These rules don't effect trade costs. Trade costs are triggered by a trade. Period. You don't get charged "$250... it's simply a margin requirement. You will make what ever profit or loss the trade makes.... which ultimatly has nothing to do with your margin. I've never once been unable to sell a ticker I bought 15 minutes before and keep all the money no matter how many shares I traded or how much it cost.
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