Features & Settings

Will 100% Equity Orders Use Margin Funds Too?

When placing an order with 100% equity in TradersPost, only your cash balance is used, not your margin. To utilize margin, you need to specify an equity percentage greater than 100%, like 125%.

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When you specify a strategy using 100% equity in TradersPost, the system only refers to your available cash balance. It does not automatically use your margin funds. For example, if you have a $10,000 account and an additional $10,000 in margin, a 100% equity order will use $10,000 (your cash) and not the margin.

Using Margin Funds

If you want to include margin in your trades, you need to set a percentage higher than 100%. For example:

• To use 25% of your margin, set the equity to 125%. This will use all your cash plus 25% of your available margin.

• If you don’t have margin available and try to use more than 100%, the order will be rejected by the broker due to insufficient funds.

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