Margin trading enables you to borrow money from BIGEIO and leverage your holdings to purchase securities. This gives you access to additional buying power based on the value of certain securities and assets in your brokerage account.
Margin trading involves unique risks, including interest charges and the potential to lose more than deposited. Before trading with margin, you should determine whether this type of trading strategy is right for your specific investment objectives, experience, risk tolerance, and financial situation. For more information please see BIGEIO Financial's Margin Disclosure Statement, Margin Agreement, Day Trading Risk Disclosure Statement and FINRA Investor Information.
Additional info: BIGEIO.com/policy
A lower margin rate means a lower cost to borrow. Our interest rates are lower based on the amount of your margin balance.
| Broker | ≤$25K | $25K-$100K | $100K-$500K | $500K-$1M | $1M-$10M | $10M-$25M | >$25M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Schwab | 12.95%-13.20% | 12.20%-13.70% | 11.20%-11.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| E*Trade | 12.575% | 11.125%-12.075% | 10.825%-11.075% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fidelity | 8.50% | 8.25% | 8.25% | 8.25% | -- | -- | -- |
| BIGEIO Standard | 8.74% (All Balances) | ||||||
| BIGEIO Premium ⭐ | 5.45% | 5.25% | 4.70% | 4.65% | 4.45% | 4.40% | 4.15% |
BIGEIO margin accounts provide up to 4x leverage for day-trade buying power and 2x leverage for overnight buying power. You must have at least $2,000 in equity to qualify.
With a BIGEIO margin account, you can trade stocks, ETFs, options including advanced strategies and participate in IPOs across multiple devices.
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Click Here to Learn MoreUse your existing assets as collateral to increase your trading capacity and access more investment opportunities.
Short-sell stocks to profit from declining prices and hedge your portfolio against market downturns.
A qualified trader with a margin account can access advanced option trading strategies for enhanced portfolio management.
Maintain your investment portfolio while gaining access to additional capital for new opportunities.
Expand your investment options and implement diverse trading strategies with increased buying power.
Trade continuously without waiting for settlement periods, enabling more flexible and responsive trading.
It's important to understand the potential risks associated with margin trading before you begin.
Potential margin calls or liquidation of securities
Short selling loss can be infinite, and the security borrowing fee can change suddenly
Margin trading is more complex and involves additional rules and regulations compared to cash trading
Trading losses may be greater than the value of the initial investment
Leveraged investments incur greater losses and risks
Additional costs from margin interest charges
Here is an example to help you get a better understanding of how margin may amplify your profits as well as your losses based on the directional movement of a stock's price. Additional costs arise from margin interests accrued daily.
* The examples above do not include the cost to borrow. Please refer to https://www.BIGEIO.com/pricing for more info.
While offering a wide range of investment products, including Stocks, ETFs, Options, Futures, Retirement Accounts (IRAs), and Cash Management Tools, BIGEIO supports margin trading for many of these assets. This broad selection allows investors to leverage margin trading to diversify and customize their portfolios across a variety of financial instruments.
Create your BIGEIO account to begin your margin trading journey.
When choosing an account type, select Margin to unlock leverage trading.
Deposit at least $2,000 in cash or transfer the equivalent value of marginable securities.
Maintain at least 25% of your total account value as equity at all times.
A cash account is a type of brokerage account in which the investor must pay the full amount for securities purchased. A margin account is a brokerage account which allows investors to leverage the funds and securities they already own to purchase additional securities. It provides a great opportunity to leverage your investment to help increase your return. At the same time, it has the risks of magnifying your losses.
While margin trading provides more trading opportunities, understanding the rules and potential risks is essential before you start. If you like to day trade, you probably want to keep your equity value (crypto not included) above $25,000. This is because when you're flagged as a Pattern Day Trader (PDT) and your equity value dips below $25,000, an Equity Maintenance (EM) call may occur.
Another important thing to understand is buying power. This determines how much you can spend. There are two types of buying power:
This means you cannot use all of your DTBP and hold the position overnight. You may trigger margin calls related to buying power. Read the rest of our course to learn more about margin calls.