Manage Marginal Trading

Introduction

The platform supports the creation of orders even in cases where the bank account has a negative balance or when the order may result in a negative balance. This applies to both cash and securities positions and reflects the principles of marginal trading.

Such functionality enables users to operate beyond the available balance, allowing for more flexible and strategic trading.

How to Enable Marginal Trading

Marginal trading is configured at the Mandate level.

1. Open the relevant Mandate.

2. Find the section titled “Marginal Trading”.

3. Toggle the switch “Allow Marginal Trading” to enable it.

Once enabled, the platform will prompt you to choose one of the available control options for marginal trading.

	Option	Description
1	Unlimited	No restrictions - the platform does not control the volume of marginal trading.
2	Percentage of AUM	Controls marginal trading based on a percentage of the portfolio’s total Assets Under Management (AUM)
3	Fixed Amount	Sets a fixed monetary limit for marginal trading

How control of Marginal trading works?

User sets on Mandate marginal trading rule (ex. USD with limit 17 000)

When attempting to place an order that exceeds the available cash balance, the system triggers a confirmation dialog titled "Confirm Order Creation".

There is not enough USD cash (Requested: 312,180.00, Available: 295,934.27) in the client bank account. Please confirm that you want to make marginal trading.

• Action Buttons:

  • Cancel — cancels the operation.

  • Confirm — proceeds with placing the order using marginal trading.

Purpose:

This prompt ensures that users are aware they are initiating a marginal trade and must explicitly confirm this action.

It acts as a safety mechanism, preventing accidental overdrafts and helping comply with internal or regulatory trading policies.