Summary Of Account Values

Describes the unique account type. For standard individual accounts, an empty string is returned.

If the account is currently non-tradeable, a status message will be dispalyed.

Returns the total account balance.

Simple Moving Average of the account.

Total buying power available for the account.

The amount of equity you have available for trading. For both the Securities and Commodities segments, this is calculated as: Equity with Loan Value – Initial Margin.

The amount of cash in excess of the usual requirement in your account.

The basis for determining the price of the assets in your account.

The basis for determining whether you have the necessary assets to either initiate or maintain security assets.

The Federal Reserve Board regulation governing the amount of credit that broker dealers may extend to clients who borrow money to buy securities on margin.

Absolute value of the Long Stock Value + Short Stock Value + Long Option Value + Short Option Value + Fund Value.

Cash recognized at the time of trade + futures P&L. This value reflects real-time currency positions, including:

• Trades executed directly through the FX market.
• Trades executed as a result of automatic IB conversions, which occur when you trade a product in a non-base currency.
• Trades deliberately executed to close non-base currency positions using the FXCONV destination.

Accrued interest is the interest accruing on a security since the previous coupon date. If a security is sold between two payment dates, the buyer usually compensates the seller for the interest accrued, either within the price or as a separate payment.

The initial margin requirements calculated under US Regulation T rules for both the securities and commodities segment of your account.

The available initial margin for the account.

The available maintenance margin for the account.