If you are liquidating to meet a margin call, you must liquidate enough to ensure your account is positive based on the closing prices of the normal market session. No, TD Ameritrade will only consider this margin call met if you deposit the full amount of the original call. I have multiple margin calls in my account, can I just liquidate enough to meet the first margin call? Or any combination of the aforementioned ways.Deposit fully paid-for marginable securities*.
There will also be a yellow banner at the top of your TD Ameritrade homepage notifying you of the call and the deficiency amount.įinally, your account’s Funds Available for Trading (Option BP on Thinkorswim) will be reflected as a negative number. When your account is in a margin call you will be notified via the *Secure Message Center. There are several types of margin calls and each one requires a specific action. When a margin call is issued, you will receive a notification via the Secure Message Center in the affected account. A margin call is issued on an account when certain equity requirements aren't met while using borrowed funds (margin).
