There is a credit due back as a refund.
A positive margin balance is the amount owed to you by the brokerage. A negative margin balance is the amount owed to the brokerage by you.
Negative Collected Balance = Ledger Balance - Float, given Float > Ledger Balance.
IT most likely means that your overdrawn on your account and its at a negative balance.
When both your current balance and available balance are negative, it indicates that you have overdrafted your account, meaning you have spent more money than you have available. This situation can result from pending transactions or fees that exceed your account balance. It's essential to address this promptly to avoid additional overdraft fees and potential account restrictions. Consider depositing funds to bring your balance back to a positive state.
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This means you have a negative balance.
the number is negative.
Lets say you are in debt to a bank and have a negative balance. If I subtract that balance (take the negative balance off you) then you have gained money. That is the easiest way to imagine it. I do understand mathematical concepts are not alwys easy to understand.
Zero.
A positive margin balance is the amount owed to you by the brokerage. A negative margin balance is the amount owed to the brokerage by you.
An overdrawn balance on your bank account is a negative number !
Yes, it does.
Negative Collected Balance = Ledger Balance - Float, given Float > Ledger Balance.
It means that the number is negative. Negative numbers are always under 0.
No, IRAs can not have a negative balance.
Yes, it can.
never a negative number * * * * * ... true if, by opposite, you mean the additive inverse. However, the multplicative inverse is also an opposite. And the multiplicative inverse of a negative number is always negative.