Can I offset margin between accounts?

The table below summarizes the key differences between Portfolio Margin accounts held at IB LLC and risk-based margin accounts held at other entities of the Interactive Brokers Group outside of the U.S.:

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No, Future contracts do not have Loan Value and margin loans cannot be created against a future contract to be used to cover a future margin requirements at Interactive Brokers (IBKR). There are specific conditions and requirements for trading futures in your IBKR account:…

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Portfolio Margin (PM) accounts calculate margin requirements on a portfolio basis. Portfolio Margin (PM) accounts should bear in mind that the margin requirement for individual positions or product groups will not sum up to the entire portfolio's margin requirement due to the offset allowed between products which are considered highly correlated…

Internal transfers of funds between accounts at Interactive Brokers are not subject to a credit hold period. The funds are available immediately to trade in the destination account…