If I hold long stock options only, would I be subject to the Margin Financing Charge?

The Margin Financing Charge is calculated as follows:

• For the portion of the statutory margin requirement covered by HKD cash, the charge is computed using a rate equal to the difference between the HKD credit interest rate for the respective entity and the clearinghouse rate. The statutory margin requirement below HKD 78,000 covered by HKD cash would not be charged…

The Margin Financing Charge only applies to IBHK and IBSG clients due to clearing house margin requirements.

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No. The cash collateral securing the stock loan to Interactive Brokers never impacts margin requirements or financing…

Derivative products on SEHK and HKFE, which include stock options, index options and futures, are subject to the Margin Financing Charge. If you only trade stocks, you are not subject to the charge.

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