Current Available Funds

Fields below relate to the Available Funds section of the Account window.

Excess Liquidity: Current Equity with Loan Value - Current Maintenance Margin Requirement

Available Funds: Current Equity with Loan Value - Current Initial Margin Requirement…

Available Funds is an important metric in a margin account that represents the amount available to open new positions. At Interactive Brokers, we calculate Available Funds using the following formula:

Available Funds = Equity with Loan Value (ELV) - Total Initial Margin Requirements…

This value, often referred to as the "traders' cushion, is the difference between your account's Current Equity with Loan Value and Current Maintenance Margin, or ELV - Maintenance Margin Requirement…