{"id":179438,"date":"2021-05-12T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/glossary-terms\/excess-funds-sweep\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T13:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:31:09","slug":"excess-funds-sweep","status":"publish","type":"glossary-terms","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/glossary-terms\/excess-funds-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"Excess Funds Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ndcdyn.interactivebrokers.com\/mkt\/?src=glossGenAcc&amp;url=%2FUniversal%2FApplication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Account<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The transfer of excess margin funds between the securities and commodities segments of your account. As part of the IBKR Account service, you have authorized IBKR to automatically transfer funds as necessary to satisfy margin requirements in either account.  The Excess Funds Sweep page in Client Portal lets you configure how you want IBKR to handle the transfer of your excess funds between the two segments of your account. You can choose to sweep funds to either the securities account or the commodities account, or choose not to sweep funds at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/en\/search\/index.php?query=Excess%20Funds%20Sweep\">FAQ &#8211; Excess Funds Sweep<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The transfer of excess margin funds between the securities and commodities segments of your account. 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