---
title: "Summary Of Account Margin Usage"
method: GET
path: "/iserver/account/{accountId}/summary/margins"
tags: ["tradingAccounts"]
---

# Summary Of Account Margin Usage

`GET /iserver/account/{accountId}/summary/margins`

Returns a summary of an account's margin, in total and by account segment.

## Path parameters

- `accountId` string, required

## Response `200`

Indicates a success request to receive margin balance values.

- SummaryOfAccountMarginResponse
  - `total` SummaryOfAccountMarginResponseTotal
    - `current_initial` string — The minimum amount required to open a new position.
    - `Prdctd Pst-xpry Mrgn @ Opn` string — Provides a projected "at expiration" margin value based on the soon-to-expire contracts in your portfolio.
    - `current_maint` string — The amount of equity required to maintain your positions.
    - `projected_liquidity_inital_margin` string — Provides a projected "liquid" initial margin value based on account liquidation value.
    - `Prjctd Lk Ahd Mntnnc Mrgn` string — If it is 3:00 pm ET, the next calculation you're looking ahead to is after the close, or the Overnight Initial Margin. If it's 3:00 am ET, the next calculation will be at the market's open. * `Securities` – Projected maintenance margin requirement as of next period's margin change, in the base currency of the account. * `Commodities` – Maintenance margin requirement as of next period's margin change in the base currency of the account based on current margin requirements, which are subject to change. This value depends on when you are viewing your margin requirements.
    - `projected_overnight_initial_margin` string — Overnight refers to the window of time after the local market trading day is closed. * Securities – Projected overnight initial margin requirement in the base currency of the account. * Commodities – Overnight initial margin requirement in the base currency of the account based on current margin requirements, which are subject to change.
    - `Prjctd Ovrnght Mntnnc Mrgn` string — Overnight refers to the window of time after the local market trading day is closed. * `Securities` – Projected overnight maintenance margin requirement in the base currency of the account. * `Commodities` – Overnight maintenance margin requirement in the base currency of the account based on current margin requirements, which are subject to change.
  - `Crypto at Paxos` SummaryOfAccountMarginResponseCryptoAtPaxos
    - `current_initial` string — The minimum amount required to open a new position.
    - `Prdctd Pst-xpry Mrgn @ Opn` string — Provides a projected "at expiration" margin value based on the soon-to-expire contracts in your portfolio.
    - `current_maint` string — The amount of equity required to maintain your positions.
    - `projected_liquidity_inital_margin` string — Provides a projected "liquid" initial margin value based on account liquidation value.
    - `Prjctd Lk Ahd Mntnnc Mrgn` string — If it is 3:00 pm ET, the next calculation you're looking ahead to is after the close, or the Overnight Initial Margin. If it's 3:00 am ET, the next calculation will be at the market's open. * `Securities` – Projected maintenance margin requirement as of next period's margin change, in the base currency of the account. * `Commodities` – Maintenance margin requirement as of next period's margin change in the base currency of the account based on current margin requirements, which are subject to change. This value depends on when you are viewing your margin requirements.
    - `projected_overnight_initial_margin` string — Overnight refers to the window of time after the local market trading day is closed. * Securities – Projected overnight initial margin requirement in the base currency of the account. * Commodities – Overnight initial margin requirement in the base currency of the account based on current margin requirements, which are subject to change.
    - `Prjctd Ovrnght Mntnnc Mrgn` string — Overnight refers to the window of time after the local market trading day is closed. * `Securities` – Projected overnight maintenance margin requirement in the base currency of the account. * `Commodities` – Overnight maintenance margin requirement in the base currency of the account based on current margin requirements, which are subject to change.
  - `commodities` SummaryOfAccountMarginResponseCommodities
    - `RegT Margin` string — The current RegT margin in use.
    - `current_initial` string — The minimum amount required to open a new position.
    - `Prdctd Pst-xpry Mrgn @ Opn` string — Provides a projected "at expiration" margin value based on the soon-to-expire contracts in your portfolio.
    - `current_maint` string — The amount of equity required to maintain your positions.
    - `projected_liquidity_inital_margin` string — Provides a projected "liquid" initial margin value based on account liquidation value.
    - `Prjctd Lk Ahd Mntnnc Mrgn` string — If it is 3:00 pm ET, the next calculation you're looking ahead to is after the close, or the Overnight Initial Margin. If it's 3:00 am ET, the next calculation will be at the market's open. * `Securities` – Projected maintenance margin requirement as of next period's margin change, in the base currency of the account. * `Commodities` – Maintenance margin requirement as of next period's margin change in the base currency of the account based on current margin requirements, which are subject to change. This value depends on when you are viewing your margin requirements.
    - `projected_overnight_initial_margin` string — Overnight refers to the window of time after the local market trading day is closed. * Securities – Projected overnight initial margin requirement in the base currency of the account. * Commodities – Overnight initial margin requirement in the base currency of the account based on current margin requirements, which are subject to change.
    - `Prjctd Ovrnght Mntnnc Mrgn` string — Overnight refers to the window of time after the local market trading day is closed. * `Securities` – Projected overnight maintenance margin requirement in the base currency of the account. * `Commodities` – Overnight maintenance margin requirement in the base currency of the account based on current margin requirements, which are subject to change.
  - `securities` SummaryOfAccountMarginResponseSecurities
    - `current_initial` string — The minimum amount required to open a new position.
    - `Prdctd Pst-xpry Mrgn @ Opn` string — Provides a projected "at expiration" margin value based on the soon-to-expire contracts in your portfolio.
    - `current_maint` string — The amount of equity required to maintain your positions.
    - `projected_liquidity_inital_margin` string — Provides a projected "liquid" initial margin value based on account liquidation value.
    - `Prjctd Lk Ahd Mntnnc Mrgn` string — If it is 3:00 pm ET, the next calculation you're looking ahead to is after the close, or the Overnight Initial Margin. If it's 3:00 am ET, the next calculation will be at the market's open. * `Securities` – Projected maintenance margin requirement as of next period's margin change, in the base currency of the account. * `Commodities` – Maintenance margin requirement as of next period's margin change in the base currency of the account based on current margin requirements, which are subject to change. This value depends on when you are viewing your margin requirements.
    - `projected_overnight_initial_margin` string — Overnight refers to the window of time after the local market trading day is closed. * Securities – Projected overnight initial margin requirement in the base currency of the account. * Commodities – Overnight initial margin requirement in the base currency of the account based on current margin requirements, which are subject to change.
    - `Prjctd Ovrnght Mntnnc Mrgn` string — Overnight refers to the window of time after the local market trading day is closed. * `Securities` – Projected overnight maintenance margin requirement in the base currency of the account. * `Commodities` – Overnight maintenance margin requirement in the base currency of the account based on current margin requirements, which are subject to change.

## Other responses

- `400` — bad request; passed input cannot pass initial validation and detected right away
- `401` — Missing, invalid, or unparseable Authorization token.
- `503` — service is unavailable. For example if request takes more than 10s due to some internal service unavailability, request aborted and this status returned

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