I don't see a problem using margin myself, it never caused me problems when I used to trade stocks in the mid-90's. Anybody trading a 7 figures account has likely already demonstrated some serious risk management, from this perspective. Using a bit of margin wisely in some special situations can be good risk management. For a large account like that, as of January 25, it looks like Interactive is still the winner, with Robinhood right up there too. Here is a table showing many broker rates: https://www.brokerage-review.com/article/brokerage-firm-margin-rates.aspx
Loving the carnage. Peoples' 401ks getting decimated Needs a good wash out of bulls now & again in stocks as well as commodities I see ES 5100.00 touch as a distinct possibility in the short term
ES 4600 touch, short term BTC/USD ~66,600 touch, short term (harder to forecast levels accurately due to volatility)
Correct One should not be using margin prior to huge market declines Don't worry. Cashed up - just like Buffett - ready to pick up bargains at the bottom If one is a savvy speculator, one should be relishing bulls getting eviscerated (stocks, commodities), 401Ks getting smashed, funds getting margin called. Last but not least: money managers losing their jobs because they exceeded their risk limits from wrong way bets, roiled by the markets. No longer do they have the benefit of "rising tide lifts all boats" (beta plus) in their favor (LOL) Until all the above happen, there's no bottom
hahahaha Treasury basis trades got blown up, evidenced by the liquidation/crash in ZB ZN futs past 3 days All these HF "traders" got their asses handed to them due to the market reaction to tariffs. Bitches all whining on TV/social media bc their whole portfolio is correlated to rising markets (= status quo). LOL Trump is the gift that keeps on giving! TLDR The blow up of treasury cash-futs basis trades - together with a few other indicators as confirmation - marks the bottom in SPX (at least temporary)