Margin is available for stocks that trade on senior stock exchanges in Canada and the U.S. (TSX, NYSE, Nasdaq and Amex) and are option-eligible. No margin is provided for OTCBB, pink sheets, TSX Venture, CSE stocks or NEOs.
Margin policies:
- Stocks trading for $5 and over
margin: 30%
margin loan: 70% - Stocks trading for $3-$4.99
margin: 50%
margin loan: 50% - Stocks trading for $2.99 or less
ineligible for margin - Uncovered index options:
100% of the premium, plus the greater of:
‒ 15% of the market value of the underlying position, less out-of-the-money amount, or
‒ 5% of the market value of the underlying (call) / aggregate exercise (put).
Subject to a maximum concentration $500,000 margin limit.
Requirements:
- You need to have at least $2,000 in cash or marginable securities in your account to trade on margin
- You must have at least $10,000 in equity for short selling, uncovered equity options and spread trading
- You must have at least $25,000 in equity for uncovered index options
- You should avoid holding a margin account with a large margined holding in one security or one sector, and little or no diversification in other holdings or sectors. If you do, your margin account could be deemed to be "concentrated" and the loan value of the security may be reduced
- You cannot borrow against a single marginable stock to buy more of the same stock
- You should leave at least a 10% margin cushion. Withdrawals below 10% margin may be allowed at the discretion of our credit department.
Our credit policy is available on our website HERE.