How does a stock margin account work/day trading/ interest rate?
July 15th, 2010
What would the interest rate be if I would buy $1000 in stocks and sell them like 1hr late?
How would I get charged on interest?
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You don’t. Interest is only charged on overnight debit balances.
Day traders use margin accounts to avoid the “settlement” issues. If you don’t carry a negative cash balance over night….. interest charges are never an issue.
A margin account is where the customer borrows part of the purchase amount from their brokerage firm. The firm charges interest on the amount that you owe,
This interest rate is approx. 1 to 1/4 points above current prime, but the rate charged will also depend on the amount of money borrowed.
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Yes you can buy a stock and sell them 1 hr later
HOWEVER, if you have margin account you must have a minimum equity of $2,000 therefore you can not buyy $1,000 without depositing either cash exceeding the $1,000 or securities
No interest.