Checking Maintenance Requirements of Stocks pre-market: IB CLIENTS ONLY!

[Ryan W 76]

It's possible to create a hotkey in DAS that will allow you to check the margin requirements of a particular stock before actually buying/shorting the stock. Please note, this is for IB clients only!

via hotkey in DAS

https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?key=%SYMB%&cntry=usa&tag=United+States&ib_entity=hk&ln=&f=5168&ns=T 

If you enter the symbol in the montage then press the hotkey configured for above, it will launch.

If there's no value then it's standard 25% for long and 30% for short.

This helps to know to ensure you do not use all of your buying power before taking a position.

For example: CBAY has 100 so just straight equity.

[Lee W 82]

This is awesome.  Thanks, @Ryan W!