# What is the current Margin Requirement for XIV at Interactive Brokers?

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**Created:** [October 13, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/what-is-the-current-margin-requirement-for-xiv-at-interactive-brokers/11026 "2017-10-13T16:54:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![QuantitativeModels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/quantitativemodels/32/1487_2.png) [@QuantitativeModels](https://forums.collective2.com/u/QuantitativeModels)\
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What is the current margin requirement for XIV at Interactive Brokers?

Earlier this year, I believe it was 50%, then 60% in early August. Is it now 100% (since Aug. 19)?

I am asking about IB’s typical margin requirement for small investors, not the more generous portfolio margin for larger investors.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![\_J](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/_j/32/5556_2.png) [@\_J](https://forums.collective2.com/u/_J)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/what-is-the-current-margin-requirement-for-xiv-at-interactive-brokers/11026/2 "2017-10-13T19:53:42Z")

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Interactive Brokers is now using a combination of rules based and risk based margin requirements for volatility products. The last rules based numbers I got from them a couple weeks ago was: 80% for Long SVXY/XIV and 180% for Short UVXY/TVIX; but they may have changed since then.

Thanks, David.

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**Author:** ![MaxTor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/maxtor/32/1487_2.png) [@MaxTor](https://forums.collective2.com/u/MaxTor)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/what-is-the-current-margin-requirement-for-xiv-at-interactive-brokers/11026/3 "2017-10-13T21:02:46Z")

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I checked my account with only XIV shares. Apparently the margin for XIV these days is 100%. It’s really crazy considering that before with portfolio margin you only needed around 35% margin for XIV.

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**Author:** ![VixTrader](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/vixtrader/32/4090_2.png) [@VixTrader](https://forums.collective2.com/u/VixTrader)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/what-is-the-current-margin-requirement-for-xiv-at-interactive-brokers/11026/4 "2017-10-14T00:12:59Z")

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As of today. Pm is 110% and reg-t acct is 100%

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**Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/what-is-the-current-margin-requirement-for-xiv-at-interactive-brokers/11026/5 "2017-10-14T07:29:31Z")

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David Juday, MaxTor, & VixTrader:

Thanks for taking the time to reply. Since I don’t have an account at IB, it is somewhat difficult to determine what IB’s margin requirements are currently.

A good reason to go TOS sometime in the future . . . ,