Account Page Values

The Account page displays the following values:

Field

Description

Notes

Account Code

The account number.

 

Account Ready

For internal use only.

 

Account Type

Identifies the IB account type.

 

Accrued Cash

Reflects the current month's accrued debit and credit interest to date, updated daily.

At the beginning of each month, the past month’s accrual is added to the cash balance and this field is zeroed out.

Available Funds

For securities:

·          Equity with Loan Value - Initial margin

For commodities:

·          Net Liquidation Value - Initial margin

 

Buying Power

Cash Account:

·          (Minimum (Equity with Loan Value, Previous Day Equity with Loan Value)-Initial Margin)

Standard Margin Account:

·          Available Funds*4

 

Cash Balance

For securities:

·          Settled cash + sales at the time of trade

For commodities:

·          Settled cash + sales at the time of trade + futures PNL

 

Currency

Shows the currency types that are listed in the Market Value area.

 

Cushion

Shows your current margin cushion.

 

Day Trades Remaining

Number of day trades left for pattern day trader period.

 

Day Trades Remaining T+1, T+2, T+3, T+4

The number of day trades you have left for a 4-day pattern day-trader.

 

Equity With Loan Value

For Securities:

·          Cash Account: Settled Cash

Margin Account:

·          Total cash value + stock value + bond value + (non-U.S. & Canada securities options value)

For Commodities:

·          Cash Account: Total cash value + commodities option value - futures maintenance margin requirement + minimum (0, futures PNL)

Margin Account:

·          Total cash value + commodities option value - futures maintenance margin requirement

 

Excess Liquidity

Equity with Loan Value - Maintenance margin

 

Exchange Rate

The exchange rate of the currency to your base currency.

 

Full Available Funds

For securities: 

·          Equity with Loan Value - Initial margin

For commodities: 

·          Net Liquidation Value - Initial margin

 

Full Excess Liquidity

Equity with Loan Value - Maintenance margin

 

Full Init Margin Req

Overnight initial margin requirement in the base currency of the account.

 

Full Maint Margin Req

Maintenance margin requirement as of next period's margin change in the base currency of the account.

 

Future Option Value

Real-time mark-to-market value of futures options.

 

Futures PNL

Real-time change in futures value since last settlement.

 

Gross Position Value

Long Stock Value + Short Stock Value + Long Option Value + Short Option Value.

 

Init Margin Req

Initial margin requirement in the base currency of the account.

 

Leverage

For Securities:

·          Gross Position value / Net Liquidation value

For Commodities:

·          Net Liquidation value - Initial margin

 

Look Ahead Available Funds

For Securities:

·          Equity with loan value - look ahead initial margin.

For Commodities:

·          Net Liquidation value - look ahead initial margin.

 

Look Ahead Excess Liquidity

Equity with loan value - look ahead maintenance margin.

 

Look Ahead Init Margin Req

Initial margin requirement as of next period's margin change in the base currency of the account.

 

Look Ahead Maint Margin Req

Maintenance margin requirement as of next period's margin change in the base currency of the account.

 

Maint Margin Req

Maintenance margin requirement in the base currency of the account.

 

Net Liquidation

For Securities:

·          Total cash value + stock value + securities options value + bond value

For Commodities:

·          Total cash value + commodities options value

 

Net Liquidation by Currency

Same as above for individual currencies.

 

Option Market Value

Real-time mark-to-market value of securities options.

 

PNL

The difference between the current market value of your open positions and the average cost, or Value - Average Cost.

 

Previous Day Equity with Loan Value

Marginable Equity with Loan Value as of 16:00 ET the previous day, only applicable to securities.

 

Realized PnL

Shows your profit on closed positions, which is the difference between your entry execution cost and exit execution cost, or (execution price + commissions to open the positions) - (execution price + commissions to close the position).

 

Reg T Equity

Initial margin requirements calculated under US Regulation T rules.

 

Reg T Margin

For Securities:

·          Cash Account : Settled Cash

·          Margin Account : Total cash value + stock value + bond value + (non-U.S. & Canada securities options value)

For Commodities:

·          Cash Account : Total cash value + commodities option value - futures maintenance margin requirement + minimum (0, futures PNL)

·          Margin Account : Total cash value - futures maintenance margin requirement

 

SMA

Max ((EWL - US initial margin requirements)*, (Prior Day SMA +/- change in day's cash +/- US initial margin requirements** for trades made during the day.))

*calculated end of day under US Stock rules, regardless of country of trading.

**at the time of the trade

Only applicable for securities.

Stock Market Value

Real-time mark-to-market value of stock

 

Total Cash Balance

Cash recognized at the time of trade + futures PNL

 

Total Cash Value

Total cash value of stock, commodities and securities