Please clarify re Webtrader Stops -- Margin -- Scaling

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11am Tuesday, October 28, 2025

i am waiting for further replies from my questions yesterday to c2 help – meanwhile my questions are more clear – and the answers i got have improved my knowledge but only resulting in more questions…. And so… any reply here will be appreciated including perhaps “get trade station” etc.?

A. STOP LOSS ORDERS ON LONG STOCKS USING C2 WEBTRADER.

  1. The c2 Help Desk has 2 conflicting webtrader stop order instructions. First it says webtrader cannot make stop order for existing positions. Then it says we can make separate stop orders.
  2. PS – I THINK I HAVE ANSWERED THIS. To make a separate stop must NOT use the ‘advanced’ section. instead just select “stop” in the drop-down.
  3. i am more concerned about paying for several months of trade history – and then finding out that “margin” and “scaling” are not working as expected… as i now explain…

B. LEVERAGE & SCALING CONCERNS.

  1. My Leveraged L-ESG-500ai long stock trading system is designed to create 50% leverage using 50% margin as available at Interactive Brokers for accounts as small as $3,000.
  2. i.e. the intention is that with my $10,000 leader account i will buy $15,000 of stocks. So after “scaling.” if a subscriber has an account size of $3,000 they will buy $4,500 of equities. Or with an account size of $20,000 they will buy $30,000 of equities. Etc. (I am pleased to learn that when i upgrade to premium leader – i can issue permanent discounts to keep manual subscriber overhead from c2 fees down below 2%.)
  3. I intend later to connect this to an actual $3,000 account at Interactive Brokers. i cannot do that right now and would suggest nobody trade this system until it has been tested for several months. So meanwhile i am using c2 Webtrader.
  4. I was forced by the c2 system to select $10,000 as the size for my Leader account as $10,000 was the smallest available selection.
  5. Webtrader “Statistics” tab correctly lists my Leader account size as $10,068.
  6. However – webtrader incorrectly labels the $10,068 as “buying power.” Not as “Net account value” or “Net Liquidation Value” as at Interactive Brokers.
  7. My “buying power” should be about $15,000 after adding 50% standard margin. Apparently – Webtrader initially assumed 100% margin because it listed “available funds” as $20,000.
  8. Webtrader also claims: Margin Used ($7,371).
  9. Webtrader also says: Suggested Minimum Cap $15,000
  10. I am not here to argue about esoteric jargon or procedure. Perhaps if i deposited $10,000 and bought $15,000 in stocks then Interactive Brokers would charge me margin interest on $7,371?? If so then it is what it is…
  11. WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS… if a subscriber invests $15,000 as suggested by webtrader… will the c2 autotrade subscriber incorrectly end up buying $15,000 in stocks (0% margin usage)?? or $22,500 as correct for my system (50% margin usage)?
  12. Perhaps i simply must inform subscribers to select 50% scaling if they wish to invest $5,000 or 200% scaling if they wish to invest $20,000 or etc.? That would work – IF AND ONLY IF what webtrader calls “buying power” IS what webtrader calculates as the Leader “Net Liquidation Value” ….??? Someone please confirm if this is what happens or not???

I had a c2 Leader account about 10 years ago… And i recall reading that c2 subscribers can maintain several strategies within one broker account… If so this is all good news in my opinion… Because…

  1. i.e. can a subscriber deposit $15,000 into an Interactive Brokers acct… Select 100% c2 scaling… and thus NOT pay 6% APR margin interest on the $5,000 in long stocks that is actually bought following my $10,000 Leader account + 50% margin??? If so, that’s cool.