The error message "Your order is not accepted. Minimum of 2,000 USD (or equivalent in other currencies) required in order to purchase on margin, sell short, trade currency or future" means the account balance in your margin account has fallen under USD 2,000. Margin accounts must maintain a minimum of USD 2,000 (or equivalent in other currencies) of Securities Equity with Loan Value or Commodities Net Liquidation Value to purchase on margin, sell short, trade currencies or futures.
To submit the order, you may either eliminate your margin loan or use the link above to sign in, deposit more funds and wait for the funds to clear.
If the account does not meet the initial requirement, it will not be possible to open a new position in the Margin Securities or Commodities segments of the account. The Securities segment will default to behaving as a Cash account, and will allow the opening of new positions only when there is a settled cash balance for the full value of the order.
Additional Information
- Find "Equity with Loan Value" and "Net Liquidation Value" on our Trading Platforms below:
- TWS
- IBKR Mobile
- Client Portal: Navigate to the Portfolio Tab and click the icon