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Re: Jackwin post# 6494

Monday, 09/14/2020 1:47:17 PM

Monday, September 14, 2020 1:47:17 PM

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For a short position it's a daily fee...

And for stocks under $5 special rules are in place with every Broker.

From the IB Webpage:
For short positions, the maintenance requirement on stock greater than $5, is $5 per share or 30% of the stock value, whichever is greater. For short positions in stock where the last sale price/share is less than $5, then the maintenance margin requirement is $2.50 per share or 100% of the stock value, whichever is greater.
https://ibkr.info/article/2892

For your Question: you can't tell if it's a short sale or a regular sale on the bid.