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Check margin and Excess after before you send

Before you send an order, the Commit dialog asks IB what the order would do to the account.

  • IB margin change and Commission are IB’s what-if answer for this exact order. They show a placeholder until IB replies. They differ from the “Margin” shown elsewhere in Tented, which is the structure’s worst case.
  • Excess after, under Time in force, is the excess liquidity the IB account would have once the order fills: current excess, plus IB’s change in equity with loan, minus IB’s change in maintenance margin.

Excess after is highlighted under 10% of net liquidation and red when negative, meaning the order would leave the account short. If IB’s check carries a warning, the warning text replaces the figure.

All three apply to an IB order.

If they stay blank, see Margin and Excess after are blank.