Recent content by Belikewater

hey I've recently went to short a stock with IB on the US markets and been hit with message saying this account cannot hold a short position, looking at this https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=am_stockshorting&p=overview2 does this mean aussies cant short stocks?

Thanks for the helpful posts they clear things up abit as I think I was confused about a few things, to clarify position sizing =/= risk?

apologies if this question seams stupid as i am very green but i am failing to see any benefits of margin lending over a cash account, i know its ment to give you access to more buying power but your losses still have to be accounted for regardless? how does it give you an edge? for example...