the risk of losing their entire investment and losing further amounts. Using borrowed money to finance the purchase of securities involves greater risk than using cash resources only. If you borrow money to purchase securities, your responsibility to repay the loan and pay interest as required by its terms remains the same even if the value of the securities purchased declines. Interactive Brokers Canada Inc. is an order execution-only dealer and does not provide investment advice or recommendations regarding the purchase or sale of any securities or derivatives. Our registered office is located at 1800 McGill College Avenue, Suite 2106, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3J6, Canada.
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