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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (11668)10/30/2006 7:47:30 AM
From: Moominoid  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 12411
 
Securities = cash in IB speak (as well as securities if actually had them). So some of the cash is put into a margin deposit, but not the amount I would expect - the initial margin - it doesn't matter but doesn't make sense. I probably should give up wondering too :)

Seeing various oddities as I try to get used to this.