Can I increase my available investable margin?
The amount of margin available to you goes up when you add more money to your brokerage account or when the marginable securities in your account appreciate in value. However, if you have a borrowing limit set on your brokerage account, your available margin will typically not increase above that limit.
If you have $2,000 cash in your brokerage account, you can invest up to $2,000 with margin. If you increase your cash account value to $3,000 by depositing $1,000, your available margin will increase to $3,000. However, if you set a $2,000 borrowing limit, your available margin will not go up regardless of how much you deposit.
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Margin investing involves interest charges and risks, including the potential to lose more than deposited or the need to deposit additional collateral in a falling market. Before using margin, customers must determine whether this type of trading strategy is right for them given their specific investment objectives, experience, risk tolerance, and financial situation.
Regardless of the underlying value of the securities you purchased, you must repay your margin debt. Robinhood Financial can change their maintenance margin requirements at any time without prior notice. If the equity in your account falls below the minimum maintenance requirements (varies according to the security), you’ll have to deposit additional cash or acceptable collateral. If you fail to meet your minimums, Robinhood Financial may be forced to sell some or all of your securities, with or without your prior approval.
The margin interest rate charged by Robinhood Financial is 3.5% as of May 4, 2022. The rate might change at any time without notice and at Robinhood Financial’s discretion.
For more information, please see FINRA’s Investor Alert and Robinhood Financial’s Customer Relationship Summary, Margin Disclosure Statement, and Margin Agreement. These disclosures contain important information on Robinhood Financial’s products and services, conflicts of interests, lending policies, interest charges, and the risks associated with margin investing enabled accounts.
Cryptocurrency trading and custodial services are offered through an account with Robinhood Crypto. Robinhood Crypto is not a member of SIPC or FINRA. Robinhood Crypto and Robinhood Financial are separate but affiliated entities. Cryptocurrencies are not securities and your cryptocurrency investments are not FDIC insured or SIPC protected. For more information see the Robinhood Crypto Risk Disclosure.
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