What figures should I review to ensure I avoid a liquidation?

To avoid account liquidation, it is crucial to maintain positive balances and monitor key metrics in your Interactive Brokers (IBKR) account. Here is a comprehensive guide to help you prevent liquidation:

1. Understand Account-Specific Requirements:…

The factors to consider when selecting between a Cash, Reg T Margin or Portfolio Margin are as follows:

• Age: If you are under 21 then you are restricted to a cash account
• Funds: For Reg T margin you are required to have a Net Liquidation Value of at least USD 2,000, and for a Portfolio Margin account you are required to have a Net Liquidation Value of at least USD 110,000…

Market appreciation does add credit to a Reg T account's SMA. At the end of the regular trading day (normally 15:50 US/Eastern), there is a check for the amount of the Reg T Excess (Reg T Excess equals Reg T Equity less Reg T Margin). If the Reg T Excess of a margin account is greater than the previous end of day Reg T Excess then the account receives a credit and SMA and is set equal to the new amount of Reg T Excess. The change to SMA resulting from trades is effectively the change in Reg T Equity minus the change in Reg T Margin…

The amount of stock required to be closed when the account is in a margin deficit depends on the account type and the open positions held in the account. For example, if you have a Reg T margin account and have an SMA deficit of USD -1,000 USD, you will need to close USD 2,000 of marginable stock to get SMA back to zero and make the account Reg T compliant. For a USD -1,000 deficit in a Portfolio Margin account (assuming all stock positions have a margin requirement of 15%), you will need to close approximately USD 6,700 of marginable stock. Please note, open positions in your account can have different margin requirements, so we recommend using the Check Margin Impact feature to preview the change in the account's margin requirements before submitting an order. Review the amount in the "Change" column to see if an order will increase or decrease the account's total Maintenance Margin requirements. …