What is required for someone to be able to buy stocks on margin?

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What are the asset or credit requirements to be able to, for example, buy $5000 of stocks with only $500? When would the loan be due? what kind of interest rates?

What is required for someone to be able to buy stocks on margin?

Can't be done. You can generally only borrow up to 50% of the marginable account value in a margin account. The minimum maintenance amount set by the government is 25%, so there is no way you could do that.

What is required for someone to be able to buy stocks on margin?

Agreed. This is not allowed.

The small investor can get that kind of margin with the use of options, but I wouldn't recommend it unless this is your gambling account.

A large investor can get such massive margin in the futures and f/x markets.

Dream on, small fry -- you ain't in Vegas...it just feels like it.

<warm smile>



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