Margin Calls & Violations
Sections Patter Day Trader Rules Video Key Takeaways What is an Equity Maintenance (EM) Call? How to Meet an EM Call Holding Futures Overnight Pa...
What is a Good Faith Violation (GFV)? Occurs when day trading with unsettled funds A good faith violation (GFV) occurs when a cash account buys a stock or...
Required Maintenance (RM) call is issued when the margin equity in an account is less than the maintenance requirements. Maintenance calls are typicall...
What is a Futures Maintenance Call? (FM Call) When account equity is less than the futures maintenance requirement A Futures Maintenance call (FM) is issu...
Did you receive a day trade call and are wondering what exactly caused this? Well, you're in the right place. Continue reading to learn more about: W...
What is a Reg-T Call? Also known as a Regulation-T Margin Call A Reg-T (RT) call is issued when a margin account makes a transaction that exceeds its avai...
Why did I get a Short Restricted Strategy Call (SL) Applies to Cash & IRA accounts A Short Restricted Strategy call (SL) generates when a cash or IRA ...