Is my account at a greater risk of an Intraday Margin Deficit (IMD) call when excess liquidity is minimal?

An Intraday Margin Deficit (IMD) is defined as the largest maintenance margin deficiency with respect to any excess liquidity reducing transaction in a margin account during a given trading day…

An Intraday Margin Deficit (IMD) could occur when a maintenance margin deficiency exists at the time of, or immediately after, any of the following transactions in a margin account:

• Any purchase or sale effected in the account, including as the result of the exercise or assignment of an option, that has the effect of reducing the account’s excess liquidity…

The following transactions could create an Intraday Margin Deficit (IMD) in a margin account:

• Any purchase or sale effected in the account, including as the result of the exercise or assignment of an option, that has the effect of reducing the account’s excess liquidity …

Yes, if there is a commodities cash requirement due to, for example, trading or a margin deficiency, funds will be moved from your securities account to satisfy the commodities requirement. As a result, funds deposited to meet your Intraday Margin Deficit (IMD) call may be transferred to your commodities account. The IMD call may remain outstanding due to the transfer…