Margin Transactions - Online

To truly understand margin, you need to be familiar with the regulations that govern its use, and know how it's calculated and accounted for. And that means learning about account requirements, computation of excess, Special Memorandum accounts, and, liquidations, withdrawals, and substitutions.

This course replicates the content from lesson 2 of Margin I: Intro to Margin Regulations - Online

This is an asynchronous eLearning course that can be accessed 24/7 from any internet enabled computer. Subscription period for this course is 90 days.


Students will be able to:
  • Review initial and maintenance margin requirements
  • Identify the basic deposits required in a margin account for different kinds of transactions
  • Compute the Regulation T margin excess in the account
  • Explain how to account for multiple margin account transactions on the same day.
  • Identify the rules of liquidation/withdrawal.
  • Back Office: The Margin Department - Online
  • Introduction to Margin Requirements - Online
  • Margin Calls - Online
  • Margin Requirements for Day-Trading and Bonds - Online
  • Margin II: Advanced Margin for Options - Online
  • Margin Transactions
    • Basic margin account requirements
    • Computation of Regulation T and maintenance excess
    • Special memorandum account
    • Liquidations, withdrawals and substitutions
    Duration: 2 hours