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Margin trading is a more advanced investing strategy that requires some consideration of risk and an understanding of market trends. If you’re just getting started with online stock trading and investing, then you may want to get a feel for how stocks work first before opening a margin account.

Our results are even more impressive when you consider that other industry-touted statistics don't give you the whole picture. They only discuss the percentage of orders that saw price improvement, and conveniently ignore the percentage of their orders that were dis-improved or had no improvement. In contrast, our statistics are netted, showing the true bottom-line price improvement including all improved, dis-improved and unimproved amounts.

Chris McKhann has been in the industry for more than 20 years. He has worked for many of the top names in the online trading space, including TD Ameritrade and optionMONSTER, which later became part of E*TRADE. His work has been cited in the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, the Financial Times, Forbes, CNBC, Nasdaq.com and Nikkei. He has also been an advisor and outside trader for several hedge funds. He was one of the first traders to delve into the VIX tradable products and to write about them (back in 2006). Chris is also an educator who teaches high school statistics, finance and computer science.

You get to choose the amount you borrow. Buying 25% on margin (33% borrowed) is much more sensible, for example, than buying 50% on margin (100% borrowed). The more money you borrow, the more risk you take on. This is why diversification is increasingly important with margin loans as your amount borrowed increases. A higher amount borrowed also increases your chances of a margin call. You can be responsible with margin by only borrowing a small amount, paying margin interest regularly, and monitoring your investments. Note that certain securities cannot be bought on margin, such as penny stocks. Brokers may also exclude certain high-risk securities at their discretion. Also note that margin loans cannot be used in retirement or custodial accounts.

Now that you have funded your eToro account, it’s time to search for the asset that you wishto trade. If you know which market interests you, simply search for it. If you want to view which assets are supported, click on the ‘Trade Markets’ button. You will then see asset classes that you can trade – such as stocks, cryptocurrencies, ETFs, forex, and commodities.

Many of the best online stock brokers do not require a minimum account balance. However, new investors should make sure that they can meet the minimum investment requirements before signing up for an account with an online brokerage.