Recent content by Timdrum

How is it done exactly? For instance, say I open my margin account and put up 5000 of cash and have equal margin credit available. To actually day trade several times a week (not pattern) with the full 5000 amount each trade, do I use the margin when I trade and leave the cash alone? Or do I use...

This is a two-part post: 1. What a great resource this place is! Just browsing through here for a few minutes and I already feel like I've learned a ton. 2. My first question on here... I understand the basic principle of free-riding and how to avoid it, but I've looked far and wide for my...