# Using margin loan at Interactive Brokers

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**Category:** Investing / Brokers\
**Created:** [June 5, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/using-margin-loan-at-interactive-brokers/3980 "2020-06-05T16:05:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bojack](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/user_avatar/forum.mustachianpost.com/bojack/32/281_2.png) [@Bojack](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/u/Bojack)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/t/using-margin-loan-at-interactive-brokers/3980/218 "2022-11-15T12:49:31Z")

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@Giff @Dr.PI maybe it works like this?

 ![image](https://forum.mustachianpost.com/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f844c3671460b0c968c81750d34e9d4990c85e31.png)

The USD is the loan. The equity (green) has to stay above the initial margin (red), which is calculated as a sum of (current value \* initial margin %) of all positions. Anybody here to confirm/correct this?

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