Margin Summary - Cash Accounts
Although IB's Account is a single account for trading and account monitoring purposes, IB maintains separate securities and commodities (futures) account segments for regulatory and segregation purposes. The Margin Summary section shows a summary of your margin requirements in your base currency, including values for the Securities and Commodities (Futures) segments of your account and totals for your entire account. The section breaks out amounts for Equity with Loan Value, Net Liquidation Value and current Initial and Maintenance Margin requirements.
| Column | Security | Futures | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity with Loan Value | The total amount of settled cash. | Total cash value + futures option value - futures maintenance margin requirement + minimum (0, futures P&L). | The sum of the Equity with Loan Values for the securities and commodities segments of the account. |
| Cash Value | The total Cash Value in the Securities segment of your account as of the report date. | The total Cash Value in the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account as of the report date. | The sum of the Cash Values for the securities and commodities segments of the account. |
| Cash in FDIC Bank Sweep Account | The total amount of settled cash in your FDIC bank sweep account. | ||
| Span Option Value | The total Span Option Value in the Securities segment of your account as of the report date. | The total Span Option Value in the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account as of the report date. | The sum of the Span Option Values for the securities and commodities segments of the account. |
| Net Liquidation Value | The Net Liquidation Value for the Securities segment of your account as of the report date. Net Liquidation Value in the Securities segment of your account is calculated as: Total cash value + stock and bond value + non span option value + dividend payable/receivable. |
The Net Liquidation Value for the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account as of the report date. Net Liquidation Value in the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account is calculated as: Total cash value + commodities options value. |
The sum of the Net Liquidation Values for the securities and commodities segments of the account. |
| Stock and Bond Value | The total value of stocks and bonds in the Securities segment of your account as of the report date. | The total value of stocks and bonds in the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account as of the report date. | The sum of the Stock and Bond Values for the securities and commodities segments of the account. |
| Non Span Option Value | The total value of non span option value in the Securities segment of your account as of the report date. | The total value of non span option value in the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account as of the report date. | The sum of the Non Span Option Values for the securities and commodities segments of the account. |
| Dividend Payable/Receivable Value | The total Dividend Payable or Dividend Receivable amount in the Securities segment of your account as of the report date. Dividend Payable is indicated by a negative value. | The total Dividend Payable or Dividend Receivable amount in the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account as of the report date. Dividend Payable is indicated by a negative value. | The sum of the Dividend Payable/Receivable Values for the securities and commodities segments of the account. |
| Initial Margin Requirement | The Initial Margin requirement in the Securities segment of your account as of the report date. | The Initial Margin requirement in the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account as of the report date. | The sum of the Initial Margin Requirements for the securities and commodities segments of the account |
| Available Funds | The Available Funds value in the Securities segment of your account as of the report date. Available Funds in the Securities segment of your account is calculated as: Equity with Loan Value - Initial Margin. |
The Available Funds value in the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account as of the report date. Available Funds in the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account is calculated as: Net Liquidation - Initial Margin. |
The sum of the Available Funds for the securities and commodities segments of the account. |
| Maintenance Margin Requirement | The Maintenance Margin Requirement in the Securities segment of your account as of the report date. | The Maintenance Margin Requirement in the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account as of the report date. | The sum of the Maintenance Margin Requirements for the securities and commodities segments of the account. |
| Excess Liquidity | The Excess Liquidity value in the Securities segment of your account as of the report date. Excess Liquidity in the Securities segment of your account is calculated as: Equity with Loan Value - Maintenance Margin. |
The Excess Liquidity value in the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account as of the report date. Excess Liquidity in the Commodities (Futures) segment of your account is calculated as: Net Liquidation - Initial Margin. |
The sum of the Excess Liquidity values for the securities and commodities segments of the account. |
All non-base currency amounts are converted to the base currency. For more details on these calculations, refer to the Account Window topic in the IB TWS Users' Guide. For more information on how initial and maintenance margin values are calculated, see Reference > Margin Requirements in Portal.